num_pages: 262
description: Walker Percy's mordantly funny and wholly original contribution to the self-help book craze deals with the Western mind's tendency toward heavy abstraction. This favorite of Percy fans continues to charm and beguile readers of all tastes and backgrounds. Lost in the Cosmos invites us to think about how we communicate with our world.
language: English
title: Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book
titlecomplete: Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book
genres: Humor, Science, Philosophy, Religion, Self Help, Theology, Catholic, Psychology, Nonfiction, Literature
ratings_count: 2620
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Current Interest
publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux