{"product_id":"9780008324001","title":"A Curious Boy : The Making of a Scientist","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Truth and courage are what memoirs need and this one has them both in spades ... The unforgotten boy: that is what makes this a book a revelation'\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e ADAM NICOLSON\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 'Wonderful, absolutely beguiling ... I learnt a lot and really loved it'\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e RICHARD HOLMES\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 'Gloriously evocative' \n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e DAILY MAIL\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e What makes a scientist?\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Charming, funny and wise, in this memoir Richard Fortey shows how restless curiosity about the natural world led him to become a leading scientist and writer, with adventures and misadventures along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e From a garden shed laboratory where he manufactured the greatest stink in the world to a tent high in the Arctic in pursuit of fossils, this is a story of obsession and love of nature, flavoured with the peculiarities and restrictions of post-war Britain. Fortey tells the story of following his father down riverbanks to fish for trout, and also of his father's shocking death. He unfolds his early passions - fungi, ammonite hunting and eyeing up bird's eggs. He evokes with warmth and wit how the natural world started out as his playground and refuge, then became his life's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Much more than a story about science alone, this memoir gives an unforgettable portrait of a young, curious mind, and shows how luck and enthusiasm can create a special life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52930060222773,"sku":"EB_SC0400_J09-04_DUBAI","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/7773\/1381\/files\/9780008324001-1.jpg?v=1789399045","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.ae\/products\/9780008324001","provider":"Books Kinokuniya UAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}