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"Julia Cameron has inspired millions with her bestseller The Artist's Way. Now at the age of sixty-five, she shows her contemporaries how retirement can be the most creative and fulfilling stage of life yet. For some, retirement is a day to work toward with anticipation. Others approach retirement with greater ambivalence. While the newfound freedom is exciting and filled with possibility, the idea of retirement can also be very daunting. You are...

"By Pushcart award-winning poet Maggie Smith, a collection of quotes and essays on facing life's challenges with creativity, courage, and resilience"-- When poet Smith started writing daily Twitter posts in the wake of her divorce, they unexpectedly caught fire. Here she writes about new beginnings as opportunities for transformation. Like kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending broken ceramics with gold, she celebrates the beauty and strength on the...

Innovation expert Nussbaum charts the making of a new literacy, Creative Intelligence. Creative Intelligence embodies a bundle of specific literacies that increase the ability to navigate the unknown.

Written for novices and seasoned readers alike, The Creative Tarot is a unique guidebook that reimagines tarot cards and how they can boost the creative process. Sometimes considered esoteric and mystical, Jessa Crispin shows how tarot cards can in fact be both approachable and endlessly helpful in overcoming creative blocks as she guides you through the intuitive world of the tarot to get those artistic juices flowing again. Crispin offers spiritual...

Inventor Ninja was used to creating and problem-solving. When there was a problem, it was usually Inventor Ninja saving the day. Until one day, his light bulb turned off. Find out what happens in this comedic book about creativity. Life is hard! And it's even harder for children who are just trying to figure things out. The new children's book series, Ninja Life Hacks, was developed to help children learn valuable life skills. Fun, pint-size characters...

When a young boy discovers a persistent problem, he avoids it until it gets so large that he must gather up the courage to face it.

Embrace the creative self in this interactive video that shows just how amazing art and music are! It's time to move and groove!

A powerful journey from star athlete to sudden paralysis to creative awakening, award-winning science fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor shows that what we think are our limitations have the potential to become our greatest strengths. Nnedi Okorafor was never supposed to be paralyzed. A college track star and budding entomologist, Nnedi's lifelong battle with scoliosis was just a bump in her plan-something a simple operation would easily correct. But...

"'Loonshots is a brilliant and wonderfully entertaining book, an unstoppable read, full of surprises and rich with insight into how people create and nurture things that change the world. It's also an important book. Bahcall, a physicist and biotech entrepreneur, is unfolding the secrets behind successes everywhere.' --Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone and The Wild Trees What do James Bond and Lipitor have in common? Why do traffic jams appear...