num_pages: 288
description: In is new book, A. C. Grayling shows how much understanding people can gain about themselves and their world by reflecting on the lessons offered by science, the arts, and history. In the book's essays, Grayling illustrates what each area offers to thought, and in doing so, he covers subjects as wide-ranging as Jane Austen's Emma, The Rosetta Stone, Shakespeare, the Holocaust, and the brain.
language: English
title: The Mystery of Things
titlecomplete: The Mystery of Things
genres: Nonfiction, History, Essays, Philosophy
ratings_count: 214
publisher: Orion Publishing