Einstein: His Life and Times Book

An interesting overview on one of the most revolutionary figures in physics, written by an eminent contemporary of his. While discreetly developing Einstein's biography, it focuses better on the development of his most known theories and their impact on society and academics at that time, giving much references and interesting standpoints from various sources and renowned personalities. Especially, it can help on understanding the complexity and apparent contradictions of Einstein's body of work (especially the general relativity theory), as well as giving him a more human portrait by highlighting his witty sense of humor, philanthropy, modesty and his open-minded confrontations, whilst describing him as a somewhat recluse guy.