THE UNIVERSE IN YOUR HAND: A JOURNEY THROUGH SPACE, TIME AND BEYOND

Book ID/图书代码： 05380014B74442

English Summary/英文概要： Imagine if The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy were a real handbook...

Internationally renowned astrophysicist Christophe Galfard takes us on a wonder-filled journey through the past, present and future of the universe - a journey into science fact.

The Universe in Your Hand is a popular science book that aims to explain Quantum Mechanics, General Relativity and String Theory using storytelling instead of graphs and equations. It transports us to the surface of our dying Sun, flies us to distant galaxies and puts us into the deathly grip of a Black Hole, and explains the mysteries of physics in language that will leave no reader behind.

An instant classic that does for astrophysics what Sophie’s World did for philosophy, this is a popular science book that will make readers understand, for the very first time, the mind-bending truths that underpin modern science; and along the way looks deep into questions about the existence of God, the beginning of time and the future of humanity.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 想象一下，如果《银河系漫游指南》是一本真实的手册指南。。。。。。国际著名天体物理学家克里斯托佛•加尔福德将带领我们踏上一场有关于宇宙的过去、现在和未来的惊奇之旅---一趟有关于科学事实的旅程。《手中的宇宙》是一本大热科学书籍，它用讲故事的方式而非图表和等式，为我们解释了量子力学、万有引力和弦理论。它将我们带到不断走向衰亡的太阳表面，带领我们飞跃到遥远的星系，让我们感受来自黑洞的死亡魅力，最终本书将用人人都能理解的直白语言解释这一切有关于物理的神奇之处。

正如《苏菲的世界》瞬间便成为了一部哲学经典，本书对于天体物理学的意义也是一样。这本流行科学读物将会即刻让读者们明白那些支撑着现代科学的离奇古怪的真相；并且在此过程中，本书将深入探究有关于上帝的存在问题，时间的起源以及人性的未来。（DC）

Awards/获奖情况：Rights sold for THE UNIVERSE IN YOUR HAND.

Long interview - https://youtu.be/FSa7ekA9ENg

Shorter interview - https://youtu.be/kXKxBXj3FXk

Waterstones piece - https://youtu.be/VQJc-RyPAKY

Publishers for THE UNIVERSE IN YOUR HAND:

UK: Macmillan (August 2015); US: Flatiron Books (January 2016); Brazil: Casa da Palavra; China: Thinkingdom; Czech Republic: Argo; France: Flammarion; Greece: Kalendis; Italy: Bollati Boringhieri; Japan: Hayakawa; Korea: Random House Korea; Spain: Blackie Books

Thrilled to share that Flammarion’s edition of THE UNIVERSE IN YOUR HAND will break into the non-fiction bestseller charts at #6 this weekend!

Flammarion’s edition went on sale last week, so this is based on its first full week of sale. You can see two of the interviews (one TV) here:

http://www.francetvinfo.fr/decouverte/les-mysteres-de-l-univers-expliques-par-christophe-galfard_942215.html

http://www.metronews.fr/high-tech/christophe-galfard-l-univers-est-bien-plus-vaste-qu-on-ne-l-imagine/mofa!uiFNhKQY7CS2/

Macmillan organized for him to give a talk at the Edinburgh Book Festival the other weekend chaired by Gill Arbuthnott, and his event was full at 200 attendees. As Gill wrote on her blog after: “Christophe used a visual presentation so arresting that no one in the tent will ever need mind-altering drugs in the future, and took us on a swift tour to the edge of the universe and back again. The audience loved it and bought every copy of his book in Charlotte Square.”

About the Author/作者介绍： 克里斯托佛•加尔福德拥有剑桥大学理论物理博士学位，并且在剑桥就读硕士时（2000-2006）师从史蒂芬•霍金教授，从事有关于黑洞信息悖论的研究。他著有三部小说作品，并曾与史蒂芬•霍金及其女儿合著有第一本青年文学作品，在全球45余个国家出售发行。克里斯托佛如今主要致力于向公众传播现代科学知识，并长期做客法国电视台和广播秀节目。

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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：此书全球销售量达400,000 copies

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