Sparks of Genius

Creativity isn''t born it''s cultivated&;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 Michele 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 Michele Root-Bernstein 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).