{"product_id":"sophies-world-a-novel-about-the-history-of-philosophy-30th-anniversary-edition-fsg-classics-by-jostein-gaarder","title":"Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy (30th Anniversary Edition) by Jostein Gaarder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA brand-new 30th anniversary edition of the wildly popular (over fifty million copies in print!), page-turning novel about a young girl's exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJostein Gaarder's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophie's World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an exciting coming-of-age novel that thrives on its contradictions. It is a page-turning science fiction adventure as well as a history of Western philosophy--from the discourses of ancient Greece to debates about the Big Bang. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe games begin when fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen finds two notes in her mailbox. One note asks, \"Who are you?\" The other asks, \"Where does the world come from?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e From here, with the aid of a devoted but mysterious instructor, Sophie sets off on a fantastic philosophical saga that will take her far beyond her small Norwegian hometown. Letters give way to lectures, questions give way to quests, and the dimensions of Sophie's world (as well as our own) grow ever wider, deeper, and richer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"First, think a beginner's guide to philosophy . . . Next, imagine a fantasy novel--something like a modern-day version of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThrough the Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e. Meld these disparate genres, and what do you get? Well, what you get is an improbable international bestseller . . . [A] tour de force.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--John Elson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This book contains a novel mantra for those days when the world gets in your face.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A whimsical and ingenious mystery novel that also happens to be a history of philosophy.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Alexander Theroux,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Extraordinary . . . read it for yourself.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A simply wonderful, irresistible book . . . a cross between Bertrand Russell's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory of Western Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophie's World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is sheer delight. How I wish I'd had it during my college freshman survey of philosophy!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMadeleine L'Engle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJostein Gaarder\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophie's World\u003c\/i\u003e, an international bestseller that has been translated into more than 50 languages. There are over 30 million copies in print. He was born in Oslo, Norway, in 1952. He taught high-school philosophy for several years before publishing a collection of short stories in 1986 and, shortly thereafter, his first two novels,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Solitaire Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophie's World\u003c\/i\u003e, and several others since then. He lives in Oslo with his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRivka Galchen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereceived her MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, having spent a year in South America working on public health issues. Galchen completed her MFA at Columbia University, where she was a Robert Bingham Fellow. Her essay on the Many Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics was published in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is the recipient of a 2006 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. Galchen lives in New York City. She is the author of the novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtmospheric Disturbances.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicador USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date:\u003cspan\u003e October 29, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 0.95\" H x 8.19\" L x 5.42\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e544 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45019987214522,"sku":"9781250860491","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/91fj0TZpR9L._SL1500.jpg?v=1754078002","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/sophies-world-a-novel-about-the-history-of-philosophy-30th-anniversary-edition-fsg-classics-by-jostein-gaarder","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}