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Title: A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar, Edward Hermann ISBN: 0-7435-0989-7 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Pub. Date: December, 2001 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 5 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.23 (249 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting life story, but the writing is lacking
Comment: Sylvia Nasar has written an intriguing biography of mathematical genius John Forbes Nash Jr who in his early years following graduate school did brilliant work in game theory, fell victim to schizophrenia, and has since seemingly recovered. His story is truly a wild ride through life with all of the attendant ups and downs one might expect after suffering from such a debilitating illness.
The only problem I found with the story itself was its choppiness - it seemed that the author was too quick to jump from one subject to the next. She also often interjected quotes that didn't make a whole lot of sense.
This is a fine read, but it may take you a while as the first half of the book is heavily bogged with with mathematical theories that the average layman will probably not understand well.
Happy reading!
Rating: 4
Summary: Biography that almost writes itself
Comment: Initially I was drawn to the book, but on seeing its length, I did not feel that I could sustain interest for 400 pages of small print.However,The high reccomendations given, convinced me to give it a try and was pleasantly surprised.Part I of the book was of particular interest,tracking the development of a genius and his ideas with interludes into their backgrounds. His peculiar character made this journey even more interesting and in some respects - entertaining. However my interest wained as the story progressed and his personal life became more of the focus (although it must be said, such a lengthy and detailed description was neccesary in many respects, particulary in nurturing the readers emotional attachment to Nash and his wife Alica). Nevertheless the accounts of Nash's descent in madness once again restored my attention, which despite moments where schizophrenia failed to seem all that bizarre, remained until the dramatic conclusion. The exposure of Nobel prize politics was intruiging and informative, and provided a livley end to the story of John Forbes Nash.
Sylvia Nasar deserves credit for her extensive and thorough account of Nash's life. She also must be highly commended for producing a biography of a mathematican/economist that could be read and enjoyed by just about anyone- but I'm sure she will be the first to admit that Nash's twisted mind made this possible.
Rating: 4
Summary: This biography is intriguing and an interesting read
Comment: The story of John Nash, a Nobel Prize winner, who recovered from schizophrenia after a 30 year bout with the disease. This biography is intriguing and an interesting read; if you've seen the movie, you should know that the film was really sanitized. John Nash, as a person, does not seem nice, decent or in any way sympathetic; he had strong views and treated people intimately connected with him like garbage.
This is a good biography, if you are interested in finding out about a truly heroic comeback. The mathematics which are central to Dr. Nash's life are WAY over my head - but do not interfere with the actual telling of the story. One problem which occurs is the way the author writes the story - it is very choppy, but this is still an interesting read.
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Title: The Essential John Nash by John Nash, Harold William Kuhn, Sylvia Nasar ISBN: 0691095272 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 19 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $31.95 |
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Title:A Beautiful Mind (Widescreen Awards Edition) ASIN: B00005JKQZ Publisher: Universal Studios List Price(USD): $29.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $26.08 |
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Title:A Brilliant Madness ASIN: B000067S10 Publisher: Warner Home Video Pub. Date: 25 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.98 |
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Title: Strange Brains and Genius : The Secret Lives Of Eccentric Scientists And Madmen by Clifford A. Pickover ISBN: 0688168949 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 02 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Man Who Loved Only Numbers : The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth by Paul Hoffman ISBN: 0786884061 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 12 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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