Sparks Of Genius

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 tool box of mental skills to create new ideas and expressions in every area of the arts and sciences. The authors assure us that the interests of many imaginative thinkers matured slowly, and they suggest activities to help all of us produce our best and most gratifying work now.
Readers who have been excited by Howard Gardner's books on multiple intelligences and Daniel Goleman's national bestseller Emotional Intelligences will eagerly respond to Imagine That!: Tools for Thinking Creatively. Heavily illustrated, the book will find a receptive audience among all those interested in creativity and education, people who are in school or who have children, and anyone contemplating a career change.