Living with a Wild God A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything

<b>The <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Nickel and Dimed</i> returns with a powerful, controversial memoir of her lifelong quest to discover "the Truth" -- about the universe, and everything else.</b><b><br></b>Hailed by critics as an "intellectual and journalistic badass" (<i>Entertainment Weekly</i>), Barbara Ehrenreich is one of the most important thinkers of our time. Educated as a scientist, she is an author, journalist, activist, and advocate for social justice. Here, Ehrenreich reconstructs her childhood mission, bringing an older woman's wry and erudite perspective to a young girl's impassioned obsession with the questions that, at one point or another, torment us all: What's really going on? Why are we here? <br><br>The result is both personal and sweeping -- a searing memoir and a profound reflection on science, religion, and the human condition. In <i>Living with a Wild God</i>, Ehrenreich offers a true literary achievement -- a work that has the power not only to entertain, but amaze.<br>