Uncommon Genius: How Great Ideas are BornThe author interviewed 40 winners of the coveted MacArthur Foundation Fellowships--the so-called "genius awards"--to write this thought-provoking, absorbing, literate guide to the birth of creativity. |
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... tell my parents . They had to call an aunt and uncle who lived nearby to take me to the hospital ; we didn't own a car . I was placed on the couch until they came . In all , I spent three and a half months in the hospital and had four ...
... tell my parents . They had to call an aunt and uncle who lived nearby to take me to the hospital ; we didn't own a car . I was placed on the couch until they came . In all , I spent three and a half months in the hospital and had four ...
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... tell other people about living right . I teach workshops . I have no secrets . If I can make it easier for someone than it was for me , I'm happy to do it . I share everything I know . " He pauses a moment , his grave , dark , watchful ...
... tell other people about living right . I teach workshops . I have no secrets . If I can make it easier for someone than it was for me , I'm happy to do it . I share everything I know . " He pauses a moment , his grave , dark , watchful ...
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... tell you it came from my havin ' to care for all these people around me . Without these people what would I be ? Zee - rrr - ooo , and I'm the first to know it . I don't know why some people can't recognize that . They're always talkin ...
... tell you it came from my havin ' to care for all these people around me . Without these people what would I be ? Zee - rrr - ooo , and I'm the first to know it . I don't know why some people can't recognize that . They're always talkin ...
Contents
TALENT AND THE LONG HAUL | 1 |
TAKING ON RISK | 16 |
INVESTING YOUR WORK WITH A VISION | 83 |
Copyright | |
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