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A mouth-watering hybrid of culinary history, travel writing and paean to the pleasures and agonies of food. Funny, thoughtful, and inspiring - although be warned, you may finish it and immediately want to book a flight to Italy...
Feynman's a spectacular character, both brilliant and goofy. This memoir, essentially an extended riff on his multifaceted curiosity, is delightful in the extreme - eschewing technical jargon in favor of fantastic anecdotes and imparting a deep passion for uncompromising, rigorous thought. Even (especially!) if you're not particularly invested in science, Feynman's innately roving fascination with art, drumming, the art of picking locks, and the failures of contemporary education is deeply engaging and rewarding.
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Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany (Vintage) by Bill Buford
Pat K, September 29, 2011
A mouth-watering hybrid of culinary history, travel writing and paean to the pleasures and agonies of food. Funny, thoughtful, and inspiring - although be warned, you may finish it and immediately want to book a flight to Italy...Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard Phillips Feynman
Pat K, September 28, 2011
Feynman's a spectacular character, both brilliant and goofy. This memoir, essentially an extended riff on his multifaceted curiosity, is delightful in the extreme - eschewing technical jargon in favor of fantastic anecdotes and imparting a deep passion for uncompromising, rigorous thought. Even (especially!) if you're not particularly invested in science, Feynman's innately roving fascination with art, drumming, the art of picking locks, and the failures of contemporary education is deeply engaging and rewarding.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)