{"product_id":"intuition-paperback","title":"Intuition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllegra Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed as \"a writer of uncommon clarity\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, National Book Award finalist Allegra Goodman has dazzled readers with her acclaimed works of fiction, including such beloved bestsellers as \u003ci\u003eThe Family Markowitz\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKaaterskill Falls\u003c\/i\u003e. Now she returns with a bracing new novel, at once an intricate mystery and a rich human drama set in the high-stakes atmosphere of a prestigious research institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSandy Glass, a charismatic publicity-seeking oncologist, and Marion Mendelssohn, a pure, exacting scientist, are codirectors of a lab at the Philpott Institute dedicated to cancer research and desperately in need of a grant. Both mentors and supervisors of their young postdoctoral prot g s, Glass and Mendelssohn demand dedication and obedience in a competitive environment where funding is scarce and results elusive. So when the experiments of Cliff Bannaker, a young postdoc in a rut, begin to work, the entire lab becomes giddy with newfound expectations. But Cliff's rigorous colleague-and girlfriend-Robin Decker suspects the unthinkable: that his findings are fraudulent. As Robin makes her private doubts public and Cliff maintains his innocence, a life-changing controversy engulfs the lab and everyone in it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith extraordinary insight, Allegra Goodman brilliantly explores the intricate mixture of workplace intrigue, scientific ardor, and the moral consequences of a rush to judgment. She has written an unforgettable novel.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllegra Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e's novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Chalk Artist, Intuition, The Cookbook Collector, Paradise Park, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Kaaterskill Falls \u003c\/i\u003e(a National Book Award finalist)\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHer fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e and has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eThe O. Henry Awards \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories. \u003c\/i\u003eShe has written two collections of short stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Family Markowitz \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTotal Immersion \u003c\/i\u003eand a novel for younger readers, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Island. \u003c\/i\u003eHer essays and reviews have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, The Boston Globe, The Jewish Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar. \u003c\/i\u003eRaised in Honolulu, Goodman studied English and philosophy at Harvard and received a PhD in English literature from Stanford. She is the recipient of a Whiting Writer's Award, the Salon Award for Fiction, and a fellowship from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced study. She lives with her family in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she is writing a new novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.54 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685678747711,"sku":"9780385336109","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2f0cb10737b37b73ed09b863a221e532.webp?v=1764971886","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/intuition-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}