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9%OFFBurstein, Julie; Andersen, Kurt - Spark - 9780061732393 - V9780061732393
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Spark

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Description for Spark Paperback. Suitable for the aspiring writers and artists, this title traces the roots of some of the twenty-first century's most influential and creative thinkers, including Joyce Carol Oates, Yo-Yo Ma, David Milch, Isabel Allende, and Joshua Redman. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; VSP; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
How did Richard Ford's cat influence his work as a novelist? How is Chuck Close's portraiture driven by his inability to remember faces? What pivotal moment helped Rosanne Cash understand the healing power of the stage? Creativity is an elusive subject. We enjoy its fruits-movies, novels, paintings, songs-but rarely are we privy to what happens in the creative process. In "Spark", Julie Burstein traces the roots of some of the twenty-first century's most influential and creative 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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061732393
SKU
V9780061732393
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About Burstein, Julie; Andersen, Kurt
Julie Burstein is a Peabody Award-winning radio producer and TED speaker. Julie designed Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen for Public Radio International, and led the creative team at WNYC for many years. She's the host of Pursuit of Spark, conversations about creative approaches to the possibilities, challenges, and pleasures of everyday life.

Reviews for Spark
"Spark is a beautiful book, enjoyable and filled with life...You will find yourself contemplating the origin of the little lights, the sparks, which show themselves only when someone special looks within."
Philadelphia Inquirer "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 Linchpin "Through ... Read more

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