{"product_id":"radioactive-marie-pierre-curie-a-tale-of-love-and-fallout-9780062416162","title":"Radioactive: Marie \u0026 Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe National Book Award Finalist is now a major motion picture directed by Marjane Sartrapi, starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Vivid and ethereal.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eRadioactive\u003c\/em\u003e is quite unlike any book I have ever read--part history, part love story, part art work and all parts sheer imaginative genius.\"--Malcolm Gladwell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA visual journey into the life of Marie Curie, as told through the dazzling collage style of acclaimed author and artist Lauren Redniss.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadioactive\u003c\/em\u003e is the mesmerizing, landmark illustrated biography of Marie Curie, by acclaimed author and artist Lauren Redniss. Through brilliant visual storytelling, Redniss walks us through Curie's life, which was marked by extraordinary scientific discovery and dramatic personal trauma--from her complex working and romantic relationship with Pierre Curie, to their discovery of two new scientific elements, to Pierre's tragic death, to Marie's two Nobel Prizes. A haunting and wondrous portrait of one of history's most intriguing figures, \u003cem\u003eRadioactive \u003c\/em\u003ecombines archival photos, images, and clippings with dazzling line drawings and a compelling narrative to tell Curie's story. Far more than an art book or a graphic novel, \u003cem\u003e Radioactive\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning visual biography and a true work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedniss, Lauren:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLauren Redniss is the author of \u003cem\u003eCentury Girl: 100 years in the Life of Doris Eaton Travis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLast Living Star of the Ziegfeld Follies\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRadioactive: Marie \u0026amp; Pierre Curie\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Tale of Love and Fallout\u003c\/em\u003e, a finalist for the 2011 National Book Award for non fiction. Her writing and drawing has appeared in numerous publications including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, which nominated her work for the Pulitzer Prize. She was a fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars \u0026amp; Writers at the New York Public Library in 2008-2009 and became a New York Institute for the Humanities fellow in 2010. Beginning in 2012, she will be artist-in-residence at the American Museum of Natural History. She teaches at Parsons the New School for Design in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50720666517778,"sku":"9780062416162","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1da58693-2fd4-423c-9499-aaf13ce4b0d4.jpg?v=1734674354","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/radioactive-marie-pierre-curie-a-tale-of-love-and-fallout-9780062416162","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}