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My story is not one of life and death, but of love and work, " Robert Kanigel says in his new memoir, Young Man, Muddled. It is also a story deeply rooted in the city - and the culture - of Baltimore. Kanigel invites the reader back in time with him as he reconstructs his meandering, often haphazard journey from straight-laced, dull engineer to renowned writer. Kanigel's memoir is a timely look at how an underappreciated giant of biographies, ...

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The first full biography of "the Darwin of Homeric Studies"--arguably the most influential classical scholar of the twentieth century--who overturned the long entrenched notions of ancient epic poetry and expanded the very idea of literature.In the early 1930s, Milman Parry introduced the hypothesis that The Iliad and the The Odyssey were not "written" as we understand it, but derived from an oral tradition going back centuries. It was a revol...

On an Irish Island tells the remarkable story of a remote outpost nearly untouched by time in the first half of the twentieth century, and of the adventurous men and women who visited and were inspired by it. In a love letter to a vanished way of life, Robert Kanigel brings to life this wildly beautiful island, notable for the vivid communal life of its residents and the unadulterated Irish they spoke well into the twentieth century. With the...

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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JEREMY IRONS AND DEV PATEL! A moving and enlightening look at the unbelievable true story of how gifted prodigy Ramanujan stunned the scholars of Cambridge University and revolutionized mathematics.In 1913, a young unschooled Indian clerk wrote a letter to G H Hardy, begging the preeminent English mathematician's opinion on several ideas he had about numbers. Realizing the letter was the work of a genius, Ha...

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The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence can still be felt in any discussion of urban planning to this day. Eyes on the Street is a revelation of the phenomenal woman who raised three children, wrote seven groundbreaking books, saved neighborhoods, stopped expressways, was arrested twice, and engaged at home and on the streets in thousands of debates--all of which ...

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* 'One of the finest, best-documented biographies ever published about a modern mathematician' - Martin Gardner

Der Bericht über das vielleicht größte mathematische Genie des 20. Jahrhunderts liest sich wie ein spannender Roman.

Der Bericht über das vielleicht größte mathematische Genie des 20. Jahrhunderts liest sich wie ein spannender Roman.

The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence is felt to this day. Jane Jacobs was a phenomenal woman who wrote seven groundbreaking books, saved neighborhoods, stopped expressways, was arrested twice, and engaged in thousands of impassioned debates-all of which she won. Robert Kanigel's revelatory portrait of Jacobs, based on new sources and interviews, brings to life...

Whether a beginner or a seasoned veteran, this book appeals..." -- The Word, Summer 2001. This book brings the Great Books out from behind the high castle walls, lowers the drawbridge and welcomes readers inside. With lively and concise commentary, Robert Kanigel becomes a personal tour guide to subjects such as: Books on Many a List for Burning, Not Robinson Crusoe, Not Brave New World -- Lesser Known Classics, But I know What I Like... -- Bo...

The definitive biography of the first "efficiency expert.

From the author of the bestselling "The Man Who Knew Infinity" comes an unprecedented look at the traditional master-apprenticeship relationship alive today in modern science. Along the way, using interviews and anecdotes, Kanigel takes readers into the heady world of a remarkable group of scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University and captures the drama of their breakthrough discoveries.

In 1913, a young, unschooled Indian clerk wrote a letter to G. H. Hardy, begging the pre-eminent mathematicians opinion on several ideas he had about numbers. It was the beginning of collaboration with a true genius of the century.

In 1913, a young, unschooled Indian clerk wrote a letter to G. H. Hardy, begging the pre-eminent mathematicians opinion on several ideas he had about numbers. It was the beginning of collaboration with a true genius of the century.

Faux RealGenuine Leather and 200 Years of Inspired FakesRobert Kanigel"A sound researcher and an engaging writer. . . . Kanigel intelligently takes time to address the philosophical question of the importance of faux versus real."--Publishers Weekly"Fantastic cultural history. Smart and sensual prose. You'll never look at your Manolos the same way again."--Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laur...