{"product_id":"9781937650261","title":"Wonder: When and Why the World Appears Radiant","description":"What do a marigold, starlight over South Africa, and the birth of a child have in common?\u003cbr\u003eEvery person, plant, and star springs up from information compounded by interaction.\u003cbr\u003eWe are embedded in an ancient, intricate world. Changing combinations of atoms pass through the long filter of history and natural law, to form planet Earth, whales, and our own thoughts. Based on the growth of evidence explaining how the world is put together,\u003cbr\u003ewe have become the first generation to have a narrative that unites electron motion to our breath, and that connects hydrogen fusion in the sun to the energy that powers our own minds. We can describe how the proteins in our mitochondria pinch and place into perfect position metal ions that were forged in exploding stars. We cohere for a moment,\u003cbr\u003esuspended between information, order, and transformation of all things.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a scientific and literary exploration of those discoveries that reveal our deepest identity. Through our urge to understand and communicate, we have uncovered new meanings that infuse our days with wonder.","brand":"Small Batch Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151633465584,"sku":"9781937650261","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937650261_p0.jpg?v=1763660917","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937650261","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}