Radioactive

<p><strong>The National Book Award Finalist is now a major motion picture directed by Marjane Sartrapi starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley.</strong></p><p><strong>Vivid and ethereal.--<em>The</em> <em>New York Times</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Radioactive</em> 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</strong></p><p><strong>A visual journey into the life of Marie Curie as told through the dazzling collage style of acclaimed author and artist Lauren Redniss.</strong></p><p><em>Radioactive</em> 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 <em>Radioactive </em>combines 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 <em> Radioactive</em> is a stunning visual biography and a true work of art.</p><br/>