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A Beautiful Mind

Sylvia Nasar author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Faber & Faber

Published:4th Feb '02

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

A Beautiful Mind is Sylvia Nasar's award-winning biography about the mystery of the human mind, the triumph over incredible adversity, and the healing power of love.

At the age of thirty-one, John Nash, mathematical genius, suffered a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia.

A Beautiful Mind is Sylvia Nasar's award-winning biography about the mystery of the human mind, the triumph over incredible adversity, and the healing power of love.

At the age of thirty-one, John Nash, mathematical genius, suffered a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yet after decades of leading a ghost-like existence, he was to re-emerge to win a Nobel Prize and world acclaim. A Beautiful Mind has inspired the Oscar-winning film directed by Ron Howard and featuring Russell Crowe in the lead role of John Nash.

ISBN: 9780571212927

Dimensions: 216mm x 136mm x 35mm

Weight: 510g

480 pages

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