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Einstein: His Life and Universe [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Walter Isaacson
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 How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom. Based on newly released personal letters of Einstein, this book explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk--a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate--became the mind reader of the creator of th... more info>>
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American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane [Secure Mobipocket/eReader (recommended)]
by Walter Isaacson
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What are the roots of creativity? What makes for great leadership? How do influential people end up rippling the surface of history? In this collection of essays, Walter Isaacson reflects on the lessons to be learned from Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton, and various other interesting characters he has chronicled as a biographer and journalist. The people he writes about have an awesome intellig... more info>>
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
by Walter Isaacson
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Isaacson provides the full sweep of Benjamin Franklin's amazing life, from his days as a runaway printer to his triumphs as a statesman, scientist, and Founding Father. He chronicles Franklin's tumultuous relationship with his illegitimate son and grandson, his practical marriage, and his flirtations with the ladies of Paris. He also shows how Franklin helped to create the American character and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century. (Published: 2003)
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A Benjamin Franklin Reader [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Walter Isaacson
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Selected and annotated by the author of the acclaimed Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, this collection of Franklin's writings shows why he was the bestselling author of his day and remains America's favorite Founder and wit.
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