Uncommon genius
how great ideas are born
by Denise G. Shekerjian
- 7 Want to read
- 1 Currently reading
Everyone from the budding entrepreneur to the weekend writer is looking for a great idea. Even Friedrich Nietzsche said that "ideas come when "they" want, not when "I" want." But where do great ideas come from? In this searching look into the essence of creativity, forty winners of the coveted MacArthur Foundation Fellowship - the so-called "genius award" - provide a glimpse inside their own experience of the creative process. Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould, opera director Peter Sellars, poets Joseph Brodsky and Brad Leithauser, social scientists Robert Coles and Sarah Lawrence Lightfoot, and others in fields as diverse as filmmaking, carpentry, and anthropology reveal how they sneak up on creativity. Blending conversation, theory, and examples from literature and life, this absorbing, thought-provoking book will also show you how to harness the creative spark in your life.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
|
aaaa
|
2
|
cccc
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-235) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Source records
- Scriblio MARC record
- Ithaca College Library MARC record
- Internet Archive item record
- Library of Congress MARC record
- marc_openlibraries_phillipsacademy MARC record
- amazon.com record
- Library of Congress MARC record
- Better World Books record
- Promise Item
- marc_nuls MARC record
- Harvard University record
Work Description
Interviews with forty winners of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowships on the subject of creativity.
Links outside Open Library
Community Reviews (0)
Lists
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?