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The Distant Suns of Gene Wolfe
Lots of novel readers—from the highest brow to the lowest—nod politely when the science-fiction writer Gene Wolfe is mentioned. But even among science-fiction fans, one gets the sense that...
Cosmic Questions
Dreams of a Final Theory by steven weinberg pantheon, 338 pages, $25 In the second-to-last chapter of his new book, Dreams of a Final Theory, Steven Weinberg writes, “It...
The Argument From Design
The Mind of God by Paul Davies Simon & Schuster, 254 pages, $22 “I have always thought it curious that, while most scientists claim to eschew religion, it actually...
She Turned to Me
She turned to me one night as if to say: “I know.” And though I waited for her words as we Walked along the outside path of cobblestones And grass, her eyes...
