"Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my the longing for love, the search for knowledge & the unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither & thither...over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair."-- Bertrand Russell Champion of intellectual, social & sexual freedom, campaigner for peace, for civil & human rights, Russell remains one of the greatest & most complex controversial figures of the 20th century. His childhood, bitterly lonely, was rich in experience. His adulthood was spent grappling with both his own beliefs & the problems of the universe & humankind, & the pursuit of love & permanent happiness which resulted in five marriages. This new edition of his Autobiography, shares a life of incredible variety, & is told with vigor, charm & total frankness.Volume 1, 1872-1914: Little Brown & Company 1967Volume 2, 1914-44: Little Brown & Company 1968Volume 3, 1944-69: Simon & Schuster 1969
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