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Summary: Disbanding the belief that: "I can't do that!"
Review: Feynman never said "I can't do that!" and gave up on something that he was interested in. This book shows how he didn't follow life's paths - he created new ones instead! This book is a gem! It has taught me - through Feynman's eyes - that we should never give up on something that we truely want to do - just because we are conditioned to believe we only have one talent. Feynman was a good enough theoretical physicist and won the Nobel Prize, yet he did graduate work in biology, spoke about the Mayans, played in a samba band, learned to draw and sell paintings, learned Portugese - just because he wanted to! Feynman's spirit really shines through this book without making the reader feel stupid about physics. Through Feynman's candidness about the world around him, he teaches all of us about living life to its fullest, and encourages us to try and do all that we can. In the middle of it all is the love of the learning about life and the world - the world of physics! I found myself laughing many times and wondered how someone could have SO VERY MANY adventures that are all true. But, part of this comes with Feynman's natural ability to tell the story of his life through this book, and the amazing strength of character that Feynman has. I strongly encourage anyone who has ever had doubts about themselves to read this book, also anyone who just wants a good story about a VERY interesting person's life!
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Summary: A light, quick read after Homers Iliad
Review: This set of autobiographical stories brings together not just pieces of the life of Feynman, but also his joy of learning and discovery. He knows what is at the heart of science. It isn't only about finding out significant things or making improvements on others' findings. Science and life should be fun. Learning and playing are not mutually exclusive, and Feynman found a playground in laboratories, bars, Japanese hotels, and topless clubs alike. If books can help you see different perspectives, this one does it as good as any. People interested in education may find it insightful as well.
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Summary: "Funny, brilliant, bawdy"
Review: Be prepared to meet Richard Feynman, learn about his drumming in a steel band, his cracking of safes, his portrait painting, and his very wise, and very humorous look at what goes into his life. Feynman pretty much excels at everything from radio-repair to philosophy. The book is an insight into his days as a child, at school, at MIT, at Los Alamos research center, at the nuclear research center during world war two, his non-existent social life and how he goes on to learn the tricks and become a social animal. It's really amazing how one man can play so many roles in one life. But one also admires that Feynman was absolutely committed to his subject with a no-nonsense attitude.
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Summary: Great Fun - Never take yourself too seriously
Review: This is a really funny, interesting book. Good laughs. What I learn from this book is that even a great physicist like Feynman never took himself too seriously. And that life can be great fun even when one is pursuing serious adventures. A very healthy approach to life. Thank you Feynman. Even if you were not the greatest scientist in the last century, I am sure you were the most interesting. I salute you.
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Summary: Review by a 13-year-old
Review: This book was recommended to me by a family friend. I enjoyed every word of this book! Feynman's witty and well-told stories thats really happened vary from extremely interesting to knee-slappingly funny. An abosolute MUST!
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Summary: you wont' be boring with this book
Review: A fascinating book that provides a look into one of the greatest intellectual in modern physics. This book will make you think differently about physicist (that usually potrayed as serious personality). You'll want to finish it in one sitting.
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Summary: There's different kinds of genius
Review: This book, in its chatty style, shows us the life story of Richard Feynman as told by himself to a bongoeing friend. It shows how one man's intelligence can be totally exceptional. By standard IQ tests Feynman never got very high (see the book), because his genius works along different lines and IQ is a lousy standard to begin with. It shows how Nobel-prize winning science work can be fun, can be a discovery and can take you to Japan etc. Very entertaining, especially the part where Feynman personally hacks the safes in Los Alamos!
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Summary: you need this book more than you need to go pee.
Review: this book will put a smile on your face and love in your heart for life. but i suppose i already had both of those things going for me comming into the book. but if i haddent read it, but knew of it, i would regret not reading it.
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Summary: Funny and enlightening
Review: Mr. Feynman, much like your favorite college professor, intertwines interesting scientific theories and observations with humorous anecdotes. Through Mr. Feynman's odd mannerisms and skewed way of looking at the universe, the reader learns that coming at a problem straight-on is not necessarily the best way to come to a solution. Obviously, some of the chapters (stories) are better than others. A few will make you laugh out loud, potentially embarrassing you in an airplane, and some will cause you to scratch your head and wonder why they were included. Recommended for anyone that comes across problems on an everyday basis and needs reminding that thinking "outside the box" is important and can be fun.
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Summary: Funny, but a little bit off-putting
Review: Truth is sometimes funnier than fiction. This book proves it. Unfortunately there are a few parts this book could have done without. One chapter that starts out trying to sound anecdotal ends up making the point that women will only sleep with you if you treat them poorly. Other parts of the book make him sound incredibly pompus. For example, after taking an art class he complains about not being taken seriously as an artist because of his physics background. He brags about the fact that he brainstorms in seedy strip joints, apparently he thinks this makes him cool. It was too bad really, because there are a lot of funny things in this book.
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