{"product_id":"uncentering-the-earth-paperback-by-william-t-vollmann","title":"Uncentering the Earth Paperback by William T Vollmann","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2007-01-30)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e304\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780393329186\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e260.82\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.32 x 13.72 x 2.03\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Highly personal and philosophical . . . the next best thing to reading Copernicus.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1543, the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus lay on his deathbed, reportedly holding his just-published masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres\u003c\/i\u003e, in his hands. Placing the sun at the center of the universe, Copernicus launched modern science, leading to a completely new understanding of the universe, and humanity's place within it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBut what did Copernicus really believe? Some argue that he anticipated the vast secularizing impact his ideas would have on history. Others contend that Copernicus was a man of his time and, on the whole, accepted its worldview. William T. Vollmann navigates this territory with the energetic prose and powerful intelligence for which he is known, providing a fresh and enlightening explication of Copernicus, his book, and his time, and the momentous clash between them.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam T. Vollmann\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 1997 PEN Center West Award), \u003ci\u003eSeven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEurope Central\u003c\/i\u003e. His nonfiction includes \u003ci\u003eRising Up and Rising Down\u003c\/i\u003e which was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2003, and his novel \u003ci\u003eEurope Central\u003c\/i\u003e won the National Book Award in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553124143265,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780393329186","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780393329186.jpg?v=1781727075","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/uncentering-the-earth-paperback-by-william-t-vollmann","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}