In Alan Lightman's new book, a verse narrative, we meet a man who has lost his faith in all things following a mysterious personal tragedy. After decades of living "hung like a dried fly," emptied and haunted by his past, the narrator awakens one morning revitalized and begins a Dante-like journey to find something to believe in, first turning to the world of science and then to the world of philosophy, religion, and human life.  Meer

From the author of the international bestseller Einstein's Dreams comes an illustrated verse-narrative—a profound scientific, philosophical, and spiritual adventure.  Meer

A modern classic, Einstein's Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein.  Meer

In Alan Lightman's new book, a verse narrative, we meet a man who has lost his faith in all things following a mysterious personal tragedy. After decades of living "hung like a dried fly," emptied and haunted by his past, the narrator awakens one morning revitalized and begins a Dante-like journey to find something to believe in, first turning to the world of science and then to the world of philosophy, religion, and human life.  Meer

Benito adores the rationality of physics and pursues it with a religious fervour. He finds very little rationality in his affairs with women however, they make no sense to him.  Meer

One day Bill Charmers, a junior executive, realizes that he cannot remember where he is or even who he is. His memory returns and he descends into a mental nightmare.  Meer

This is a collection of essays which display the author's talent for bringing literary and scientific concerns into harmony. These meditations touch upon both the ethereal and the corporeal: the dependence of a ballerina on the laws of physics and the unscientific nature of discovery.  Meer

Charles is a professor at a college, a once promising poet, admiring of passion but without passion himself. He decides to attend his 30th college reunion - and there witnesses a replay of his last year in college.  Meer