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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story Hardcover - 2012 - 1st Edition

by Jim Holt

In this astonishing and profound work, an irreverent sleuth traces the riddleof existence from the ancient world to modern times.


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  • Title Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
  • Author Jim Holt
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Liveright Publishing Corporation, New York
  • Date 2012-07-16
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780871404091 / 0871404095
  • Weight 1.33 lbs (0.60 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.55 x 6.44 x 1.14 in (24.26 x 16.36 x 2.90 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Cosmology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012015177
  • Dewey Decimal Code 142.78

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Citations

  • Booklist, 06/01/2012, Page 8
  • Christian Century, 12/12/2012, Page 21
  • Discover, 12/01/2012, Page 23
  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/01/2012, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 07/01/2012, Page 84
  • New York Review of Books, 11/08/2012, Page 18
  • New York Times Book Review, 08/05/2012, Page 1
  • New Yorker (The), 09/10/2012, Page 101
  • NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 12/02/2012, Page 26
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