The universe is full of amazing secrets. Perhaps it hides from us additional dimensions that are strikingly different from anything that our common sense, cultivated in ordinary three-dimensional space, can imagine. And although we learn more and more about our world every year, today more than ever we realize that much more needs to be done to understand the true nature of the Universe. Lisa Randall belongs to the category of those scientists who, through their own research, make breakthroughs and push the boundaries of modern science, trying to find answers to fundamental questions posed by nature.L. Randall takes us through the stunning world of twisted extra dimensions that may lie at the heart of our universe, and shows us the path by which we can become convinced of their existence. Twisted Passages takes the reader on an amazing journey, leading him through a chain of discoveries from the beginning twentieth century to the present day, explaining the essence of the contradictions between the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics and gravity, describing the achievements of particle physics, the problem of hierarchy, scaling, Grand Unification, supersymmetry, extra dimensions, parallel worlds, the evolution of string theories and much more. In a relaxed and in an entertaining way, Lisa Randall talks with the reader, revealing the mysteries of complex science and fascinatingly explaining the mysteries of myriad worlds that exist, perhaps, next to the world in which we live and which we are just beginning to comprehend. The book will arouse undoubted interest among specialists in the natural sciences , and among a wide range of readers.