Einstein: His Life and UniverseModern · Biography, Nonfiction, Science
Einstein: His Life and Universe
2007 · 311 pages · Nonfiction
54
Modern
★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 211K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (4 weeks at #1). 4.16★ from 211K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
54Must-Read Score
- Readers72 out of 100 · counts 40%+32
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller61 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+22
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Where it ranks
- #35 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #77 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #178 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #405 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (4 weeks at #1)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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