{"product_id":"black-hole-survival-guide-9780525658221","title":"Black Hole Survival Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space\u003c\/i\u003e--an authoritative and accessible guide to the most alluring and challenging phenomena of contemporary science.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough her writing, astrophysicist Janna Levin has focused on making the science she studies not just comprehensible but also, and perhaps more important, intriguing to the nonscientist. In this book, she helps us to understand and find delight in the black hole--perhaps the most opaque theoretical construct ever imagined by physicists--illustrated with original artwork by American painter and photographer Lia Halloran. Levin takes us on an evocative exploration of black holes, provoking us to imagine the visceral experience of a black hole encounter. She reveals the influence of black holes as they populate the universe, sculpt galaxies, and even infuse the whole expanse of reality that we inhabit. Lively, engaging, and utterly unique, \u003ci\u003eBlack Hole Survival Guide \u003c\/i\u003eis not just informative--it is, as well, a wonderful read from first to last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525658221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.30h x 4.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Janna Levin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38027539316917,"sku":"9780525658221","price":17.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_41fb5fe1-9410-4435-889a-62203b7b3406.jpg?v=1609193099","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/black-hole-survival-guide-9780525658221","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}