creative ability

When the friend with whom he has enjoyed tea and conversation each day goes off to sea, a talented hat maker devises a creative way to make new friends.

Explores the accomplishments of Bell Telephone Laboratories as well as the methods they used to develop new ideas and projects.

Presents exercises and practical advice to help artists gain confidence in their work, enhance their creativity, and improve their drawing skills.

Presents the author's recollection of her father's wisdom and teachings from her childhood and early adulthood as well as a discussion of the life lessons he imparted on her.

Looks at the creative personality, presenting tools for self-evaluation, essays from people who have been successful in finding their dream jobs, and a listing with descriptions of over 200 creative jobs.

Analyzes traditional literature concerning creativity and presents the solution that creative responses evolve through a series of conscious steps.

Describes the three personality types that the author refers to as Edison-trait personalities, or children who think divergently; discusses how they can be reached in the classroom; and establishes a link between these personality types and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Presents a collection of essays that ruminate on the distinction between art and science--how humanists and scientists perceivec the world--with in-depth portraits of famous thinkers such as Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, and Edward Teller.