Why is the world the way it is? How did we get here? Does everything happen for a reason or are
some things left to chance? Philosophers and theologians have pondered these questions for
millennia but startling scientific discoveries over the past half century are revealing that
we live in a world driven by chance. A Series of Fortunate Events tells the story of the
awesome power of chance and how it is the surprising source of all the beauty and diversity in
the living world.
