{"product_id":"dance-for-two-essays-9780679758778","title":"Dance for Two: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor the last twenty years, Alan Lightman has been writing essays that display his genius for bringing literary and scientific concerns into harmony. \u003ci\u003eDance for Two \u003c\/i\u003egathers the best of Lightman's work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are pieces that touch on both the ethereal and the corporeal; the dependence of a ballerina on the laws of physics, the choice of every scientist makes between tinkering and theorizing, the unscientific nature of discovery, the impulse behind an unprompted smile. \u003ci\u003eDance for Two \u003c\/i\u003eis an intimate and fascinating look into the creative compulsions shared by the artist and the scientist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALAN LIGHTMAN is the author of seven novels, including the international best seller \u003ci\u003eEinstein's Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Diagnosis\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award. He has taught at Harvard and at MIT, where he was the first person to receive a dual faculty appointment in science and the humanities. He is the host of the public television series \u003ci\u003eSearching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51200854851858,"sku":"9780679758778","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_62404edc-de8b-40f2-8364-b897c9f3b1bf.jpg?v=1744903819","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dance-for-two-essays-9780679758778","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}