Searching for Stars on an Island in MaineBy: Alan Lightman From the bestselling author of Einstein's Dreamsan elegant and moving paean to our spiritual quest for meaning in an age of science" (The New York Times Book Review). The basis for the public television series SEARCHING with Alan Lightman. As a physicist, Alan Lightman has always held a scientific view of the world. But one summer evening, while looking at the stars from a small boat at sea, Lightman was overcome by the overwhelming