{"product_id":"memoir-of-a-thinking-radish-an-autobiography-9780192820839","title":"Memoir of a Thinking Radish: An Autobiography","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMemoir of a Thinking Radish: An Autobiography\u003c\/strong\u003e by Medawar, Sir Peter. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780192820839.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating volume presents the memoirs and reflections of Peter Medawar--the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and highly acclaimed author of Plutos Republic, Aristotle to Zoos, and The Limits of Science. The image of man as a cross between Pascals \"thinking reed\" and Falstaffs \"forked radish,\" that Medawar invokes with the title to his autobiography, stems from his humble desire \"not to claim for myself as an author any distinction more extravagant than membership of the human race.\" Yet in this incisive and witty memoir, Medawar reveals the events of an exceptional life, depicting his early days in Rio de Janeiro, his education at Oxford in the 1930s, the rewards and frustrations of his medical career, his musical education, his illnesses and recovery, his travels, and much more. This highly personal account illuminates the life of one of the most engaging and impressive men of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949283471413,"sku":"ByrdShop_0192820834","price":59.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780192820839_6241420c-69ae-415c-a372-5698a4464572.jpg?v=1781309760","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/memoir-of-a-thinking-radish-an-autobiography-9780192820839","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}