{"product_id":"the-life-of-the-creative-spirit-hardcover","title":"The Life of the Creative Spirit - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. Charles Romesburg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing upon the ideas of more than three hundred notable creators, including painters, scientists, mathematicians, entrepreneurs, writers, poets, naturalists, actors, and rock climbers, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Creative Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e explains how to work at most any vocation or avocation as an artist would.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e For employers, it gives insights for keeping creative workers happy. For educators and parents, it gives ideas for schooling the young and turning them on to a life of creative work. For the young, it offers better understanding of themselves and their career possibilities. For older creators, it gives strategies for keeping their creative faculties and interest going strong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And for readers in general, it gives an increased appreciation of creativity and its role in society, of the oneness of the aesthetic and the moral, and of how creative work puts spirituality into creators' lives, leading them to what the writer Jack London called ultimate happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book presents new and valuable reasons for humanely treating animals and for preserving nature. It explains that compassion to animals is an integral part of a creative society, and that the more animals are revered and treated kindly, the more creative society will be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It explains that nature is likewise an integral part of a creative society, and that the current destruction of wilderness and species suppresses creativity in society, thereby suppressing the production of great goodness we give to each other through our art and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Quotations of notable creators comprise half of the book. The author has collected them in the course of scholarly research of studying published diaries, journals, letters, and other autobiographical material, with the intent of making the collection form a gestalt on the topic of creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter One: Introduction To Important Matters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART ONE: The Nature Of Creative Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Two: What A Project Is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Three: How Projects Are Recursive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Four: How Projects Use Modeling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Five: How Creators Collaborate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Six: What Goodness And Quality Are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Seven: Where Quality Comes From\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Eight: How Inner And Outer Excellence Run Each Other\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Nine: How The Creative Spirit And Quality Humanize Us\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Ten: What Motivates Creators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Eleven: How To Be A Universal Artist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART TWO: Examples Of Creators At Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Twelve: The Work Of The Artist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Thirteen: The Work Of The Scientist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Fourteen: The Work Of The Mathematician\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Fifteen: The Work Of The Mechanic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Sixteen: The Work Of The Entrepreneur\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Seventeen: The Work Of The Rock Climber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Eighteen: The Work Of The Collector\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART THREE: The Responsibilities Of Creators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Nineteen: Guarding Against A Life Given To Sensual Pleasures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Twenty: Raising Children\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Twenty-one: Raising Oneself\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Twenty-two: Revering Every Form Of Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter Twenty-three: Knowing And Preserving Nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART FOUR: Credos Of Creative Workers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeptember 2002 review in National Review Network (New Age Retailer magazine). Reviewer: Thomas Peter von Bahr, Pacific NorthWest Group, Lopez Island, Wash. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This plain-covered, inconspicuous book is more than 350 pages long. The first 165 pages are Dr. H. Charles Romesburg's own, and the rest of the book is a collection of wonderful excerpts from the writings of many artists and \"creators,\" ranging from Georgia O'Keeffe to Bertrand Russell to Rainer Maria Rilke to Maria Callas. So readers are treated not only to the rich fabric of thought of humanist and professor of forestry Romesburg as he examines what cultivates a creative life but also to inspiring musings about creativity by noted artists, writers, and thinkers. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 8.86 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776121405728,"sku":"9781401002572","price":47.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f29111e14d8ce2f02ccff72f5b0f788f.webp?v=1780472772","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-life-of-the-creative-spirit-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}