{"product_id":"toward-the-end-of-time-a-novel","title":"Toward the End of Time: A Novel","description":"Set in the near future of 2020, this disconcerting philosophical fantasydepicts an America devastated by a war with China that has left its populace decimated, its government a shambles, and its natural resources tainted. The hero is Ben Turnbull, a sixty-six-year-old retired investment counselor, who, like Thoreau, sticks close to home and traces the course of one Massachusetts year in his journal. Something of a science buff, he finds that his disrupted personal history has been warped by the disjunctions and vagaries of the “many-worlds” hypothesis derived from the indeterminacy of quantum theory. His identity branches into variants extending back through the past and forward into the evolution of the universe, as both it and his own mortal, nature-haunted existence move toward the end of time.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0449000419\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0449000419.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Updike, John\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47690872225969,"sku":"RDV.0449000419.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0449000419-0.jpg?v=1783706502","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/toward-the-end-of-time-a-novel","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}