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English
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This multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history. Historian Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius, as the one-term congressman rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals to become president. When Lincoln emerged as the victor at the Republican National Convention, his rivals were dismayed. Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
Shows how the most creative minds in science used tools that can help us improve our creative abilities. Geniuses are not omnipotent. They are just very skilled at employing the creativity toolbox highlighted in this book, including finding the right question, observation, analogy, changing point of view, dissection, reorganization, the power of groups, and frame shifting.
4) In the mind's eye: creative visual thinkers, gifted dyslexics, and the rise of visual technologies
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A classic in its field, In the Mind's Eye still stands alone as a uniquely compelling argument for the importance of visual thinking as well as the high creative potential of individuals with dyslexia or other learning difficulties. Thomas G. West features eleven portraits of famous individuals with learning difficulties (including Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison), as well as profiles of two dyslexic scientists known for their ability to generate,...
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