{"product_id":"spark-pb-paperback","title":"Spark PB - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Burstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKurt Andersen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book about joy, drive and art, work that we're all capable of if we'll only commit.\" --Seth Godin, author of \u003cem\u003eLinchpin\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic Radio International's Julie Burstein, creator of the award-winning program \u003cem\u003eStudio 360\u003c\/em\u003e, along with its host Kurt Andersen, offers a rare, fascinating glimpse into some of the 21st century's greatest creative minds--from Yo-Yo Ma and Robert Plant to Mira Nair and Chuck Close, to David Milch and Joyce Carol Oates, to Rosanne Cash and beyond. Fans of Malcolm Gladwell's \u003cem\u003eOutliers\u003c\/em\u003e, Daniel Pink's \u003cem\u003eA Whole New Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, Rosamund Zander's \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Possibility\u003c\/em\u003e, and Lynda Barry's \u003cem\u003eWhat It Is\u003c\/em\u003e will be enthralled and electrified by this unique look at the creative process of the world's most talented and prolific artists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreativity is an elusive subject. We enjoy its fruits--movies, novels, paintings, songs--but rarely are we privy to what happens during the creative process. In \u003cem\u003eSpark\u003c\/em\u003e, Julie Burstein traces the roots of some of the twenty-first century's most influential and creative artists and thinkers, including Joyce Carol Oates, Yo-Yo Ma, David Milch, Isabel Allende, and Joshua Redman. Burstein pulls back the curtain to reveal the sources of these artists' inspiration and the processes that bring their work into being. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreativity is integral to business, parenting, education, science, and, perhaps most poignantly, our personal relationships. Rarely do books on creativity illuminate \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e inspire; this marvelous volume will help you find a spark of your own. \u003c\/p\u003e--Detroit Free Press\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreativity is an elusive subject. We enjoy its fruits--movies, novels, paintings, songs--but rarely are we privy to what happens during the creative process. In \u003cem\u003eSpark\u003c\/em\u003e, Julie Burstein traces the roots of some of the twenty-first century's most influential and creative artists and thinkers, including Joyce Carol Oates, Yo-Yo Ma, David Milch, Isabel Allende, and Joshua Redman. Burstein pulls back the curtain to reveal the sources of these artists' inspiration and the processes that bring their work into being. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreativity is integral to business, parenting, education, science, and, perhaps most poignantly, our personal relationships. Rarely do books on creativity illuminate \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e inspire; this marvelous volume will help you find a spark of your own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135889838215,"sku":"9780061732393","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2a91ddd5adcf590234dd5a774f58c220_fd67e869-6857-4fc9-bf6d-1286036d1629.webp?v=1738580241","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/spark-pb-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}