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Walter Isaacson
A narrative portrait based on the complete body of Einstein’s papers offers insight into how the iconic thinker’s mind worked as well as his contributions to science, in an account…
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From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era-a rule-breaking visionary who helped…
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Walter Isaacson,Dylan Baker
An extraordinary book which gives us a unique insight into the life and thinking of the man who has single-handedly transformed the way we live today
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Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo’s … notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He…
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From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era--a rule-breaking visionary who helped…
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The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available – a fully realised portrait of this extraordinary human being, and great genius.
Epic feats. Epic failures. An epic story.
Walter Isaacson charts Elon Musk's journey from humble beginnings to one of the wealthiest people on the planet - but is Musk a…
A gripping account of how the pioneering scientist Jennifer Doudna, along with her colleagues and rivals, launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and…
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Walter Isaacson’s #1 New York Times bestselling history of our third scientific revolution: CRISPR, gene editing, and the quest to understand the code of life itself-a race made ever more…
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The Innovators by Walter Isaacson: Conversation Starters
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EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world…
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‘The Code Breaker’s confident, cinematic style makes Crispr accessible like never before, taking readers on a journey that is exciting, as well as ethically treacherous.’ - The Financial Times
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Draws on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs, as well as interviews with family members, friends, competitors, and colleagues, to offer a look at the co-founder and leading creative…
From Isaacson, the bestselling author of Benjamin Franklin, comes the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all his papers have become available–a fully realized portrait of a premier icon…
The best-selling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns.
In 2012, Nobel Prize winning scientist Jennifer Doudna hit upon an invention that will transform the future of the…
* An extraordinary book which gives us a unique insight into the life and thinking of the man who has single-handedly transformed the way we live today
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The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin, Einstein, and Steve Jobs delivers an engrossing biography of Leonardo da Vinci, the world’s most creative genius.
What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why did some succeed and others…
Written in a direct, down-to-earth style, Invent and Wander offers listeners a master class in business values, strategy, and execution.
Lori Garver
Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver recounts how she took on the greed and corrupt politics of the US space program, inciting the expansion of space exploration into the private…
Walter Isaacson’s #1 New York Times bestselling history of our third scientific revolution: CRISPR, gene editing, and the quest to understand the code of life itself, is now adapted for…
Al Kilborne
In 1801, on a ridge that overlooked the incipient national capital, Philip Barton Key, uncle and mentor of Francis Scott Key, built a Federal-style house and named it Woodley. Its…
Walter Isaacson,Evan Thomas
