The Gift

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• The Gift: Art, Imaginatio n, and the Power of the Creative Spirit

  Twenty-five years ago, the writer Lewis Hyde met with his editor, Jonathan Galassi, who asked him to define the audience for his groundbreaking work on creativity and society, The Gift. After discarding his reflexive response --"all thinking humans" ... (read full critics)

  barnesandnoble published on Wed, 1 Sep 2010

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  This is an essential book everybody should read. The perfect gift and a great recession companion. A fundamental reminder of what real value is about.

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  nuriape said on Nov 14, 2010 | Add your feedback

• Thorough, very thorough...

  His argument (all about the creative spirit and the creative economy) was really well articulated. My favorite section, though, would have to be his arguments concerning Walt Whitman. It turns out that he's a great literary critic, as well as, essayist. It is long, and very detailed...so, if you're ... (continue)

  His argument (all about the creative spirit and the creative economy) was really well articulated. My favorite section, though, would have to be his arguments concerning Walt Whitman. It turns out that he's a great literary critic, as well as, essayist. It is long, and very detailed...so, if you're considering taking it on, I suggest coming at it with lots of enthusiasm for its subject matter.

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  Katelyn said on Oct 24, 2008 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 352 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1841959936
• ISBN-13: 9781841959931
• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Pub date: Sep 06, 2007
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover and eBook

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