Figuring

by Maria Popova

Book Overview

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE AND BOOKPAGE

Figuring explores the complexities of love and the human search for truth and meaning through the interconnected lives of several historical figures across four centuries--beginning with the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of planetary motion, and ending with the marine biologist and author Rachel Carson, who catalyzed the environmental movement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525565426
• ISBN13: 9780525565420
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 8.0"