Sevens: Views on Views is a collection of seventy reflections, each composed of seven observations on a single subject. Inspired by the structure and spirit of the Urdu/Farsi ghazal, the book ranges freely across life, love, religion, philosophy, politics, science, the body, and the mysteries of human existence. Sometimes serious, sometimes playful, and often provocative, these “sevens” offer compact views of a complicated world—meant to be read slowly, one at a time. Binge reading is fruitless.