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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (PB) by Walter Isaacson
Category: History
During his 84-year life Benjamin Franklin was America's best scientist, inventor, publisher, business strategist, diplomat, and writer. He was also one of its most practical political thinkers. America's first great publicist, he carefully crafted his own persona, portrayed it in public and polished it ...Show more
Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (HB) by Walter Isaacson
Category: Science
The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies. When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she cam ...Show more
Einstein by Walter Isaacson
Category: Biography
By the author of the acclaimed bestseller "Benjamin Franklin," this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of ...Show more
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
Category: REM Biography
The definitive, internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein from the author of The Innovators, Steve Jobs and Benjamin Franklin. **Now the basis of Genius, the ten-part National Geographic series on the life of Albert Einstein, starring the Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning actor Geoffrey ...Show more
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
Category: Biography
The definitive, internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein. Now the basis of Genius, the ten-part National Geographic series on the life of Albert Einstein, starring the Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award--winning actor Geoffrey Rush as Einstein. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isa ...Show more
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
Category: Biography
By the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, this is the definitive biography of Albert Einstein.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 ...Show more
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
Category: Biography
Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius. He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character, creativity and im ...Show more
Einstein : His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
Category: Science
By the author of the acclaimed bestseller "Benjamin Franklin," this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of ...Show more
Einstein: The Life of a Genius by Walter Isaacson
Category: Science
Albert Einstein is synonymous with genius. From his remarkable theory of relativity and the famous equation E=mc2 to his concept of a unified field theory, no one has contributed as much to science in the last 150 years. As well as showing how Einstein developed his theories, Einstein reveals the man be ...Show more
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Category: Biography
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of Elon Musk, the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and art ...Show more
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Category: Biography
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 to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial int ...Show more
Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, with an Introduction by Walter Isaacson by Jeff Bezos (Contribution by); Walter Isaacson (Introduction by)
Category: Business, Economics and Law | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
In Jeff Bezos's own words, the core principles and philosophy that have guided him in creating, building, and leading Amazon and Blue Origin. In this collection of Jeff Bezos's writings— unique and strikingly original annual shareholder letters, plus numerous speeches and interviews that provide insigh ...Show more