Hardcover Biography - Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson - 2017

Hardcover Biography - Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson New York Times bestseller, 2017 Condition: Excellent, light wear on corners of book jacket see final 2 photos “He comes to life in all his remarkable brilliance and oddity in Walter Isaacson’s ambitious new biography . . . a vigorous, insightful portrait of the world’s most famous portraitist...Isaacson’s purpose is a thorough synthesis, which he achieves with flair.” —The Washington Post The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it...Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life (The New Yorker). Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson deftly reveals an intimate Leonardo (San Francisco Chronicle) in a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. Dimensions (Overall): 9.4 Inches (H) x 6.5 Inch (W) x 1.7 Inch (D) Weight: 3 Pounds Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up Number of Pages: 576 Genre: Biography + Autobiography Sub-Genre: Artists, Architects, Photographers Publisher: Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover Author: Walter Isaacson Language: English