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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780871404091 [hardbound] |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
University of Cebu-Banilad |
| Transcribing agency |
University of Cebu-Banilad |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Holt, Jim, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Why does the world exist? : |
| Remainder of title |
an existential detective story / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Jim Holt |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Liveright Publishing Corporation, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
vi, 309 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustration (black and white) ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Source |
rdacontent |
| Content type term |
text |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Source |
rdamedia |
| Media type term |
unmediated |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Source |
rdacarrier |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"“I can imagine few more enjoyable ways of thinking than to read this book.”―Sarah Bakewell, New York TimesBook Review, front-page review<br/><br/>Tackling the “darkest question in all of philosophy” with “raffish erudition” (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the greatest metaphysical mystery of all: why is there something rather than nothing? This runaway bestseller, which has captured the imagination of critics and the public alike, traces our latest efforts to grasp the origins of the universe. Holt adopts the role of cosmological detective, traveling the globe to interview a host of celebrated scientists, philosophers, and writers, “testing the contentions of one against the theories of the other” (Jeremy Bernstein, Wall Street Journal). As he interrogates his list of ontological culprits, the brilliant yet slyly humorous Holt contends that we might have been too narrow in limiting our suspects to God versus the Big Bang. This “deft and consuming” (David Ulin, Los Angeles Times) narrative humanizes the profound questions of meaning and existence it confronts." -- Provided by the publisher |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE |
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| Target audience note |
Adult |
| 541 ## - IMMEDIATE SOURCE OF ACQUISITION NOTE |
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| Deans/Chairperson |
Lauron, Rodello |
| Department |
General Education |
| Subject Category |
General Education : Philosophy |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
Text in English |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Type of record |
Book |
| 998 ## - LOCAL CONTROL INFORMATION (RLIN) |
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| Encoded by |
Roel [new] |
| Date encoded |
08/30/2024 |
