{"product_id":"9780008324001","title":"A Curious Boy : The Making of a Scientist","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Fortey, Richard \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLondon, Greater London\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 October 2021 by Harpercollins Publishers (William Collins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 30 | 336g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eADAM NICOLSON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Wonderful, absolutely beguiling … I learnt a lot and really loved it’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRICHARD HOLMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Gloriously evocative’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e DAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  What makes a scientist?\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491503849858,"sku":"9780008324001","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780008324001.jpg?v=1753749158","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9780008324001","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}