Subjects:  1. Cognitive Psychology    2. Creative Ability    3. Psychology    4. Cognition & cognitive psychology    5. Psychology & Psychiatry / Cognitive Psychology    6. Psychology | Social    7. Social, group or collective psychology   

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A great antidote to the misperception that the open source movement is about computers
If you think peer-to-peer collaboration is the exclusive province of 21st-century computer nerds, this hefty anthology will open your eyes to its precedents among indigenous cultures and its growing offshoots in pursuits as lofty as genomics and as mundane as proofreading.
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Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Computers - General Information    3. Creative Ability    4. Information Management    5. Intellectual Property - General    6. Management Information Systems    7. Media Studies    8. Social Aspects - General    9. Social Science    10. Sociology    11. History of ideas, intellectual history    12. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    13. Social Science / Media Studies   

Subjects:  1. Cognitive Psychology    2. Creative Ability    3. Creative ability in children    4. Creative thinking in children    5. Developmental - Child    6. Learning, Psychology of    7. Psychology    8. Cognition & cognitive psychology    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Development   

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great book
a wonderful book, very insightful essays about the complicated nostalgia for lost languages,"identity," citizenship and belonging that the contemporary global diaspora has left us with. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Creation (Literary, artistic,    2. Creative Ability    3. Creativity in literature    4. Emigration & Immigration    5. Exile (Punishment) in literatu    6. Exile (Punishment) in literature    7. Exiles in literature    8. General    9. Literary Criticism    10. Literature, Modern    11. Sociology    12. Sociology - Social Theory    13. Cultural studies    14. French    15. Nationalism    16. Theory of art   

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If you'r into th writing lif, a good read
This book is a little off my beaten path but was on vacation and looking for some writing inspiration and wasnt disappointed. The book is like a well written novel to me but it is non-fiction and had a smooth flow to the principals of the writing life through a creative side. It flowed well and took you through real life steps to a creative life. Enjoyed the book.

Uplifting and Inspiring
Judy Collins a well know performer and songwriter for the past 40 years offers her insights to the creative process in her newest book, Morning, Noon and Night: Living the Creative Life which I find to be a very worthwhile read.Not only does Ms.Collins talk about life as in the title of one of her famous songs, Both Sides Now, but she tells her life works from all of her various sides and accomplishments.
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Subjects:  1. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)    2. Creative Ability    3. Creativity    4. New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit    5. Self-Help    6. Spiritual    7. Spirituality - General    8. Biography: film, television & music    9. Body, Mind & Spirit / Spirituality / General    10. Rock & pop   

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the basics of creating visual art and much more
Cornell's well-structured course offers a satisfying combination of basics and exercises that serve to stimulate and encourage individual creativity. The instruction is suitable for beginners, but also has something to contribute for those whose study of art may be more advanced. Exercises guide the student through the basics of composition, painting, drawing, and creating with color pencils. Cornell's aim, however, goes beyond teaching the basics of art. The structure of the exercises includes meditation techniques designed to enhance creativity. Emphasis is placed on learning to use values from light to dark to create compositions that vibrate with light. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Creative Ability    2. Creativity    3. Drawing, Psychology of    4. General    5. Painting    6. Problems, exercises, etc    7. Psychological aspects    8. Psychology    9. Self-Help    10. Spirituality - General    11. Advice on careers & achieving success    12. Miscellaneous Items    13. Self-Help / General   

Subjects:  1. Aesthetics    2. Art and religion    3. Creative Ability    4. General    5. Philosophy    6. Religion    7. Religious   

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Subjects:  1. Cognitive Psychology    2. Creative Ability    3. Developmental - Child    4. Imagination in children    5. Psychology    6. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    7. COGNITION IN CHILDREN    8. Child & developmental psychology    9. Cognition & cognitive psychology    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Development   

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Anecdotal, not rigorous
Fitzgerald favors sweeping statements like "Wittgenstein was obviously the greatest philosopher of the 20th century," and often uses diagnostic criteria that are true of a majority of people, e.g. liking animals, liking music, being creative. For example, the posthumous diagnosis of Lewis Carroll might seem convtroversial, given that the Wired magazine Asperger's quiz, which is 30 questions long, has 2 of those questions focused on the ability to play make-believe (apparently, people with Asperger's tend to lack it). Furthermore, saying that people with AS "suffered unbearably" and can do things "a hundred times better than the average person" may raise hackles among both AS so-called "sufferers" and the general population.

Good read... shame about the premise.
This is a selection of mini biographies of famous artists, writers, musicians and painters that specifically looks for indications of Asperger syndrome from the available evidence about what sort of people they were. It was certainly very interesting reading but I am not sure about the hypothesis that autism and creativity are linked. For every great artist listed here how many are there that don't fit the diagnostic criteria of AS? Furthermore, the author often seems to just assume autism is the cause of the behaviours he describes, when he can't really know for certain... Historians and scientists beware, the lack of objectivity will leave you cringing. Despite this though I was engrossed from beginning to end and as a person who is diagnosed AS myself I felt better for discovering that, for whatever reason, many of these people faced similar difficulties to myself. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Artists    3. Asperger's syndrome    4. Authors    5. Autism    6. Creative Ability    7. General    8. Psychology    9. Psychopathology - General    10. Special Education - Gifted    11. Psychiatry    12. Theory of art   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Creative Ability    5. Creative ability in business    6. Creativity    7. Management - General    8. Organization Theory    9. Organizational effectiveness    10. Strategic Planning    11. Success in business    12. Business & Economics / Management    13. Management & management techniques   

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Spurred my burning interest in understanding the world's most powerful portable thinking machine located between my two ears!
This wonderful book was my first brain book that helped me to understand my learning, thinking & decision making preferences - my brain dominance, to be precise. It came with a valuable assessment tool, the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument. I felt very good after learning about my scored results (from the author's outfit in the United States) with the tool, which eventually allowed me to exploit my capabilities - & to overcome my limitations - in both professsional & personal terms.
New twist on Myers Brigg?
Probably not even a new twist.If you want a personality test that tells you the same thing, then the Myers Brigg Type Indicator is the most recognized 'test' available.This book rehashes the same materiel that has even more scientific data and analysis backing it up.
This book changed my life
This book is easy to read for either hemisphere dominant people.It is extremely useful for creative group projects and your personal life. Most definently a five star, must have book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Creative Ability    2. Psychology    3. Reference   

Subjects:  1. Creative Ability    2. Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Creative Ability    2. Psychology    3. Cognition & cognitive psychology    4. Psychology & Psychiatry / Creative Ability   

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Think Like a Genius by Todd Siler
The author presents some theoretical concepts relevant to the
I just don't get the system.
Ok, so after reading all the B.S., where is the system? A Mind Opener
This book helped me open my eyes and mind so much that I have decided to write my very first book review....It will truly help you make connections and find meaning in a lot of things that are common in everyday lives.The biggest lesson I learned from the book is that I should never take things for granted but ask questions as to why they are. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Creative Ability    2. Creative thinking    3. Education    4. General    5. Psychology    6. Study Skills    7. Education / General    8. Memory improvement & thinking techniques   

Subjects:  1. Art & Music Therapy    2. Composition    3. Creative Ability    4. General    5. Improvisation (Music)    6. Instruction and study    7. Music therapy    8. Music/Songbooks    9. Psychology    10. Psychotherapy - General    11. Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama)    12. Elements of music (eg harmony, melody, etc)    13. Specific disorders & therapies   

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Outlines the next 20 years of research in creativity
This will become a fundamental book for every researcher and practitioner who wishes to understand what creativity is about. It certainly does not contain all the answers (mostly still unknown), but it does present most of the relevant questions that will shape our understanding of this topic in the next two decades. Make a good investment and buy this book and/or look for these researchers' work online. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Creation (Literary, artistic,    2. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)    3. Creative Ability    4. Creative thinking    5. Group problem solving    6. Psychiatry - General    7. Psychology    8. Social Psychology    9. Social aspects    10. Cognition & cognitive psychology    11. Occupational & industrial psychology    12. Psychology & Psychiatry / Social Psychology    13. Psychology | Social    14. Social, group or collective psychology    15. Sociology, Social Studies   

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COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF COMPUTATION REVIVIFIED!
The past few decades have witnessed enormous growth in the field computer applications.Automation has entered almost every field of human endeavor.With new advances in Applied Electronics supplimented byinnovative Software designs,high end computing has been able to mimic humancapabilities if not replace them.With the development of ArtificialIntellegence applications,computers seem to simulate human decision makingcapabilities as well.All over the world Neural Network researchers areexploring the possibilities of creating an electronic nervous system whichthey think(strong AI) would replace human capability.This approach hasevoked the intrest of scientests from diverse fields likePsychology,Philosophy,Neurology,Cybernetics...giving birth to an entirelynew field called"Cognitive Science".As one explores deep into thehuman mind and the complex functionings of the brain the very termArtificial Intelligence seems to be a contradiction in terms,these days anewly coined term "Synthetic Intelligence" is much used whichclearly reflects the inter disciplinary nature of the field,here Dr.MervinMinsky's definition of AI holds good:"AI is the science of makingmachines do things that requires intelligence if done by humans".Dr.Margaret Boden has done extensive researchin the field of Cognitive Science at the University of Sussex and isconsidered as one of the greatest authorities in the field of Cognitiveaspects of computing.This isa very delicate area because it involves lotof moral,philosophical and ethical issues.In this pioneering work sheexamines creativity from the scientific perspective delving deep into theconceptual spaces of mind and goes on to propose with proven convictionsthat what is the need of the hour is the synthesis of Computational Modelsof Mind and Computer Designs inspired by the Biological Functionings of theHuman Machine.This calls forth for immense interdisciplinary interaction atall levels.While advocating ths she does not forget the essentialunderlying reality of consciousness,the charm and wonder of spontaneouscreativity.Dr.Boden's work removes the walls that seperate different fieldsof scientific pursuits.I'm just reminded of Dr.john Snyder'swords.."If one were to build a computer with as many electronicinterconnections as we have in the human brain,that computer will occupythe whole area of the state of Texas!". Dr.Boden approaches theessential gift of being human ie:Human Creativity with deep reverence andprecisely for this very reason we get to understand in scientific terms thebest in us and machines! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Artificial Intelligence    2. Creative Ability    3. Psychology    4. Science/Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Cognitive Psychology    2. Creative Ability    3. Creativeness    4. Psychology    5. Psychology & Psychiatry / Cognitive Psychology   

Editorial Review

Psychologist David Anderegg has written a fascinating book about the worries that wake parents up at night. His confrontational premise is, "Worry reveals very much about the parent and very little about the child." Rather than view a child through the prism of a parent's anxiety, Anderegg focuses parents on their child's unique temperament. He surveys our culture andchild-development literature, asking searching, nettlesome questions. For example, why do Americans feel so invaded by their own cultural products? Among his targets are parents who read too much and those who view their children's college acceptance as a parental final exam. Each chapter outlines how parents may be overreacting to issues such as school violence and offers insightful ideas for parents to try at home. Anderegg is at his best in a brilliant chapter about drugs. Here, he explores the unresolved authority issues of boomer parents who are grieving about their current "uncool" state. Although the subject of sexuality is curiously underplayed, Anderegg's prickly ideas and practical suggestions will gain this book a wide, well-deserved readership. Read more

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THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BOOK FOR OUR TIMES
I wish all parents would read this book! Both they and their children would be happier if they did. I am an older adult whose children are grown, and I see my younger friends with children making life much harder for themselves than it needs to be. I am sorry the negative term "overparenting" is in the title, because I want to buy a whole bunch to give away but am concerned it could be seen as a criticism.(Couldn't it just be: "Worried all the Time: Being a Parent in an Age of Anxiety"?) However the content of the book itself is incredibly generous and reassuring to parents who just want the best for their kids. Nowhere have I seen such an interface between the personal aspects of childrearing and the specific challenges presented by today's society, such as drugs, TV and video games, school violence, etc. Anderegg cuts through all the confusion generated by the conflicting messages the media sends us every day and is clear about the ways parents can choose to make their lives--and their children's--easier and more satisfying. "Worried all the Time" is also a compelling read for those without immediate childrearing interests because of Anderegg's perspective on our current culture.

I loved this book!
Considering that my youngest child just graduated from high school, it's too bad that Dr. Anderegg didn't write this book 15 years sooner! Nonetheless, his discussion of the emotional dynamics of the college application and college choice process was itself worth the price of admission. With that topic as well as others, Dr. Anderegg does a particularly good job of getting the reader to admit to sometimes acting on less than flattering motivations -- without feeling like a bad person! The payoff for these perhaps painful insights is that one pole of the emotional magnet that keeps many an inner conflict spinning can be thus be identified and - horray! -- turned off. His discussion of the three principles of good parenting - moderate firmness, empathy, and goodness of fit - was an enlightening roundup of theory and research, and enormously reassuring. Dr. Anderegg is especially skilled at distilling recent academic research -- for example, regarding drug use, school violence, adolescent sexual behavior, substitute child care -- and bringing that knowledge to bear on the day-to-day dilemmas and arguments that we all have with our kids, our spouses, and with ourselves. He does an especially good job of pointing out how a given statistic could be and often is interpreted to support opposing positions, and noting when the research data are firm and when the academic jury is still out. All of this is accomplished with a wonderful dry wit and a clear sense of fellowship with us parents. right on the money
I felt like Anderegg was talking directly to me and all my friends and relatives.We have become so worried about every little decision, torturing ourselves over choosing the right school, choosing the right sports team, choosing the right pediatrician, not to mention whether our children are smart enough/athletic enough/social enough/successful enough to succeed in this terrifying world.Enough already! I'm ready to spend some time just enjoying my kids, and I really like the advice the author gives about how to take a deep breath, give our kids some sorely needed independence, and give ourselves a break! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anxiety    2. Anxiety in children    3. Creative Ability    4. Family & Relationships    5. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    6. Family/Marriage    7. General    8. Parenting    9. Parenting - General    10. Psychological aspects    11. Advice on parenting    12. Family & Relationships / General    13. Marriage, family & other relationships    14. Psychology   

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Fascinating!
Landrum has figured out 8 key behavioral traits critical to success that the truly great possess -- and says they can be learned.His descriptions of great people according to these traits, such as charisma, self-confidence, drive and intuition are fascinating and illuminating.He doesn't hold back on what the downside of some of these traits are, and some of those descriptions were sobering.A taxonomy of "greatness," it's a wonderful read.It's worth reading just to know that when he considered starting Disneyland, Disney had to go against the recommendations of his Board of Directors and experts such as the Stanford Research Institute.All the reasons they gave why the park would fail, turned out to be the reasons why it succeeded.Uh oh!

This is a GREAT Book
This is an exta ordinary book, which opened my eyes. It taught me that greatness is learned not inherited.Also it tells you the eight keys that can make one great. This book is inspirational and most importantly it teaches everyone who is ready to listen, how to become great..Invesment well worth..

One of the best books that i've read
This is definetly one of the best books that i've read so far. It has made me see things about myself in a different light. Truly amazing. I recommend it to everyone out there. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Case studies    2. Creative Ability    3. Inspiration & Personal Growth    4. New Age (Self Help)    5. New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit    6. Personal Growth - Success    7. Psychological aspects    8. Self-Help    9. Success    10. Popular psychology