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Revealing how women can break free of societal and psychological barriers, the author uses the examples of Shakti Gawain, Sarah Ban Breathnach, Cathleen Rountree, Chris Madden and other "creatives" to show how to overcome blocks to creativity.

Enter the miraculous world of Julius Jr., and join this clever monkey and his pals Worry Bear, Sheree, Clancy, and Ping, as they unlock young imaginations with inventive episodes and toe-tapping music videos. Based on the Paul Frank family of characters, this new series takes preschoolers on exciting adventures into a magical box playhouse and through the Wondrous Hall of Doors to discover the importance of cooperation and creativity.

Creativity is the engine that drives business innovation, and it's also the path to personal self-fulfillment. Unfortunately, the busier and more complicated life gets, the more difficult it is to relax and let creative ideas flow. This book helps readers get past the barriers that keep them from being creative at work and in their daily lives. In this book readers get: A tangible overview of creative thinking and the creative process, and how getting...

Melia is scientific and loves to create things in her backyard laboratory, but something is missing. Her inventions just aren't quite right. Enter Jo, her new friend with an artistic spirit. When you add the arts to sciences, something magical happens!

"One of the nation's top art critics shows how six great artists made old age a time of triumph by producing the greatest work of their long careers-and, in some cases, changing the course of art history"--

Offers young Star Wars fans projects and experiments inspired by the Star Wars universe, including instructions on making Jabba slime, Kyber crystals, and an Ewok catapult.

"El peligro de estar cuerda es el proyecto literario de toda una vida; un libro que se mueve entre el ensayo y la ficción, un texto único, mestizo e inclasificable como La ridícula idea de no volver a verte. Rosa Montero nos pone un espejo delante y defiende a ultranza el valor de ser diferente, invitándonos a alimentar la chispa creativa que llevamos dentro."--Back cover.

"In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each other, how they can be united, and where they still fall short. Both endeavors, Edward O. Wilson reveals, have their roots in human creativity--the defining trait of our species. Reflecting on the deepest origins of language, storytelling, and art, Wilson demonstrates...

Stormy Roads is a book about a girl who finds herself on many different roads and has to choose the right one. It is a compilation of many different ideas, thoughts, and journeys written in short form. Not some long story.