false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541417m/60349.jpg 60349 5 Richard Feynman, brilliant physicist and inspirational teacher, wasn't much for coats and ties. He lived a life that the adjective "bohemian" doesn't begin to cover, scripting percussion scores for avant-garde ballet troupes, musing over life's imponderables, and delighting and annoying his many friends with odd-duck questions--all the while teaching generations of students at Caltech. Always adventurous, Feynman was also a careful planner, recounts his friend and fellow drummer Ralph Leighton in this affectionate memoir. When a chance remark happened to dislodge a long-dormant memory of a faraway Siberian land called Tannu-Tuva, Feynman and Leighton set about scheming to get there -- a program that included learning the little-described Tuvan language, picking up the rudiments of throat singing, and reading the scattered, hard-to-find literature concerning a place that, in Feynman's fond view, was as close to paradise as the earth contained. It also involved corresponding with scholars in what was still the Soviet Union and wrangling with bureaucrats to secure the necessary papers -- all for the sake of seeing a country that had to be interesting, Feynman insisted, just because its capital, Kyzyl, had such an odd spelling. These picaresque armchair adventures make up the bulk of <I>Tuva or Bust</I>, an unconventional mix of travelogue and scientific biography that's a pleasure to read at every turn. The book yields a memorable picture of Richard Feynman -- who did not live to see Tuva, but whose memory is honored there today, thanks to Leighton's refusal to abandon their shared dream. <I>--Gregory McNamee</I> 58710 1991 Tuva or Bust! Richard Feynman's Last Journey total:171|5:46|4:51|3:59|2:12|1:3| 171 638 250 17 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 07:26:42 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 20:23:09 -0700 2007 Life is Beautiful
I'd heard my scientist husband enthuse for years about Richard Feynman, so on a whim I grabbed this book from the shelf before leaving on a multiple-leg plane ride. I was agreeably surprised at how much I enjoyed it, though it wasn't quite the type of book I had expected. (I...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 20:55:07 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 21:20:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 26 22:49:08 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 22:50:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 09 08:00:06 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 08:04:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 16 12:27:10 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 10:17:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 true false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 21:42:01 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 09:50:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 06 13:36:24 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 13:39:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 12 22:13:03 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 22:13:40 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Oct 09 18:40:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 18:41:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 11:58:37 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 06:08:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Apr 02 23:20:51 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 02 23:25:01 -0700 2007
Imagine my surprise when I am looking for information on Tuva and I all I can find is information on Richard Feynman. This book will explain why. ]]> 5 0 true false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Tue Apr 29 19:36:48 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 19:43:42 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 30 16:28:19 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 05 16:21:41 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Mar 10 05:57:25 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 04:47:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed May 14 12:28:24 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 12:29:54 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri May 23 20:46:37 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 20:50:28 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Aug 29 11:41:59 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 11:42:23 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Nov 23 15:18:01 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 15:18:01 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 16:07:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 16:07:00 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 02 20:31:44 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 20:31:53 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=60349