Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Fiction_Gift_Guide As World War II unfolds

As World War II unfolds in their small town of Kleinwald

Blue skies and blue water offer hope for that which lies beyond the current conditions

a sharp-witted trader in the city’s close-knit community of Portuguese Jews

uncovering the origins of a fire in the middle of nowhere

For Ages: 6+

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Fiction_Gift_Guide As World War II unfoldsINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science. By the author of the new book, Rationality. Is the world really falling apart? Is the ideal of progress