books about: imaginative     books:       Imaginative Writing: The Elements of Craft (3rd Edition)11 reviews Janet Burroway Longman, 2010 One of the Best! The nuts and bolts information in this book is the most helpful and specific that I have yet found in a creative writing handbook. I have read many how-to writing books, taken several writing courses, and attended many writing conferences and the information in this book is clearly written, easy to understand, well organized, and to the point. With all that, it also helps you to to have fun with ...             Imaginative Inventions: The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Roller Skates, Potato Chips, Marbles, and Pie ...3 reviews Charise Mericle Harper Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2001 Creative and Stimulating! This book is a must for any parent who wants to stimulate their child's curiosity in the world--and what parent doesn't? The subject matter focuses on everyday items, but provides interesting, little-known facts about these inventions(and probably some fun, harmless fiction). Great for getting kids to start thinking creatively about where the things around them come from, and how big ideas are ...             The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most ...69 reviews Karen Page, Andrew Dornenburg Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Flavor to the next level for the ANY cook! If you are stuck in a time warp with the same recipes and not sure how to move forward and expand... HELP HAS ARRIVED! This book is nothing short of AMAZING! Even professional chefs have raved about this book, take an ingredient, Trout, Chicken, Basil and it will give you a tremendous insight on what goes with it good, better and best! Never cooked Bok Choy (a Chinese cabbage) a little sesame ...             Take Their Breath Away: How Imaginative Service Creates Devoted Customers9 reviews Chip R. Bell, John R. Patterson Wiley, 2009 Take Their Breath Away Take their Breath Away is a book that gives you that magical combination of solid content, great story-telling, practical tips, concrete recommendations and invigorating inspiration - all in 278 pages! A must read for any business who wants to build customer relationships in a challenging economy!             Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist49 reviews James Gurney Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2009 Perfect for imaginative artists I wish they had made this book required reading at the art school I was going to. I never really knew how to get what's inside my head onto paper, if you don't either, please buy this book. What first impressed me about this book is the fact that James Gurney has done so many incredible drawings for books and magazines that he has plenty of examples to show you exactly what he's talking about. ...             A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form10 reviews Paul Lockhart Bellevue Literary Press, 2009 One of the best I have read! This book is life changing. No joke. I read Paul Lockhart's essay, before he published this book, when i had him as a math teacher in 11th grade. He was amazing as a teacher and this book is a true expression of his teaching. While the first half is a tirade on not only math but much of our schooling system itself. The second half of the book is a math lesson as it SHOULD be taught. It is ...             My Two Polish Grandfathers: And Other Essays on the Imaginative Life Witold Rybczynski Scribner, 2009 AWARD-WINNING AND CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED WRITER WITOLD RYBCZYNSKI DELIVERS A REVELATORY COLLECTION OF LINKED AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS -- PART MEMOIR, PART FAMILY HISTORY -- ABOUT THE UPHEAVALS OF EUROPEAN LIVES DURING WORLD WAR II, HIS OWN INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGES OF ART, MUSIC, AND ARCHITECTURE. Witold Rybczynski's parents and grandparents were a thriving, cultured family in prewar Warsaw, then a sophisticated European ...             Color Play: Easy Steps to Imaginative Color in Quilts25 reviews Joen Wolfrom C&T Publishing, 2000 Love this book! I love this book. Wow! If you want to learn all about color and how to put them together to make outstanding quilts or for anything that you need to use color on - like home dec, etc. Now I know why I never liked orange and blue together - I was using the wrong blue.             The Imaginative Argument: A Practical Manifesto for Writers1 review Frank L. Cioffi Princeton University Press, 2005 A new intriguing slant on persuasive writing The author, Frank Cioffi, provides a roadmap to follow in creating exciting, unique persuasive essays -- particuarly those for difficult, highly subjective fields like literature, management, or sociology. Although it has been successfully applied in the medical field by his students. This is an edgy book that presents the author's strong opinions on how persuasive essays should be written. It ...             Imaginative Sex6 reviews John Norman e-reads.com, 2009 20 years of erotic ideas and enjoyment I bought the original publication in 1976. It captured my imagination more than any book I have read since. It is much lighter than what Anne Rice has written and safer than Topping From Below.. It helps define how and why women would buy into the whole Gorian idea. There are many suggestions of ways to live and play in a sane and fun way.. Excellent section on garments, ...             An Imaginative Approach to Teaching1 review Kieran Egan Jossey-Bass, 2005 stimulating stuff My hardcover book is now covered with pen marks in the margins, saying "Exactly!" "I've always felt this way!" and so on. Egan has touched on the whole conundrum of formal education -- that the wonderful mysteries of our lives and the world around us that should unfold throughout the process of getting educated are instead usually squelched! He talks about topics that "formal" educators ignore, ...             The Future City on the Inland Sea: A History of Imaginative Geographies of Lake Superior Eric D. Olmanson Ohio University Press, 2007 Throughout the nineteenth century, the southern shores of Lake Superior held great promise for developers imagining the next great metropolis. These new territories were seen as expanses to be filled, first with romantic visions, then with scientific images, and later with vistas designed to entice settlement and economic development. The Future City on the Inland Sea describes the attempts of explorers under government, commercial, or ...             How to Cook Revised Edition: An Easy and Imaginative Guide for the Beginner3 reviews Raymond Sokolov William Morrow Cookbooks, 2004 Great Culinary Advice, Quirky Organization, Great Read Raymond Sokolov's simply entitled book `How To Cook' attempts to answer to the needs of all the culinarily clueless men and women he addresses in his introduction. The simple, elegant cover design, small size, and inviting subtitle `An Easy and Imaginative Guide for the Beginner' promises us a culinary Strunk and White's `The Elements of Style'. Like the famous writers of this manual on English ...             The Imaginative Body: Psychodynamic Therapy in Health Care Aleda Erskine Jason Aronson, 1994 A collection of writings on psychodynamic theory, psychotherapy and physical illness. Issues addressed include the links between biopsychosocial and psychodynamic approaches to health care; the emotional needs of patients; and clinical interventions with "psychosomatically" ill patients.             AlterKnits Felt: Imaginative Projects for Knitting & Felting11 reviews Leigh Radford STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book, 2008 innovative and exciting i could hardly wait for this book to arrive and when it did it confirmed my suspicions-i am hooked. Can't wait to start on the wonderful Christmas 'Stockings', everything in this book is a pull on ones creative side, led by a master in creative ideas --you won't be sorry you bought Alterknits by Leigh Radford and the photography just enhances the 'Lure'             Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things5 reviews Gilbert Sorrentino Dalkey Archive Press, 2000 A masterpiece of failure, burning with ferocity and affection Sorrentino's death in the late spring of '06 prompted me to take another look at this extraordinary novel -- among the accomplishments of which is a savage yet satisfying evisceration of what novels usually deliver. What I found was nothing less than a neglected masterpiece of the last thirty years. What distinguishes Sorrentino's accomplishment, above all, is his honesty. IMAGINATIVE ...             Imaginative Horizons: An Essay in Literary-Philosophical Anthropology1 review Vincent Crapanzano University Of Chicago Press, 2003 Extraordinary This is a tour de force, an extraordinary examination of the imagination. Crapanzano writes with vast knowledge and passion about everything from poetry to dance, from philosophy to anthropology. This is essential reading.             Beyond Architecture: Imaginative Buildings and Fictional Cities1 review R. Klanten, L. Feireiss Die Gestalten Verlag, 2009 new vistas in urban architecture Editor Feireiss's reference to Alice in "Alice in Wonderland" being led by a white rapid into a different world is apt. For "[t]his book sees itself as a portal into an unpredictable and marvelous realm" of experimental and futuristic architecture. The direction to the more than 100 artists whose works are shown might have been, "Let your imagination run wild." Only a few are architects. 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