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A Beautiful Mind: A Biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994by Sylvia Nasar
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In this powerful and dramatic biography Sylvia Nasar vividly re-creates the life of a mathematical genius whose career was cut short by schizophrenia and who, after three decades of devastating mental illness, miraculously recovered and was honored with a Nobel Prize. A Beautiful Mind traces the meteoric rise of John Forbes Nash, Jr., a prodigy and legend by the age of thirty, who dazzled the mathematical world by solving a series of deep problems deemed "impossible" by other mathematicians. But at the height of his fame, Nash suffered a catastrophic mental breakdown and began a harrowing descent into insanity, resigning his post at MIT, slipping into a series of bizarre delusions, and eventually becoming a dreamy, ghostlike figure at Princeton, scrawling numerological messages on blackboards. He was all but forgotten by the outside world — until, remarkably, he emerged from his madness to win world acclaim. A feat of biographical writing, A Beautiful Mind is also a fascinating look at the extraordinary and fragile nature of genius. Review:Keith Devlin New Scientist Nash's life has been a remarkable mental journey. Nasar's first-rate biography describes that journey for us. Review:Simon Singh The New York Times Book Review A Beautiful Mind tells a moving story and offers a remarkable look into the arcane world of mathematics and the tragedy of madness. Review:Claire Douglas The Washington Post Book World A fascinating overview of [Nash's] life and the intellectual history of his times...a wonderfully absorbing puzzle. Review:Marcia Bartusiak The Boston Globe [A Beautiful Mind] might be compared to a Rembrandt portrait, filled with somber shadows and radiant light effects...superbly written and eminently fascinating...simply a beautiful book. Review:David Goodstein The New York Times [Sylvia Nasar] has written a biography of John Nash that reads like a fine novel. Review:Charles C. Mann The Wall Street Journal After suffering with Mr. Nash's family through his madness, the reader greets his recovery — and his ability to reforge a bond with his wife — as a triumph...A Beautiful Mind is one of the few scholarly biographies I have encountered that could plausibly be described as a three-handkerchief read. Review:Richard Jed WyattandKay Redfield Jamison The New England Journal of Medicine Nasar has written an intriguing account of a fascinating man, of a "beautiful" mind, and of terrible madness. She has also written a deeply moving love story, an account of the centrality of human relationships in a world of nightmare and genius. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-437) and index. About the AuthorSylvia Nasar is an economics correspondent for The New York Times and lives in Tarrytown, New York. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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