Notebooks of the Mind: Explorations of Thinking

by Vera John-Steiner

Other authorsHoward E. Gruber (Foreword)
Paperback, 1987

Status

Available

Call number

153.35

Collection

Publication

Harper Perennial (1987), Paperback, 277 pages

Description

An account of the human mind that uses a combination of personal accounts and laboratory studies of thought process to cover topics such as the importance of childhood mentor figures; the lengthy apprenticeship of the talented person; and the development of self-expression.

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Interesting perspective to creativity or how we create something out of our minds. The visual representation is an important part of the book and how ideas can formulated to generate new ideas. Very interesting, condense and opening the door to new knowledge. The only drawback is the lack of visual
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representation of the notebooks form the interviewed people...
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1985

Physical description

264 p.; 7.8 inches

ISBN

0060970847 / 9780060970840
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