num_pages: 208
description: Personal narratives by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author include scenes from a paleontologist's explorations in the deserts of China, the thinking of the Hasidic Jews of Eastern Europe, a natural history of sand, and human birth defects
language: English
title: For the Time Being
titlecomplete: For the Time Being
genres: Religion, Nature, Philosophy, Spirituality, Memoir, Nonfiction, Literature, Essays, Theology, History
ratings_count: 4026
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay 
publisher: G K Hall & Co