Excerpt: Knocking on Heaven's Door by Lisa Randall

From one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" and bestselling author of Warped Passages, an exhilarating and accessible overview of the latest ideas in physics and the implications they hold--and a rousing defense of the role of science in our lives.

"This is surely the science book of the year." -Christopher Potter, Sunday Times

"[Knocking on Heaven's Door] dazzles like the stars." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"[An] indispensable passport to the frontiers of science." -Booklist, starred review