Written by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988), the book records his anecdotes*. It may not be called an autobiography*, but this funny and eccentric* book has been popular since its first publication in 1985.

    In this American best seller, Feynman recounted in his unique voice his adventures. He traded ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling* with Nick the Greek, painted a naked female toreador*, and accompanied a ballet on his bongo drums.

    Independent (read the chapter entitled “Judging Books by Their Covers”), intolerant* of stupidity* (check out “Is Electricity Fire?”), unafraid to offend* (see “You Just Ask Them?”), Feynman informs by entertaining.

    You can enjoy the book as a bunch of hilarious* anecdotes with the author as know-it-all hero. At some point, however, careful readers realize that underneath* all the merriment runs a commentary on what makes true knowledge: learning by understanding, not by rote; refusing to give up on difficult problems; and total disrespect* for fancy ideas that have no grounding in the real world. Feynman himself had all these qualities, and they come through with vigor in his prose. No wonder his students — and readers around the world — liked him.

    The Chinese version of this book is available on dangdang.com and 360buy.com. The English book is available on amazon.com.(SD-Agencies)