Uncommon Genius
by Denise ShekerjianI have started rereading this book I purchased a few years back by Denise Shekerjian. Oddly enough, this book was published in 1991, but I find the information just as useful today. The book looks at quite a few MacArthur Genius grant winners, their lives, their creativity, and their thoughts.
What I like about this book is how it looks at these artists, writers, inventors, scientists, with an examining eye on creativity and creative impulse. One of the biggest lessons I think I have received from this book is that these are creative people just living their passions, deeply. They are not focusing on how this passion can make them 1) wealthy 2) famous 3) _____________ fill in the blank. They are doing their art, their passion, their desires because they cannot live their lives without doing it.
There are many notes in the back of books the author read before she wrote this and it was truly amazing how much research went into this book. These are not just basic interviews. These are well-written accounts with background and details about MacArthur Genius Grant winners and their passions.
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