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fascinating overall, too much drama
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The Greater Journey
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Brilliant scientist and witty conversationalist, best-selling author and architect of the great surveys that mapped the West after the Civil War, Clarence King was named by John Hay "the best and brightest of his generation". But King hid a secret from his Gilded Age cohorts and prominent family in Newport: for 13 years he lived a double life - as the celebrated White explorer, geologist, and writer Clarence King and as a Black Pullman porter and steelworker named James Todd.
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In American Philosophy, John Kaag - a disillusioned philosopher at sea in his marriage and career - stumbles upon a treasure trove of rare books on an old estate in the hinterlands of New Hampshire that once belonged to the Harvard philosopher William Ernest Hocking. The library includes notes from Whitman, inscriptions from Frost, and first editions of Hobbes, Descartes, and Kant. As he begins to catalog and preserve these priceless books, Kaag rediscovers the very tenets of American philosophy.
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Awesome Book! But..
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A beautifully written remembrance
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The True History of the Elephant Man
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Due to horrible physical deformities, he spent much of his life as a fairground freak. He was hounded, persecuted, and starving, until his fortune changed and he was rescued, housed, and fed by the distinguished surgeon, Frederick Treves. The subject of several books, a Broadway hit, and a film, Joseph Merrick has become part of popular mythology. Here, in this fully revised edition containing much fresh information, are the true and un-romanticized facts of his life.
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Amazing man!
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The Education of Henry Adams
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As a journalist, historian, and novelist born into a family that included two past presidents of the United States, Henry Adams was constantly focused on the American experiment. An immediate bestseller awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1919, The Education of Henry Adams recounts his own and the country's education from 1838, the year of his birth, to 1905, incorporating the Civil War, capitalist expansion, and the growth of the United States as a world power.
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A Book EVERYONE should read once.
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Butterfly in the Typewriter
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The saga of John Kennedy Toole is one of the greatest stories of American literary history. In Butterfly in the Typewriter, Cory MacLauchlin draws on scores of new interviews with friends, family, and colleagues as well as full access to the extensive Toole archive at Tulane University, capturing his upbringing in New Orleans, his years in New York City, his frenzy of writing in Puerto Rico, his return to his beloved city, and his descent into paranoia and depression.
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Worth it! Good biography. Informative.
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Fantastic story by an excellent narrator
I will gladly listen to Humphrey Bower read anything - if he was listing the names of my children’s fellow classmates at their graduation, even that drudgery would be enjoyable.
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- Ramamurti Shankar
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gripping accurate and most readable<br />
the best bio of Ramanujan . thoroughly researched and brilliant ly chronicled
will delight you. hard to put down.
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- Eric Carlson
- 12-27-17
Absolutely fantastic!
This was one of the best reads I have listened to all year, one gets the sense of how to write a biography simply by listening to how this was constructed. Intimate, insightful, lucid and inspiring.
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- M. thadani
- 05-03-11
well researched, excellent book, great narration
I don't write very many reviews but this book encouraged me to write one.
Its hard to write a book on Ramanujan without the mention of mathematics but the author does a wonderful job to not put off non mathematicians while listening. One can appreciate the profound activity without getting into the details.
The nice thing to appreciate, other than Ramanujan's work is also the leadership shown by Hardy. The English mathematician could recognize and appreciate the genius in the man without any pride especially after other senior mathematicians like Baker and Hobson failing to do so. I wish we have more of such leaders in today's world who can recognize talent and encourage it. Think about the thousands of Ramanujan's that exists in this world today but go un-noticed cause they have not found their Hardy or vice versa.
On the other hand its amazing to see that such a gifted man was driven to a point in his life so as to contemplate suicide. The man not only suffered from tuberculosis but also the usual mother-in-law daughter-in-law conflicts that has plagued the society for centuries now. May be the world just does not deserve to have the gifts of such a genius. Just unfortunate he did not live long enough.
The book is quite long for me but thoroughly enjoyable.
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- Mahesh Kavaturu
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Thorough and Captivating!
A thorough and captivating biography of Ramanujan! Very well written and read. A bit too long, as it covers the biography of GH Hardy as well. But, it is more than made up by the interesting writing style, detail and presentation. I loved it!!!
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- Roger
- 05-23-08
Thorough and Enjoyable
This book explores (1) the influences of South India on Ramanujan's development, (2) the influences of the British educational system and society on GH Hardy and the other English scholars with whom Ramanujan met and worked and (3) the effects of those different influences on both Ramanujan and the English, personally and professionally.
Mathematical achievement is at the core of Ramanujan's story, and Kanigel does a good job of integrating it. A vague memory of high school math is required of the listener, and Kanigel uses that basis to explain both the directions and importance of Ramanujan's work, without trying to explain the specifics. The technical discussions are woven into the story, and do not at all get in its way.
While the book celebrates Ramanujan's improbable rise to success, overcoming tremendous obstacles, it also examines those obstacles, created by the British Raj and unfortunately persisting into the post-colonial Indian educational system.
While decrying the failings in Ramanujan's formal education, Kanigel also speculates on whether the broader South Indian culture, particularly the flexibility within Hindu religious traditions, allowed Ramanujan to approach mathematics less rigidly than could his English colleagues. No answers are attempted, but his questions are profound.
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- Abbas
- 05-03-18
A human who loved the Infinity
Great book, in style and content. Exploring the background environment in a way that isn't boring or too little. I must admit that the first part of Ramanujan's story was a bit dull. I liked the part about Hardy quite a lot, and I think this book is more like on the two of them than just Ramanujan.
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- Ole Ole Ole
- 02-15-19
Great Book
My favorite mathematician, Srinivasa Ramaujan. The story goes in great detail about his life and work. If you watched the movie, them get prepared for the entire story. It's a Shame that the movie couldn't fit a lot of this stuff in, but, it's easily a book I will not forget. If you love mathematics, you will love this book.
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- Elsa Braun
- 02-12-16
Infinitely delightful
This is a great story; lots of historical detail; excellent research; beautiful writing style; effectively narrated.
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- Sima
- 06-04-17
Documentary, but not Entertainment
Though an impressive history of a genius, I struggled to finish this, as there is far too much math. Perhaps more interesting to read not as an audio book but visually see the math on page, and would require someone with good math knowledge to really appreciate it. Not so much of an entertaining story but rather a documentary of a genious's life. I selected this book because I love the narrator's versatility and skill with accents and presentation. However in this audiobook he simply read the story.
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