The Wizard of Menlo Park, (Paperback)

from nosajeel

Wasn't the best biography, a bit matter-of-fact, and way, way too hagiographic about its subject.

from matthew254

The Wizard of Menlo Park. Thomas Edison fascinates me. This book did not. It's essentially a regurgitation of letters and newspaper articles about the man. As other readers have pointed out, that in and of itself wouldn't be so terrible if each chapter didn't follow the same predictable pattern; ...

from tloeffler

Excellent biography of Edison. Not sugar-coated, but even-handed.

from jasonlf

Wasn't the best biography, a bit matter-of-fact, and way, way too hagiographic about its subject. 

from bke

Fast paced, shows the inventor's flaws (which were many, especially as a business man) and his abilities. Interesting how the inventor could not see what would become the most common uses of his inventions, losing out financially thereby.