{"product_id":"bbwkl24-leonardo-da-vinci-9781471166785","title":"Leonardo Da Vinci","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author of the acclaimed best sellers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBenjamin Franklin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEinstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSteve Jobs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e delivers an engrossing biography of Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most creative genius.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeonardo da Vinci created the two most famous paintings in history, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Last Supper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMona Lisa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and engineering. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVitruvian Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, made him history's most creative genius.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life, showing why we have much to learn from him. His combination of science, art, technology, and imagination remains an enduring recipe for creativity. So, too, was his ease at being a bit of a misfit: illegitimate, gay, vegetarian, left-handed, easily distracted, and at times heretical. His relentless curiosity should remind us of the importance of instilling, in both ourselves and our children, not just received knowledge but a willingness to question it - to be imaginative and, like talented misfits and rebels in any era, to think different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Uk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42912618676430,"sku":"9781471166785","price":29.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781471166785_a.png?v=1736243515","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.live\/products\/bbwkl24-leonardo-da-vinci-9781471166785","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}