{"product_id":"the-golden-mean-9780307740687","title":"The Golden Mean","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeenly intelligent and brilliantly rendered, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Mean \u003c\/i\u003eis a bold reimagining of one of history's most intriguing relationships--that between the legendary philosopher Aristotle and his most famous pupil, Alexander the Great. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAristotle is initially reluctant to set aside his own ambitions in order to tutor the rebellious son of his boyhood friend, Philip of Macedon. Still, the philosopher soon realizes that teaching this charming, surprising, and sometimes horrifying teenager is a necessity amid the ever more sinister intrigues of Philip's court. But as Alexander grows older and becomes a man who will transform the world for better or for worse, Aristotle, like any teacher, ponders his own culpability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annabel Lyon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.20w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307740687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnabel Lyon's story collection, \u003ci\u003eOxygen\u003c\/i\u003e, and book of novellas, \u003ci\u003e The Best Thing for You\u003c\/i\u003e, were published in Canada to wide acclaim. \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Mean\u003c\/i\u003e, her first novel, is a Canadian bestseller and is being published in six languages. It won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and was nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General's Award for Fiction, and the commonwealth Writers' Prize. Lyon lives in British Columbia with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Annabel Lyon \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47712226640029,"sku":"9780307740687","price":40.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f643297d-3848-4706-b3d8-c7e8636e91f3.jpg?v=1773172151","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-golden-mean-9780307740687","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}