Cosmological Koans: A Journey to the Heart of Physics (Paperback)

This unique and beautifully written masterpiece transforms the deepest mysteries of our universe into a captivating and accessible quest for personal enlightenment -- Max Tegmark, author of Life 3.0
A gem of a book -- Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

A delight for readers raised on Goedel, Escher, Bach and The Dancing Wu Li Masters

* Kirkus *
This is calisthenics for the mind - it will stretch your imagination almost to the breaking point, and your understanding of reality will come away more healthy and flexible than before -- Sean Carroll, author of The Big Picture
A truly creative exploration of physics and its profound insights into the Universe -- Adam Frank, author of Light of the Stars
The paradoxes of Zen Buddhism could help us grasp fundamental physics. . . What Aguirre does remarkably well is to find a way of threading many of the most interesting questions in theoretical physics onto a single narrative chain. . . At its heart the book offers a compelling answer to the question of how to talk about the un-talk-about-able -- Gilead Amit * The New Scientist *