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2010
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Johnson addresses an urgent and universal question: What sparks the flash of brilliance? How does groundbreaking innovation happen? He provides the complete, exciting, and encouraging story of how the ideas are born that push careers, lives, society, and culture forward.
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©1970, 1973
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300 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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"This book is intended for use both at home and at school. At school the emphasis has traditionally always been on vertical thinking which is effective but incomplete. This book is about lateral thinking which is the process of using information to bring about creativity and insight restructuring. Lateral thinking can be learned, practiced and used. It is impossible to acquire skill in it just as it is possible to acquire skill in mathematics."--From...
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Pub. Date
2012
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xx, 279 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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"New York Times"-bestselling author Lehrer ("How We Decide") introduces readers to musicians, graphic artists, poets, and bartenders to show how they can use science to be more imaginative and make their cities, their companies, and their culture more creative.
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The coauthor of the "best economics blog in the universe" offers a guide to success in a radically new hyper-networked age. The way we think is changing more rapidly than it has in a very long time. Not since the Industrial Revolution has a man-made creation--in this case, the World Wide Web--so greatly influenced the way our minds work and our human potential. Cowen argues that we are breaking down cultural information into ever-smaller tidbits,...
9) Creative strength training: prompts, exercises and personal stories for encouraging artistic genius
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Pub. Date
[2016]
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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“Artists and athletes alike benefit from strength training. Building creative stamina takes encouragement, mentoring, and regular practice. In Creative Strength Training, you'll discover powerful strategies that combine writing and hands-on art-making to overcome creative stumbling blocks, develop a unique voice and make creating art a regular habit.”--provided by Amazon.com.
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Pub. Date
p2012
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6 sound discs (7 hr., 13 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Seth Godin challenges listeners to find the courage to treat their work as a form of art. Godin uses the legend of Icarus flying near the sun and meeting his demise to illustrate his point, but he points out a forgotten aspect of the myth--fly too low and close to the water and you will sink--an aspect he believes is more dangerous in business. Godin argues that aiming too low and conforming is more fatal to productivity, and he challenges listeners...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Consigue lo que te propongas: tú eres el motor transformador de tu vida. Si tienes dificultades para resolver un desafío o alcanzar tus sueños, tú no eres el problema. La cuestión es que aún no has incorporado esta poderosa creencia: todo tiene solución. Tanto si estás en un trabajo que no te hace feliz, como si tienes una adicción y quieres superarla o simplemente no tienes ritmo para bailar y te encantaría aprender, Marie Forleo te mostrará...
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"Each year about 28 million Americans begin a search for a new job. Many more live in the age of the permanent job search, their online profiles eternally awaiting a better offer. Job seekers are more mobile and better informed than ever, aspiring to work for employers offering an appealing culture, a robust menu of perks, and opportunities for personal fulfillment and advancement. The result is that millions of applications stream to the handful...
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2015.
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"From Academy Award-nominated producer Brian Grazer and acclaimed business journalist Charles Fish man comes a brilliantly entertaining peek into the weekly "curiosity conversations" that have inspired Grazer to create some of America's favorite and iconic movies and television shows--from 24 to A Beautiful Mind. For decades, film and TV producer Brian Grazer has scheduled a weekly "curiosity conversation" with an accomplished stranger. From scientists...
18) Cone dog
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
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"One day, Emma the dog leaves the vet with a mysterious cone fastened around her neck. How did it get there? And why does it look like a lampshade? It dulls her digging and makes Garson the fashionable greyhound gawk at her. After several fruitless escape maneuvers, Emma sulks and accepts that the cone isn't coming off. But Emma soon discovers by a happy accident that her cone is perfect for catching the balls her human throws, and she realizes the...
19) Drawing outdoors
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Maybe your school has a playground, gym, computers, and a library. But at this school in a faraway mountain range, things are a little different. There's a blackboard, some chairs ... and not much else. But with the help of an extraordinary teacher and a little imagination, anything is possible! The students in this spirited picture book spend their days drawing dinosaurs outdoors. They draw astounding, spectacular creatures that come to life before...
20) Sir Ladybug: 1
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Series
Sir Ladybug volume 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
68 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Ladies and gentlebugs, presenting the duke of the dandelion patch, champion of truth and justice, the one, the only--Sir Ladybug! Sir Ladybug never shies away from a quest, even when he'd rather be playing a video game or baking a cake. So when a caterpillar needs rescuing from a "monster" (a hungry chickadee), Sir Ladybug and his trusty friends--his herald, a roly-poly named Pell, and his squire, a snail named Sterling--hatch the perfect (delicious)...
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