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There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness

By Carlo Rovelli

By Carlo Rovelli

By Carlo Rovelli

By Carlo Rovelli

By Carlo Rovelli

By Carlo Rovelli

By Carlo Rovelli
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By Carlo Rovelli
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    About There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness

    A delightful intellectual feast from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, and Anaximander

    One of the world’s most prominent physicists and fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. His bestselling books have introduced millions of readers to the wonders of modern physics and his singular perspective on the cosmos. This new collection of essays reveals a curious intellect always on the move. Rovelli invites us on an accessible and enlightening voyage through science, literature, philosophy, and politics.

    Written with his usual clarity and wit, this journey ranges widely across time and space: from Newton’s alchemy to Einstein’s mistakes, from Nabokov’s lepidopterology to Dante’s cosmology, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism, from the future of physics to the power of uncertainty. Charming, pithy, and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential minds of our age.

    About There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness

    A delightful intellectual feast from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, and Anaximander

    One of the world’s most prominent physicists and fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. His bestselling books have introduced millions of readers to the wonders of modern physics and his singular perspective on the cosmos. This new collection of essays reveals a curious intellect always on the move. Rovelli invites us on an accessible and enlightening voyage through science, literature, philosophy, and politics.

    Written with his usual clarity and wit, this journey ranges widely across time and space: from Newton’s alchemy to Einstein’s mistakes, from Nabokov’s lepidopterology to Dante’s cosmology, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism, from the future of physics to the power of uncertainty. Charming, pithy, and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential minds of our age.

    About There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness

    A delightful intellectual feast from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, and Anaximander

    One of the world’s most prominent physicists and fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. His bestselling books have introduced millions of readers to the wonders of modern physics and his singular perspective on the cosmos. This new collection of essays reveals a curious intellect always on the move. Rovelli invites us on an accessible and enlightening voyage through science, literature, philosophy, and politics.

    Written with his usual clarity and wit, this journey ranges widely across time and space: from Newton’s alchemy to Einstein’s mistakes, from Nabokov’s lepidopterology to Dante’s cosmology, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism, from the future of physics to the power of uncertainty. Charming, pithy, and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential minds of our age.

    About There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness

    A delightful intellectual feast from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, and Anaximander

    One of the world’s most prominent physicists and fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. His bestselling books have introduced millions of readers to the wonders of modern physics and his singular perspective on the cosmos. This new collection of essays reveals a curious intellect always on the move. Rovelli invites us on an accessible and enlightening voyage through science, literature, philosophy, and politics.

    Written with his usual clarity and wit, this journey ranges widely across time and space: from Newton’s alchemy to Einstein’s mistakes, from Nabokov’s lepidopterology to Dante’s cosmology, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism, from the future of physics to the power of uncertainty. Charming, pithy, and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential minds of our age.

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    About Carlo Rovelli

    Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. His books, including Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, Helgoland, and White Holes, are international bestsellers that have been… More about Carlo Rovelli

    About Carlo Rovelli

    Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. His books, including Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, Helgoland, and White Holes, are international bestsellers that have been… More about Carlo Rovelli

    About Carlo Rovelli

    Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. His books, including Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, Helgoland, and White Holes, are international bestsellers that have been… More about Carlo Rovelli

    About Carlo Rovelli

    Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. His books, including Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, Helgoland, and White Holes, are international bestsellers that have been… More about Carlo Rovelli

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    Category: Science & Technology

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Riverhead Books
    May 09, 2023 | 288 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780593192160

    Category: Science & Technology

    Hardcover | $26.00
    Published by Riverhead Books
    May 10, 2022 | 272 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780593192153

    Category: Science & Technology

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Riverhead Books
    May 10, 2022 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780593192177

    Category: Science & Technology | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    May 10, 2022 | 395 Minutes | ISBN 9780593395202
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    Praise for Rovelli and There Are Places:

    “Provocative. . . . Rovelli’s fans will enjoy having this on their shelves.” —Publishers Weekly

    “Rovelli delights. His facility with science and philosophy is exemplary.” —Kirkus

    “Meet the new Stephen Hawking.” —The Sunday Times

    “Some physicists, mind you, not many of them, are physicist-poets. They see the world or, more adequately, physical reality, as a lyrical narrative written in some hidden code that the human mind can decipher. Carlo Rovelli, the Italian physicist and author, is one of them.” —NPR Cosmos & Culture

    “The physicist known for making complex science intelligible.” —Financial Times

    “If your desire to be awestruck by the universe we inhabit needs refreshing, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli…is up to the task.” —Elle

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