I recently picked up a Einstein: His Life and Universe after seeing it on the Daily Show. I’m not much for biographies but Einstein is such an interesting guy and the book was so well written that I had to buy it. It’s fun to go beyond the physics and read about his life and how his surroundings shaped him to become the man that he was.

The book is filled with interesting quotes. Some of them profound and inspiring while others just funny. When his younger sister was born his parents told him she would be like a toy to play with and his reaction when he saw her was “Where’s the wheels?”.

I also enjoyed drawing parallels of his life to mine. Of course I’m nowhere near the genius that he was but we seem to have a lot in common. He was an introvert and had issues keeping girlfriends due to his being wrapped up in his work and we both seem to have the same philosophy on religion and education. He too was a very independent person and often avoided the herb mentality.

I would recommend checking this book out. It seems daunting with its 551 pages but it’s a fast read. I’ve only had it for 2 days but am already on page 205. And the price was right at just $25 at Barnes and Noble.