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Einstein is famous for his monumental work on special and general relativity, but is not as well-known for his valiant efforts in the interest of world peace and good will among men. The editor hopes that this book will inspire us to do our own share for the cause of world peace. This is an excellent book, and provides a glimpse into the second thing that was close to Einstein's heart.

Einstein on Peace is one of the best and most important books I ever read. It is a thematic biography of one of the greatest humans and great humanitarians in all of history. One would benefit from reading other biographies and collections of Einstein, and Einstein's writings such as Ideas and Opinions - and my favorite book on his theories is Lincoln Barnett's 'Universe and Dr. Einstein' written for the general reader over 60 years ago. Einstein's struggles with war and peace and his role - both through his theories [e.g. basis for nuclear weapons] and actions [one of the great pacifists of the 20th century] are on the level of the greatest Greek tragedies. As Russell said in his introduction 50 years ago, and still accurate today - if people and leaders would listen to Einstein's advice, our world could hope for not only a much less apocolyptic future, but perhaps ...peace.