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Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art
Eric Carle
“No story is worth the writing, no picture worth the making, if it’s not the work of the imagination.”
Maurice Sendak, Eric Carle, Quentin Blake, Alice Provensen, and other beloved illustrators give children advice on becoming an artist
“You never knew exactly how much space you occupied in people’s lives.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night
REBLOG TO WIN! one advance copy of David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell to be given away by Penguin Books, London!
In order to win just simply reblog this post. You don’t have to be a follower, although it would be nice and you can reblog as plenty times as you desire. A lucky Book Mania! reader will be chosen on the 25th of September and will be contacted via Tumblr inbox or via e-mail coming from me (archie@bookmania.me) to organise a trade, so you have plenty of time to enter and give yourself a chance to win!
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About David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell
Why do underdogs succeed so much more than we expect? How do the weak outsmart the strong? In David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell takes us on a scintillating and surprising journey through the hidden dynamics that shape the balance of power between the small and the mighty.
From the conflicts in Northern Ireland through the tactics of civil rights leaders and the problem of privilege, Gladwell demonstrates how we misunderstand the true meaning of advantage and disadvantage. When does a traumatic childhood work in someone’s favour?How can a disability leave someone better off? And do you really want your child to go to the best school he or she can get into?
David and Goliath draws on the stories of remarkable underdogs, history, science, psychology and on Malcolm Gladwell’s unparalleled ability to make the connections other miss. It’s a brilliant, illuminating book that overturns conventional thinking about power and advantage.
‘A global phenomenon… there is, it seems, no subject over which he cannot scatter some magic dust’ Observer
Available for pre-order on Amazon!
All the best,
Archie
Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do
“When you’re trying to create a career as a writer, a little delusional thinking goes a long way.”
Michael Lewis on writing, idea-integrity vs. commercial success, and the necessary self-delusions of creativity:
Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing
Elmore Leonard
“If it sounds like writing … rewrite it.”
Remembering the great Elmore Leonard (October 11, 1925–August 20, 2013) with his 10 timeless rules of writing
Self Portrait as Your Traitor: Visual Essays by Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman
The making of a 21st-century illuminated manuscript – inside Debbie Millman’s creative process
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