This book takes a deep, multi-angled, psychological approach to understanding the personality-based roots of creativity and the creative process. It draws on decades of scientific research focused on the central, mysterious trait of Openness, the true unifying glue behind everything creative.
Elliott Smith was one of the most gifted songwriters of the nineties, adored by worshipful fans for his subtly melancholic words and melodies. The sadness had its sources in the life. There was trauma from an early age, years of drug abuse and a chronic sense of disconnection that sometimes seemed almost self-engineered. Smith died violently in Los Angeles in 2003, under what some believe to be questionable circumstances, of a single fatal stab wound to the chest. By this time fame had found him, and record buyers who shared the listening experience felt he spoke directly to them from beyond: lonely, lovelorn, frustrated, fighting until he could fight no more. And yet, although his achingly intimate lyrics carried the weight of truth, Smith remained unknowable. In Torment Saint, William Todd Schultz gives us the first proper biography of the rock star, a decade after his death, imbued with affection, authority, sensitivity and long-awaited clarity.Torment Saint draws on Schultz's careful, deeply knowledgeable readings and insights, as well as on more than 150 hours of interviews with close friends, lovers, bandmates, peers, managers, label owners, and recording engineers and producers. This book unravels the remaining mysteries of Smith's life and his shocking, too-early end. It will be an indispensable examination of his life and legacy, both for Smith's legions of fans as well as readers still discovering his songbook.
Nobel Laureate Theodore W. Schultz has made important contributions to the fields of agriculture and natural resource economics, and to human capital theory. This is the first of two volumes which will encompass and combine the passions and interests of this eminent economist. "The Economics of Being Poor" is mainly devoted to the economics of acquiring skills and knowledge, to investment in the quality of the population and to the increasing economic importance of human capital - the quality of the work force embodied in the health, education and skills, including the entrepreneurial skills, of the workers themselves. The volume is divided into three "Most People are Poor", "Investing in Skills and Knowledge" and "Effects of Human Capital". Although most of the material is previously published, many of the articles are now unavailable or in limited circulation journals. The author has provided linking passages between the articles to form a coherent volume. The book should be o
Prezentowana publikacja zawiera obszerne fragmenty dzieł Schultza, które pozwalają na prześledzenie drogi naukowej tego wybitnego autora. Wśród zamieszczonych opracowań Czytelnik znajdzie: analizę zagadek ekonomicznych związanych z ubóstwem, rozważania na temat konieczności inwestowania w umiejętności i wiedzę, głównie za pomocą upowszechniania edukacji, będącej podstawą budowania kapitału ludzkiego, ocenę roli tego kapitału w tworzeniu nowoczesnej przedsiębiorczości. Autor poświęca wiele uwagi roli kobiet, młodzieży i osób starszych jako ważnych i wymagających docenienia uczestników rynku pracy, a także roli systemu edukacji i samoorganizującej się przedsiębiorczości.