{"product_id":"sophies-world-a-novel-about-the-history-of-philosophy-30th-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy (30th Anniversary Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJostein Gaarder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaulette M?ller\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRivka Galchen\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brand-new 30th anniversary edition of the wildly popular (over fifty million copies in print!), page-turning novel about a young girl's exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJostein Gaarder's\u003ci\u003e Sophie's World\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting coming-of-age novel that thrives on its contradictions. It is a page-turning science fiction adventure as well as a history of Western philosophy--from the discourses of ancient Greece to debates about the Big Bang. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe games begin when fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen finds two notes in her mailbox. One note asks, \"Who are you?\" The other asks, \"Where does the world come from?\" From here, with the aid of a devoted but mysterious instructor, Sophie sets off on a fantastic philosophical saga that will take her far beyond her small Norwegian hometown. Letters give way to lectures, questions give way to quests, and the dimensions of Sophie's world (as well as our own) grow ever wider, deeper, and richer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJostein Gaarder\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Oslo, Norway, in 1952. He taught high-school philosophy for several years before publishing a collection of short stories in 1986 and, shortly thereafter, his first two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Solitaire Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSophie's World\u003c\/i\u003e, and several others since then. He lives in Oslo with his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRivka Galchen\u003c\/b\u003e received her MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, having spent a year in South America working on public health issues. Galchen completed her MFA at Columbia University, where she was a Robert Bingham Fellow. Her essay on the Many Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics was published in \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is the recipient of a 2006 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. Galchen lives in New York City. She is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eAtmospheric Disturbances.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.19 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sophie's World\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 29\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987627770157,"sku":"9781250860491","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/0kMms8dEo09781250860491.webp?v=1776183101","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/sophies-world-a-novel-about-the-history-of-philosophy-30th-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}