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A less-than-flattering biography of the great genius draws on archives and interviews to expose a man of powerful emotions and a deeply troubled family life
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A biography that paints a less than flattering portrait of Einstein. Drawing on new archival evidence, interviews with Einstein's family and friends, and research by leading scholars, the authors show Einstein as a man of powerful and often conflicting emotions, whose complex character fell short of the saintliness ascribed to him. Among the revelations: his troubled first marriage, illegitimate daughter, an affair with his second cousin, compulsive womanizing, a son who died alone in an asylum, destruction of documents to protect Einstein's name, and the possibility that he died of syphilis. Who would have thought Einstein was tabloid material? Includes eight pages of black and white photos. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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