num_pages: 158
description: Winner of the 2019 Whirling PrizeStrong on science but just this side of poetry. Nature A beautifully illustrated exploration of the principles laws and wonders that rule our universe our world and our daily lives from the New York Times bestselling creator of Lost in TranslationHave you ever found yourself wondering what we might have in common with stars or why the Moon never leaves us? Thinking about the precise dancing of planets the passing of time or the nature of natural things? Our world is full of unshakable mystery and although we live in a civilization more complicated than ever there is simplicity and reassurance to be found in knowing how and why . From the New York Times bestselling creator of Lost in Translation  Eating the Sun is a delicately existential beautifully illustrated and welcoming exploration of the universeone that examines and marvels at the astonishing principles laws and phenomena that we exist alongside that we sit within.[A] lyrical and luminous celebration of science and our consanguinity with the universe. . . . Playful and poignant. Brain Pickings
language: English
title: Eating the Sun: Small Musings on a Vast Universe
publisher: Penguin Books