Young Ludwig: Wittgenstein's Life, 1889-1921
`Review from previous edition His account of the mutual impact of Wittgenstein and his Cambridge friends and mentors, particularly Russell, is uniformly brilliant ... McGuinness's book is indispensable reading.' A. J. Ayer, Sunday Times`Outstanding ... McGuinness's assessment of Wittgenstein's psychological nature semms in many ways profound.'' Galen Strawson, Observer`The first life of the philosopher to be worthy of its subject ... It must have been an intensely difficult task, which has been magnificently accomplished.' Michael Dummett, The Tablet`Will obviously become the standard biography in English ... a vivid picture of an extraordinarily interesting human being.' Anthony Storr, The Listener