Ideas and Opinions

New York: Bonanza Books (c.1954) Later Print. Based on Mein Weltbild, edited by Carl Seelig, and other sources. New translation and revisions by Sonja Bargmann. "Great thoughts of a great man, assembled for the first time into one volume"...The Saturday Review. Here is the most definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Professor Einstein himself. It ranges from earilest days to the moment of this book; from such subjects as relativity, atomic war or peace, religion and science, to human rights, economics and government. The sources for this collection are previously published books, articles, speeches, letters and statements made here and abroad and pieces never before published. After the publisher's note, the book is made up of five parts. Part I : Ideas and Opinions.... about education, freedom, friends, religion, etc. Part II: On Politics, Government and Pacifism. Part III : On the Jewish People. Part IV : On Germany. Part V : Contributions to science which was annotated by Valentine Bargmann, Professor of Mathematical Physics at Princeton University. Professor Bargmann wrote an illuminating introduction to the scientific section. Gilt title print to spine. Name to ffep. An extremely bright book in a photo illustrated dust jacket. Photo portrait of Albert Einstein by Philippe Halsman.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.