Escape from Wonder – The brilliant life of Albert Einstein between violins, compasses, and missing socks

This book won’t create a genius. And no —it won’t try to sell that old story that anyone can become one either.

It’s not a typical biography. It’s not a science book. And it’s definitely not a dry collection of trivia. What it is, is an attempt to step—curiously, playfully—into the mind and heart of Albert Einstein. A lot has already been said about him (some of it true, some… not so much). But what Einstein still has to offer us goes far beyond equations. He can teach us how to think for the sheer joy of it. How to joke, to rebel, to daydream without guilt. How to live without socks, make peace, stick out our tongues, think outside the box, admit when we’re wrong—and above all, how to give the impossible a fighting chance. This is a messy, unconventional portrait of a life guided not just by intellect, but by irony, wild imagination, and a deep refusal to bow to prejudice or authority. It’s the story of a man who, to the very end, held on to one rare and beautiful gift:
the ability to be amazed. Because wonder, at its core, is simply a question… waiting for an answer.

• An unconventional portrait of a man who lived guided not only by intelligence, but also by irony, boundless imagination, and a deep resistance to all forms of prejudice.
• The story of someone who held on, until the very end, to a rare and precious gift: the ability to be amazed.