''Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!'': Adventures of a Curious Character, Paperback

Richard Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. Here he recounts, in his inimitable voice, trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek; cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets; and accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums--and much else of an eyebrow-raising nature. In short, here is Feynman's life in all of its eccentricities: a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah.