Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope Family Saga Fiction and one beautifully rendered scene

and one beautifully rendered scene after another

a wildfire had consumed much of what was dear to him in his home place and the community around it—a tragic reminder of the climate change of which he’d long warned

then describes what he saw

”—from the Foreword by Samin Nosrat

Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope Family Saga Fiction and one beautifully rendered sceneThe New York Times bestseller One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 A New York Times Notable Book A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is wide ranging, witty and compassionate. Wall Street Journal Sweeping . . . linking philosophical reflections with vibrant anecdotes. The New York Times The bestselling author of How to Live and At the Existentialist