{"product_id":"9780691234694","title":"A Series of Fortunate Events","description":"Author: Sean B. Carroll\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691234694\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Jun 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 232\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLonglisted for thePEN America Literary Awards 2021:PEN\/E.O Wilson Literary Science Writing Award\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWaterstone\u0026amp;#x27;s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBest Books of 2020: Popular Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Scientist\u0026amp;#x27;s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 2020 Science Book Gift Guide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is the world the way it is? How did we get here? Does everything happen for a reason or are some things left to chance?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophers and theologians have pondered these questions for millennia, but startling scientific discoveries over the past half century are revealing that we live in a world driven by chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Series of Fortunate Events\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the awesome power of chance and how it is the surprising source of all the beauty and diversity in the living world. Like every other species, we humans are here by accident. But it is shocking just how many things-any of which might never have occurred-had to happen in certain ways for any of us to exist. From an extremely improbable asteroid impact, to the wild gyrations of the Ice Age, to invisible accidents in our parents\u0026amp;#x27; gonads, we are all here through an astonishing series of fortunate events. And chance continues to reign every day over the razor-thin line between our life and death. This is a relatively small book about a really big idea. It is also a spirited tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing inspiration from Monty Python, Kurt Vonnegut, and other great thinkers, and crafted by one of today\u0026amp;#x27;s most accomplished science storytellers,\u003ci\u003e A Series of Fortunate Events\u003c\/i\u003e is an irresistibly entertaining and thought-provoking account of one of the most important but least appreciated facts of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Fascinating and exhilarating - Sean B. Carroll at his very best.\u0026amp;#x27; - Bill Bryson, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Body: A Guide for Occupants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Golf games, coincidental immunity, and pandemics:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Series of Fortunate Events\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eranges from examining trivial events to sobering ones, but remains relevant throughout, revealing how chance affects everyday life.\u0026amp;#x27; -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Foster,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Carroll\u0026amp;#x27;s work renders hefty topics accessible, exploring the perfect storm of events responsible for evolution, the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs and every living person\u0026amp;#x27;s conception.\u0026amp;#x27;-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Mag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You, Sean B. Carroll from Princeton University Press on Vimeo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46803865141406,"sku":"ADS-9780691234694","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691234694.jpg?v=1778206459","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691234694","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}