{"product_id":"the-mind-body-problem-paperback","title":"The Mind-Body Problem - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hilarious underground bestseller about one woman's pursuit of carnal pleasure--and the philosophy that gets in the way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Renee Feuer goes to college, one of the first lessons she tries to learn is how to liberate herself from the restrictions of her Orthodox Jewish background. As she discovers the pleasures of the body, Renee also learns about the excitements of the mind. She enrolls as a philosophy graduate student, then marries Noam Himmel, the world-renowned mathematician. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Renee discovers that being married to a genius is a less elevating experience than expected, and that the allure of sex still beckons. Her quest for a solution to the conflicting demands of sensuality and spirit is a touching and always humorous adventure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Terrific. . . . The first fifty or so pages are so clever and funny that I had to put the book down and go to the fridge to cool off.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A terrific first novel . . . Goldenstein is intelligent and perceptive, bawdy and witty--an articulate writer of great talent.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Newberger Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e received her doctorate in philosophy from Princeton University. Her award-winning books include the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Mind-Body Problem, Properties of Light, 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction, \u003c\/i\u003e and nonfiction studies of Kurt Gödel and Baruch Spinoza. Her most recent work, \u003ci\u003ePlato at the Googleplex\u003c\/i\u003e, was released by Pantheon Books in March of 2014. She has received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, has been designated a Humanist of the Year and a Freethought Heroine, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She lives in Massachusetts.Rebecca Goldstein is represented by Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau (prhspeakers.com).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.84 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135586930823,"sku":"9780140172454","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6342213bd916c7551c170dd024f39ef1.webp?v=1732650653","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-mind-body-problem-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}