In this fascinating and beautifully documented biography, Roger Highfield and Paul Carter reveal a whole new Einstein and challenge us to question the mysteries of the Einstein myth. At the same time, new facts in no way detract from the greatness of the genius in the eyes of the reader, but rather enhance our surprise and admiration that a person with such shortcomings and minor weaknesses as mere mortals was able to create a theory that revolutionized the idea of the Universe. CONTENTS: From the publisher 5Chapter 1. Family secrets in a shoebox 7Chapter 2. First love and mother number two 15Chapter 3. Albert and Mileva u003d Johnny and Dolly 48Chapter 4. An unemployed teacher with a pregnant bride 79Chapter 5. Did the theory of relativity have a co-author 116Chapter 6. The dirtier a nation, the more resilient it is 156Chapter 7. I need someone to love 191Chapter 8. The struggle for divorce during the war 222Chapter 9. A superstar in the halo of holiness 247Chapter 10. One son is a hydraulic engineer, another is a schizophrenic, and a brother-in-law is a histologist in Saratov 284Chapter 11. I can die without the help of doctors 316Chapter 12. Executors against researchers: the 25-year war 355