Title: Genius Author: Steven T. Seagle Publisher: First Second Publication Date: July 9, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-1596432635 128 pp. ARC provided by publisher via Netgalley Genius , written by Steven T. Seagle and illustrated by Teddy Kristiansen, is a quiet book. A book, at times, of quiet desperation. Ted is a bona fide genius, the wunderkind that skipped grades and is expected to make a mark. Except now Ted is middle-aged and never really fulfilled all those high expectations. Ted still wants to make his mark. In fact, he needs to or he'll lose his job and his insurance, right when his wife needs some serious medical treatment. So when his father-in-law, in an Alzheimer's muddle, mentions that he used to be Einstein's bodyguard and Einstein once told him a BIG SECRET, Ted thinks his luck has changed. If only Ted can pry the secret from the lost memories of his father-in-law. But the book isn't really about Einstein's BIG SECRET. The book is about ...
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