{"product_id":"beginners-the-joy-and-transformative-power-of-lifelong-learning-paperback","title":"Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Vanderbilt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insightful, joyful tour of the transformative powers of starting something new, no matter your age\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003efrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTraffic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou May Also Like\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vanderbilt elegantly and persuasively tackles one of the most pernicious of the lies we tells ourselves--that the pleasures of learning are reserved for the young.\" --Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOutliers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do so many of us stop learning new skills as adults? Are we afraid to be bad at something? Have we forgotten the sheer pleasure of beginning from the ground up? Inspired by his young daughter's insatiable curiosity, Tom Vanderbilt embarks on a yearlong quest of learning--purely for the sake of learning. Rapturously singing Spice Girls songs in an amateur choir, losing games of chess to eight-year-olds, and dodging scorpions at a surf camp in Costa Rica, Vanderbilt tackles five main skills but learns so much more. Along the way, he interviews dozens of experts about the fascinating psychology and science behind the benefits of becoming an adult beginner and shows how anyone can get better at beginning again--and, more important, why they should take those first awkward steps. Funny, uplifting, and delightfully informative, \u003ci\u003eBeginners\u003c\/i\u003e is about how small acts of reinvention, at any age, can make life seem magical.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTOM VANDERBILT has written for many publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, Popular Science, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTraffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) \u003c\/i\u003eand two other books. He has appeared on a wide range of television and radio programs, from the \u003ci\u003eToday \u003c\/i\u003eshow to the BBC's World Service to NPR's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767637279008,"sku":"9780525432975","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d0ed70b17cb83e937f3652bd98c46765.webp?v=1780314037","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beginners-the-joy-and-transformative-power-of-lifelong-learning-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}