{"product_id":"georges-secret-key-to-the-universe-9781416985846","title":"George's Secret Key to the Universe","description":"In their bestselling book for young readers, noted physicist Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy, provide a grand and funny adventure that explains fascinating information about our universe, including Dr. Hawking's latest ideas about black holes. It's the story of George, who's taken through the vastness of space by a scientist, his daughter, and their super-computer named Cosmos. George's Secret Key to the Universe was a New York Times bestseller and a selection of Al's Book Club on the Today show.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Hawking was a brilliant theoretical physicist and is generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers. He held the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an international bestseller. His other books for general readers include \u003ci\u003eA Briefer History of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, the essay collection \u003ci\u003eBlack Holes and Baby Universes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Universe in a Nutshell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Grand Design\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack Holes: The BBC Reith Lectures\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the books in the George's Secret Key series. He died in 2018. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking's daughter, is a journalist and novelist. She is the coauthor of the George's Secret Key series for kids, as well as the author of the adult novels \u003ci\u003eJaded \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRun for Your Life.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Cambridge with her son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGarry Parsons is the award-winning illustrator of many books, including \u003ci\u003eGeorge's Secret Key to the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorge's Cosmic Treasure Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorge and the Big Bang\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorge and the Unbreakable Code\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGeorge and the Blue Moon\u003c\/i\u003e by Lucy and Stephen Hawking; \u003ci\u003eBilly's Bucket\u003c\/i\u003e by Kes Gray; and \u003ci\u003eWhat's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCool About School\u003c\/i\u003e by Kate Agnew. He lives in London. Visit him at GarryParsons.co.uk.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617583993106,"sku":"9781416985846","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2d877561-986c-4ae4-b171-62954f647810.jpg?v=1732522586","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/georges-secret-key-to-the-universe-9781416985846","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}