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    "annotation": "<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<P><br />\n'His clarity, wit and determination are evident, his understand and good humour moving' New Scientist<br><br>My Brief History recounts Stephen Hawking's improbable journey, from his post-war London boyhood to his years of international acclaim and celebrity. Lavishly illustrated with rarely seen photographs, this concise, witty and candid account introduces readers to a Hawking rarely glimpsed in previous books: the inquisitive schoolboy whose classmates nicknamed him 'Einstein'; the jokester who once placed a bet with a colleague over the existence of a black hole; and the young husband and father struggling to gain a foothold in the world of academia.<br><br>Writing with characteristic humility and humour, Hawking opens up about the challenges that confronted him following his diagnosis of motor neurone disease aged twenty-one. Tracing his development as a thinker, he explains how the prospect of an early death urged him onwards through numerous intellectual breakthroughs, and talks about the genesis of his masterpiece A Brief History of Time - one of the iconic books of the twentieth century.<br><br>Clear-eyed, intimate and wise, My Brief History opens a window for the rest of us into Hawking's personal cosmos.<br><br>'Read it for the personal nuggets . . . but above all, it's worth reading for its message of hope' Mail on Sunday</P><br />",
    "description": "<p><strong>NATIONAL BESTSELLER<br /><br />Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries of the universe. Now, for the first time, perhaps the most brilliant cosmologist of our age turns his gaze inward for a revealing look at his own life and intellectual evolution.</strong><br /> &nbsp;<br /> <em>My Brief History</em> recounts Stephen Hawking&rsquo;s improbable journey, from his postwar London boyhood to his years of international acclaim and celebrity. Lavishly illustrated with rarely seen photographs, this concise, witty, and candid account introduces readers to a Hawking rarely glimpsed in previous books: the inquisitive schoolboy whose classmates nicknamed him Einstein; the jokester who once placed a bet with a colleague over the existence of a particular black hole; and the young husband and father struggling to gain a foothold in the world of physics and cosmology.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Writing with characteristic humility and humor, Hawking opens up about the challenges that confronted him following his diagnosis of ALS at age twenty-one. Tracing his development as a thinker, he explains how the prospect of an early death urged him onward through numerous intellectual breakthroughs, and talks about the genesis of his masterpiece <em>A Brief History of Time</em>&mdash;one of the iconic books of the twentieth century.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Clear-eyed, intimate, and wise, <em>My Brief History</em> opens a window for the rest of us into Hawking&rsquo;s personal cosmos.</p>",
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