A Beautiful Mind

Name: A Beautiful Mind
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780571212927
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By Sylvia Nasar

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A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar chronicles the life of John Nash, a brilliant mathematician. The book explores his groundbreaking work in game theory, his struggles with mental illness, and his eventual Nobel Prize win. It's an inspiring story of genius, resilience, and triumph over adversity.
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This captivating biography may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the intersection of genius and struggle. It tells the compelling story of John Nash, a mathematical genius whose brilliant career was nearly derailed by mental illness, and it explores themes of perseverance, love, and the triumph of the human spirit. With its rich narrative and insightful exploration of genius, it offers both inspiration and a deep dive into the complexities of the human mind.

A Beautiful Mind

'A detailed, sensitive and multi-sided account of the bizarre life of the mathematician John Nash.' - Sunday Telegraph(UK)

A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar is the inspiring book behind the Oscar-winning film featuring Russell Crowe.

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At the age of 31, John Nash, a mathematical genius, suffered a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yet after decades of leading a ghost-like existence, he re-emerged to win a Nobel Prize and gain world acclaim.

The inspiration for a major motion picture directed by Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar, is an award-winning biography that explores the drama of the human mind. It tells the story of triumph over incredible adversity and the healing power of love.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571212927

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2002

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Tie-In - Film

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 510g

Pages: 480

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About the Author

Sylvia Nasar was born in Bavaria in 1947 to a German mother and Uzbek father. Her family emigrated to the United States in 1951 and lived in New York and Washington, D.C. before moving to Ankara, Turkey in 1960. In 1965, she returned to the USA and attended Antioch College where she majored in literature. After working for several years, she entered the PhD programme in Economics at New York University, completing a Master's degree in 1976. For a time, she did economics research, including with Nobel Laureate Wassily Leontief.At the age of 35 Nasar became a journalist. Since 1983 she has been a writer at Fortune, a columnist at US News & World Report and a reporter at the New York Times where she currently covers economics. A Beautiful Mind, her first book, was the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography and the Helen Bernstein Book Award.

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