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First published in 1972, Ronald W. Clark's definitive biography of Einstein, the Promethean figur...

A sudden intolerably bright fireball lights up a remote and deserted Indian plateau. Searing heat...

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First published in 1981, this is about the life of Bertrand Russell, born when Queen Victoria had...

This book explores the burgeoning interest in human cooperation among anthropologists, political ...

The eloquent and intimate biography of one of the most significant figures of the last century. B...