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Highlights
- Unleash your creative potential.Michael J. Gelb, bestselling author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, draws upon history's most revolutionary minds to help you unleash your own creativity.
- Author(s): Michael J Gelb
- 384 Pages
- Self Improvement, Creativity
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About the Book
Everyone is born with the potential for genius, according to Gelb. In "Discover Your Genius, " Gelb draws upon a wellspring of imagination from the minds of ten of history's greatest geniuses including Plato, Filippo Brunelleschi, Christopher Columbus, Nicholas Copernicus, Queen Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, and others.Book Synopsis
Unleash your creative potential.Michael J. Gelb, bestselling author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, draws upon history's most revolutionary minds to help you unleash your own creativity. With fascinating biographies of all ten geniuses, personal self-assessments, and practical exercises, this book is the key to unlocking the genius inside you!
- Plato -- Deepening your love of wisdom
- Filippo Brunelleschi -- Expanding your perspective
- Christopher Columbus -- Strengthening your vision, optimism, and courage
- Nicolaus Copernicus -- Reorganizing your vision of the world
- Queen Elizabeth I -- Wielding your power with balance and effectiveness
- William Shakespeare -- Cultivating your emotional intelligence
- Thomas Jefferson -- Celebrating your freedom in the pursuit of happiness
- Charles Darwin -- Developing your powers of observation and cultivating an open mind
- Mahatma Gandhi -- Applying the principles of spiritual genius to harmonize spirit, mind, and body
- Albert Einstein -- Unleashing your imagination and "combinatory play"
Review Quotes
"Gelb shows his own genius in making the past relevant." -- USA Today
"Gelb is undoubtedly an engaging guide with an appealing approach to self-help." -- Publishers Weekly
"Captivating, playful and profound, [Gelb] guides you to the fulfillment of your dreams for a richer life." -- Debbie Ford, best selling author of The Secrets of the Shadow
"Discover Your Genius is a rich repast, and one certain to expand the reader's mind and mettle." -- Jean Houston, author of A Mythic Life
"Insightful . . . Engaging, inspiring, and informative." -- --Jennings Wagoner, Ph.D., University of Virginia, Curry School of Education
"[Gelb has] the graceful ability to synthesis masses of material into accessible prose without sacrificing historical context." -- --Carole Fungaroli Sargent, Ph.D., Georgetown University, Department of English