The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery

by Sarah Lewis and Sarah Lewis

Book Overview

"Sarah Lewis has assembled a rich trove of reflections not just on creativity but on the too-often ignored role that failure and surrender play in almost any ambitious undertaking. That counter-intuitive point of attack makes The Rise a welcome departure from standard accounts of artistry and innovation." --Lewis Hyde, author of The Gift It is one of the enduring enigmas of the human experience: many of our most iconic, creative endeavors--from Nobel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451629230
• ISBN13: 9781451629231
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"