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  • The Spell of Italy

    Vacation, Magic, and the Attraction of Goethe

    by Richard Block ...
    Series series Kritik: German Literary Theory and Cultural Studies
    A study of the lure of Italy in German culture from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.Wearied by his life as an administrator at the Duke's court in Weimar, in 1786 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe departed unannounced in the middle of the night for what had been the destination of his imagination since childhood: Italy. His extended stay there dramatically affected his views of art, architecture, ... Read more

    $55.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Seeing Double

    by J Block Richard ...
    A psychologist and collector, Block has put his life's work, his enthusiasm, and his knowledge into this treasure trove of puzzles, illusions, and double diversions. Each page is guaranteed to surprise and delight, while celebrating the amazing flexibility and creativity of the human mind. and mind-bending illustrations that trick the eye into seeing two different images-and never both at the same ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Can You Believe Your Eyes?

    by J. Richard Block, Harold Yuker ...
    Published in 1989, Can You Believe Your Eyes? is a valuable contribution to the field of Psychotherapy. ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Self as Muse

    Narcissism and Creativity in the German Imagination 1750-1830

    by Alexander Mathas, Richard Block, Susan Gustafson, Gail K. Hart, Martin Klebes, Edgar Landgraf, Alexander Mathäs, F Corey Roberts, Ann Schmiesing, Fritz Breithaupt ...
    Series series Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650–1850
    While there are countless philosophical and psychological studies that focus on sources of the self, narcissism has found relatively little attention in a pre-Freudian context. The Self as Muse fills this gap by examining various aspects of narcissism and their significance for the outpouring of creativity in late eighteenth and nineteenth-century German literature.In many Eighteenth-century works ... Read more

    $91.59 USD

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    Discover the cognitive tools that lead to creative thinking and problem-solving with this "well-written and easy-to-follow" guide ( Library Journal).Explore the "thinking tools" of extraordinary people, from Albert Einstein and Jane Goodall to Mozart and Virginia Woolf, and learn how you can practice the same imaginative skills to become your creative best. With engaging narratives and examples, ... Read more

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  • Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

    The Definitive, 4th Edition

    by Betty Edwards ...
    A revised edition of the classic bestselling how to draw book. A life-changing book, this fully revised and updated edition of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is destined to inspire generations of readers and artists to come.Translated into more than seventeen languages, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used instructional drawing book. Whether you are ... Read more

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  • The Rise

    Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery

    by Sarah Lewis ...
    From celebrated art historian, curator, and teacher Sarah Lewis, a fascinating examination of how our most iconic creative endeavors—from innovation to the arts—are not achievements but conversions, corrections after failed attempts.The gift of failure is a riddle: it will always be both the void and the start of infinite possibility. The Rise—part investigation into a psychological mystery, part ... Read more

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  • How the Mind Works

    by Steven Pinker ...
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  • The Language Instinct

    How The Mind Creates Language

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    by alex trostanetskiy ...
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    $3.99 USD

  • Drawing on the Artist Within

    by Betty Edwards ...
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  • Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking

    by Daniel C. Dennett ...
    One of the world’s leading philosophers offers aspiring thinkers his personal trove of mind-stretching thought experiments.Over a storied career, Daniel C. Dennett has engaged questions about science and the workings of the mind. His answers have combined rigorous argument with strong empirical grounding. And a lot of fun.Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking offers seventy-seven of Dennett ... Read more

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