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How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Author : Michael J. Gelb

Publisher : Dell

Page : 336 pages

File Size : 40,6 MB

Release : 2009-10-21

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 0307573524

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This inspiring and inventive guide teaches readers how to develop their full potential by following the example of the greatest genius of all time, Leonardo da Vinci. Acclaimed author Michael J. Gelb, who has helped thousands of people expand their minds to accomplish more than they ever thought possible, shows you how. Drawing on Da Vinci's notebooks, inventions, and legendary works of art, Gelb introduces Seven Da Vincian Principles—the essential elements of genius—from curiosità, the insatiably curious approach to life to connessione, the appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things. With Da Vinci as your inspiration, you will discover an exhilarating new way of thinking. And step-by-step, through exercises and provocative lessons, you will harness the power—and awesome wonder—of your own genius, mastering such life-changing abilities as: •Problem solving •Creative thinking •Self-expression •Enjoying the world around you •Goal setting and life balance •Harmonizing body and mind Drawing on Da Vinci's notebooks, inventions, and legendary works of art, acclaimed author Michael J. Gelb, introduces seven Da Vincian principles, the essential elements of genius, from curiosita, the insatiably curious approach to life, to connessione, the appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things. With Da Vinci as their inspiration, readers will discover an exhilarating new way of thinking. Step-by-step, through exercises and provocative lessons, anyone can harness the power and awesome wonder of their own genius, mastering such life-changing skills as problem solving, creative thinking, self-expression, goal setting and life balance, and harmonizing body and mind.



The Art of Connection

Author : Michael J. Gelb

Publisher : New World Library

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 45,99 MB

Release : 2017-08-15

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1608684490

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These days, it's often easier to avoid face-to-face contact in favor of technological shortcuts. But as Michael Gelb argues in this compelling, entertaining book, the meaningful relationships that come from real interaction are the key to creating innovative ideas and solving our most intractable problems. In The Art of Connection, Gelb offers readers seven methods of developing this essential rapport in their professional and personal lives. Each chapter covers specific techniques and illustrates them with memorable stories, relevant scientific research, and hands-on exercises that allow readers to apply their new skills. Most important, Gelb reminds us that developing rapport with others is not just a business tool to enhance productivity but a valuable end in itself. He guides us to cultivate the skills we all need to deepen our relationships, broaden our humanity, and transform our lives.



Discover Your Genius

Author : Michael J. Gelb

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 371 pages

File Size : 31,84 MB

Release : 2009-03-17

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 0061743321

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Unleash your creative potential. Michael J. Gelb, bestselling author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, draws upon history's most revolutionary minds to help you unleash your own creativity. With fascinating biographies of all ten geniuses, personal self-assessments, and practical exercises, this book is the key to unlocking the genius inside you! Plato -- Deepening your love of wisdom Filippo Brunelleschi -- Expanding your perspective Christopher Columbus -- Strengthening your vision, optimism, and courage Nicolaus Copernicus -- Reorganizing your vision of the world Queen Elizabeth I -- Wielding your power with balance and effectiveness William Shakespeare -- Cultivating your emotional intelligence Thomas Jefferson -- Celebrating your freedom in the pursuit of happiness Charles Darwin -- Developing your powers of observation and cultivating an open mind Mahatma Gandhi -- Applying the principles of spiritual genius to harmonize spirit, mind, and body Albert Einstein -- Unleashing your imagination and "combinatory play"



Da Vinci Decoded

Author : Michael J. Gelb

Publisher : Delacorte Press

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 20,38 MB

Release : 2004-09-28

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 0440335205

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Author Michael Gelb ignited the current fascination with all things Da Vinci with his runaway bestseller, How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day. Just as that book showed readers how to use the seven Da Vincian principles to develop their creative potential, his new book, Da Vinci Decoded, will help you use the same principles to cultivate your spiritual potential. Wonder. Appreciation. Awareness. Wholeness…In the Western world of the fifteenth century, these personal qualities were all boldly embodied in one extraordinary man. From art to botany, anatomy to mechanics, Da Vinci was a profoundly original thinker fully in tune with the world of man and nature, and with the divine spirit that bridges the two. In this bold new guide to awakening the soul, Michael Gelb draws on Leonardo’s writings, inventions, and works of art to show how you, too, can practice the seven essential principles by which Leonardo lived and worked: Filled with practical exercises that will help you put each of the seven principles into use, a series of reflective questions designed for self-assessment, and inspirational sayings drawn from the world’s great wisdom traditions, Da Vinci Decoded offers a wide range of tools to use in your spiritual quest. Now you can let Leonardo and this book be your personal guides to creating your own personal spiritual renaissance today.



Becoming Leonardo

Author : Mike Lankford

Publisher : Melville House

Page : 321 pages

File Size : 11,28 MB

Release : 2018-04-03

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1612197159

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A Wall Street Journal Book of the Year A Spectator Book of the Year “A truly intimate portrait of one of the greatest creators in human history,” this biography of Leonardo Da Vinci “has the pace, elegance, and authorial omnipresence of a novel,” bringing both artist and Renaissance Italy to life (Noah Charney, author of The Art of Forgery) Why did Leonardo Da Vinci leave so many of his major works uncompleted? Why did this resolute pacifist build war machines for the notorious Borgias? Why did he carry the Mona Lisa with him everywhere he went for decades, yet never quite finish it? Why did he write backwards, and was he really at war with Michelangelo? And was he gay? In a book unlike anything ever written about the Renaissance genius, Mike Lankford explodes every cliché about Da Vinci and then reconstructs him based on a rich trove of available evidence—bringing to life for the modern reader the man who has been studied by scholars for centuries—yet has remained as mysterious as ever. Seeking to envision Da Vinci without the obscuring residue of historical varnish, the sights, sounds, smells, and feel of Renaissance Italy—usually missing in other biographies—are all here, transporting readers back to a world of war and plague and court intrigue, of viciously competitive famous artists, of murderous tyrants with exquisite tastes in art . . . Lankford brilliantly captures Da Vinci’s life as the compelling and dangerous adventure it seems to have actually been—fleeing from one sanctuary to the next, somehow surviving in war zones beside his friend Machiavelli, struggling to make art his way or no way at all . . . and often paying dearly for those decisions. It is a thrilling and absorbing journey into the life of a ferociously dedicated loner, whose artwork in one way or another represents his noble rebellion, providing inspiration that is timeless.



The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci (Complete)

Author : Leonardo da Vinci

Publisher : Library of Alexandria

Page : 1118 pages

File Size : 16,69 MB

Release : 2020-09-28

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1465514147

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A singular fatality has ruled the destiny of nearly all the most famous of Leonardo da Vinci's works. Two of the three most important were never completed, obstacles having arisen during his life-time, which obliged him to leave them unfinished; namely the Sforza Monument and the Wall-painting of the Battle of Anghiari, while the third—the picture of the Last Supper at Milan—has suffered irremediable injury from decay and the repeated restorations to which it was recklessly subjected during the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries. Nevertheless, no other picture of the Renaissance has become so wellknown and popular through copies of every description. Vasari says, and rightly, in his Life of Leonardo, "that he laboured much more by his word than in fact or by deed", and the biographer evidently had in his mind the numerous works in Manuscript which have been preserved to this day. To us, now, it seems almost inexplicable that these valuable and interesting original texts should have remained so long unpublished, and indeed forgotten. It is certain that during the XVIth and XVIIth centuries their exceptional value was highly appreciated. This is proved not merely by the prices which they commanded, but also by the exceptional interest which has been attached to the change of ownership of merely a few pages of Manuscript. That, notwithstanding this eagerness to possess the Manuscripts, their contents remained a mystery, can only be accounted for by the many and great difficulties attending the task of deciphering them. The handwriting is so peculiar that it requires considerable practice to read even a few detached phrases, much more to solve with any certainty the numerous difficulties of alternative readings, and to master the sense as a connected whole. Vasari observes with reference to Leonardos writing: "he wrote backwards, in rude characters, and with the left hand, so that any one who is not practised in reading them, cannot understand them". The aid of a mirror in reading reversed handwriting appears to me available only for a first experimental reading. Speaking from my own experience, the persistent use of it is too fatiguing and inconvenient to be practically advisable, considering the enormous mass of Manuscripts to be deciphered. And as, after all, Leonardo's handwriting runs backwards just as all Oriental character runs backwards—that is to say from right to left—the difficulty of reading direct from the writing is not insuperable. This obvious peculiarity in the writing is not, however, by any means the only obstacle in the way of mastering the text. Leonardo made use of an orthography peculiar to himself; he had a fashion of amalgamating several short words into one long one, or, again, he would quite arbitrarily divide a long word into two separate halves; added to this there is no punctuation whatever to regulate the division and construction of the sentences, nor are there any accents—and the reader may imagine that such difficulties were almost sufficient to make the task seem a desperate one to a beginner. It is therefore not surprising that the good intentions of some of Leonardo s most reverent admirers should have failed.



Leonardo's Machines

Author : Domenico Laurenza

Publisher : David & Charles

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 12,62 MB

Release : 2006-06-01

Category : Art

ISBN : 9780715324448

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Presents diagrams of inventions from the drawings in Leonardo da Vinci's original notebooks, categorizing them into flying, war, and hydraulic machines and detailing how each invention would work.



Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking

Author : Michael J. Gelb

Publisher : ReadHowYouWant

Page : 390 pages

File Size : 44,49 MB

Release : 2010-07

Category : Cooking

ISBN : 9781458780300

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The Italians have La Dolce Vita, the French have Joie d'Vivre. What do Americans have? Happy Hour? Miller Time? We need help! New York Times bestselling author Michael Gelb (How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci) opens our eyes to the remarkable power of wine to tap into our creative potential, awaken our genius, and forge bonds with friends and co-workers. Although there are many excellent guides to wine appreciation, Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking offers a ''whole brain'' approach that is unequivocally unique. Part 1 provides the practical ''left-brain'' knowledge readers will need to handle themselves in any wine-related situation. Part 2 explores how wine can serve as a catalyst for creativity and ''right brain'' thought. Gelb takes his readers on a wine-soaked journey through history, introducing them to the greatest wine-related art, music, and architecture. In Part 3, readers will be guided step-by-step through a delightful process of bringing family, friends, or colleagues together for ''Inspired Thinking'' wine parties. If Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking could make one promise to its readers, it's that it will not only improve their enjoyment of wine, but will also enhance their enjoyment of life.



Leonardo Da Vinci

Author : Lorraine Jean Hopping

Publisher : Silver Dolphin Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 11,26 MB

Release : 2009-08

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9781592238934

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"The great bird will take its first flight . . . filling the universe with wonders." - Leonardo da VinciAlthough Leonardo da Vinci lived five centuries ago, his revolutionary ideas and inventions continue to influence life in the 21st century. Discover what inspired Leonardo--and learn how to think like him--in the captivating activity book. This exciting 40-page book brings da Vinci's world to life with stories, illustrations, diagrams, and sketches by Leonardo himself. Promising young inventors will also learn about the scientific method, where to find inspiration, and how to learn from their mistakes--concepts which will be put to the test when they build the featured model of da Vinci's ornithopter. Pure genius!



The Art of Success

Author : Miss Cassandra Gaisford

Publisher :

Page : 256 pages

File Size : 21,43 MB

Release : 2016-07-23

Category :

ISBN : 9780994131454

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Define Success On Your Own Terms. Overcome Seemingly Insurmountable Obstacles Being successful is not just about money. It's also about health, happiness, close relationships, doing something meaningful and enjoying life's journey. Self-doubt, fear of failure, the need for approval, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, perfectionism, overwhelm, feeling unsupported, financial worries and other increasingly difficult and seemingly insurmountable obstacles can stop you from achieving success. When you're experiencing these things, it can feel like you're failing and alone. But in truth, they are part of the success process, and every successful person, including Leonardo da Vinci experiences challenging setbacks too. Master the art of success. Be inspired by success stories of extraordinary artists like Leonardo da Vinci. Find your beauty spot and harness the transformational energy zone where creativity, science and commerce intersect. Amazon #1 bestselling author and success expert Cassandra Gaisford (BCA, Dip Psych) provides simple but powerful and easy to implement steps to achieve authentic success. Based on survey research, personal achievements and her professional expertise and success as an award-winning artist, best selling author and holistic psychologist, Gaisford answers the question: how to create a happier life and succeed more. In "The Art of Success: How Extraordinary Artists Can Help You Succeed in Business and Life," you'll learn: How to set and achieve exciting and audacious goals How to define success on your own terms, find your truth, gain your freedom and live an authentic life Why successful people like Leonardo work with passion and purpose How to identify your REAL priorities How to challenge and redefine the way you think about success How to overcome blocks, including fear-of failure, of success, of change, of criticism or imperfection-and shift ingrained, sabotaging beliefs by tapping into the realms where science meets spirituality How to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, including lack of finances, procrastination and low self-esteem How to broaden your mind to a holistic perspective on achievement How to super-charge the confidence needed to make an inspired change How to empower and improve your business and personal life How to follow your passion and still pay the bills How to unravel Leonardo's secrets to success and crack the da Vinci code BONUS: Find Your Passion Workbook Think of "The Art of Success: How Extraordinary Artists Can Help You Succeed in Business and Life" as triumphing in the war of art... for yourself. If you're short on time but high on motivation, then this is the book that will cheerlead, support, encourage and inspire you to move you toward success. Master the eight principles of success including the importance of: Embracing the call for success Empowering your success Empowering your vision Empowering your spirit Empowering your mind Empowering your body Empowering your relationships Empowering your work Quit just existing, follow your dreams and start really succeeding! Quicken your spirit, pull back the covers of your soul and open the door to a more authentic and vital you. Pick up your copy today by clicking the BUY NOW button above.