books about: genius     books:     Genius      Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 Feynman never got out of his box, because he never had one! Part physicist, part prankster, part musician, part teacher, part genius, part story teller, part little boy and all human being, this is the true story of Richard Feynman. He was a man with an insatiable curiosity, and had a zest to explore the world of physics, ...             I Am America (And So Can You!) Stephen Colbert Grand Central Publishing, 2007 Hysterical, you'll not be disapointed Stephen Colbert is truly, a national treasure. Certainly, he's great enough to be considered an international treasure, but America isn't going to share him any time soon. He is the most intelligent man I've never met, equally funny (if not more so) than any late ...             The Genius of Flexibility: The Smart Way to Stretch and Strengthen Your Body Bob Cooley Fireside, 2005 Miracle Stuff Resistance stretching is incredible. First I read the book and did a couple of weeks of self stretching. Improvements began immediately. My knee and shoulder both had chronic pain for over 20 years. At 54 I had given in to my body being riddled with arthritis and that ...             Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Doris Kearns Goodwin Simon & Schuster, 2006 Doris Kearns Goodwin is a treasure Saying great things about a great man like Lincoln reminds me of my favorite Christmas song: "And though it's been said many times, many ways...". But this book is a gem. It really shows us what a genius Lincoln was and gives us so much insight on him and his cabinet ...             The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music Steve Lopez Putnam Adult, 2008 Go for it Having read each of the columns where Steve Lopez introduced us to Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, I wasn't surprised by most of the content of the book. Where I was pleasantly surprised was in Mr Lopez' admissions that he was unprepared for the depth of Mr Ayers' illness, ...             Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster, 2004 Wonderfully Written Walter Isaacson writes history so that it reads like an excellent, exciting novel. This biography is a page-turner. Moreover, the author writes with subtle humor. Isaacson's research is accurate and extensive, which makes it even more amazing that the book does ...             When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management Roger Lowenstein Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2001 Entertaining read on complex subject It's a common story, a group of extremely talented and smart individuals done in by their own hubris, greed, and carelessness. What distinguishes this story from others is that we get a reasonably lucid description of the complex world or hedge funds and exotic ...             What's So Great About Christianity Dinesh D'Souza Regnery Publishing, 2007 Great Book D'Souza makes a great the case for the existence of God, while simultaneously tearing apart many of the common atheist arguments presented in other books. Not only does D'Souza make a clear and well researched case for the existence of God from the philosophically side ...             A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Dave Eggers Vintage, 2001 Hyperboles Aside; Read It and See... "Well they say its kind of frightening how this younger generation swings, You know its more than just some new sensation... At an early age he hits the streets, wind up tied with who he meets / You know its more than just an aggravation." --David Lee Roth, from Van ...             iPhone 3G Portable Genius Paul McFedries, David Pabian Wiley, 2008 You love your iPhone 3G and you've found out that it's mighty simple to use out-of-the-box, but you might not know that some of its most useful and powerful features are hidden away in obscure parts of the system. You've found out that your iPhone 3G doesn't get in your way when you're trying to be productive or creative, but sometimes it will do ...             Catching Genius Kristy Kiernan Berkley Trade, 2007 Wonderful Book!! Okay - I'll admit - I read the reviews and thought, "Oh, no - another "sister" book - filled with anger, guilt, recriminations, angst and reconciliation. I decided not to read it. But, luckily someone recommended it to me, and since I didn't have anything else to ...             Simple Genius David Baldacci Vision, 2008 Probably Better By Listening I really enjoyed the audio version of this book but I can tell that it might not have been an easy read. I found parts of it riveting, parts predicatable and parts incomprehensible but overall the characters kept the story from getting out of hand.             Einstein: His Life and Universe Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster, 2007 Sorting out the genius, the man, and the state of modern science Writing about Einstein's standing in the history of modern science requires wide and deep knowledge of diverse disciplines of knowledge, let alone the highly demanded writer's discretion in filtering out public propaganda from objective factual information. This author ...             Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture Ross King Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001 A dome for eternity The dual papacy had been resolved in favor of Rome (1416). Florence was the interim home for the Pope while permanent quarters were being readied in Rome (1420). Florence considered itself the new Athens of the western world, and on August 19, 1418 Filippo Brunelleschi ...             How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day Michael J. Gelb Dell, 2000 This book is a good way to organize your thoughts While browsing in a bookstore the title caught my eye so I scanned a random selection of pages and found it interesting but did not purchase it then. Over the course of the next week I found I was thinking about what I'd read and decided to explore further but ...          products you might be interested in search for books architecture, brunelleschi, christianity, flexibility, heartbreaking, renaissance      toavi.com    web randomly chosen VHS: Big Jake