Sparks of Genius - by Robert S Root-Bernstein & Michele M Root-Bernstein (Paperback)

About the Book

In this bold book, Robert and Michele Root-Bernstein vividly describe how geniuses from Albert Einstein and Richard Feynman to e.e. cummings and Isabel Allende use a common toolbox of mental skills to create new ideas and expressions in every area of the arts and sciences. Illustrations, photos.

Book Synopsis

Sparks of Genius is "a fascinating study of creativie thinking--mankind's greatest attribute" (Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape).

Creativity isn't born, it's cultivated--and this innovative guide distills the work of extraordinary artists and thinkers to show you how. All the imagination needs to be fruitful is exercise. Robert and Michèle Root-Bernstein identify the thinking tools employed by history's greatest creative minds--from Albert Einstein and Jane Goodall to Amadeus Mozart and Virginia Woolf--so that anyone with the right mix of inspiration and drive can set their own genius in motion.

With engaging narratives and ample illustrations, Robert and Michèle investigate cognitive tools as diverse as observing, imaging, recognizing patterns, modeling, playing, and more to provide "a clever, detailed and demanding fitness program for the creative mind" (Kirkus Reviews).

Review Quotes

"Every child is a diamond of potential genius. The Root-Bernsteins offer a looking glass for reflecting and polishing all the facets of brilliance." -- Michael J. Gelb, author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

"A fascinating study of creative thinking -- mankind's greatest attribute." -- Desmond Morris, zoologist, artist, and author of The Naked Ape