Overview
Sparks of Genius is ""a fascinating study of creativie thinking—mankind's greatest attribute"" (Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape). Creativity isn't born, it's cultivated—and this innovative guide distills the work of extraordinary artists and thinkers to show you how. All the imagination needs to be fruitful is exercise. Robert and Michèle Root-Bernstein identify the thinking tools employed by history's greatest creative minds—from Albert Einstein and Jane Goodall to Amadeus Mozart and Virginia Woolf—so that anyone with the right mix of inspiration and drive can set their own genius in motion. With engaging narratives and ample illustrations, Robert and Michèle investigate cognitive tools as diverse as observing, imaging, recognizing patterns, modeling, playing, and more to provide ""a clever, detailed and demanding fitness program for the creative mind"" (Kirkus Reviews).
Full Product Details
Author: Robert S. Root-Bernstein ,
Robert Scott Root-Bernstein
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.469kg
ISBN: 9780618127450
ISBN 10: 0618127453
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 09 August 2001
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Every child is a diamond of potential genius. The Root-Bernsteins offer a looking glass for reflecting and polishing all the facets of brilliance. -- Michael J. Gelb, author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci A fascinating study of creative thinking -- mankind's greatest attribute. -- Desmond Morris, zoologist, artist, and author of The Naked Ape--No Source
Every child is a diamond of potential genius. The Root-Bernsteins offer a looking glass for reflecting and polishing all the facets of brilliance. -- Michael J. Gelb, author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci A fascinating study of creative thinking -- mankind's greatest attribute. -- Desmond Morris, zoologist, artist, and author of The Naked Ape --
Author Information
ROBERT and MICHÈLE ROOT-BERNSTEIN have been studying and consulting on creativity for more than a decade. Robert, a professor of physiology at Michigan State University and the winner of a MacArthur Fellowship, has also written Discovering: Inventing and Solving Problems at the Frontiers of Scientific Knowledge. Michèle, an award-winning historian, has written about and taught history and creative writing. Together the Root-Bernsteins are the authors of Honey, Mud, Maggots, and Other Medical Marvels.
