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020 $a9781591027003 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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100 1 $aWest, Thomas G.,$d1943-
245 10 $aIn the mind's eye :$bcreative visual thinkers, gifted dyslexics, and the rise of visual technologies /$cThomas G. West.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aAmherst, N.Y. :$bPrometheus Books,$c2009.
300 $a516 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 429-482) and index.
505 0 $aForeword / Oliver Sacks -- Slow words, quick images: an overview -- Dyslexia and learning difficulties from the inside -- Constellations of traits, some neurological perspectives -- Profiles, part 1: Faraday, Maxwell, and Einstein -- Profiles, part 2: Dodgson, Poincaré, Edison, Tesla, and da Vinci -- Profiles, part 3: Churchill, Patton, and Yeats -- Speech and nonverbal thought -- Patterns in creativity -- Images, computers, and mathematics -- Patterns, implications, possibilities -- Epilogue -- Appendices : Symptomology ; Sources of information.
520 $aThis book is recognized as a classic in its field. It still stands alone as a compelling argument against popular myths of conventional intelligence and for the importance of visual thinking and visual technologies as powerful tools to aid and amplify the creative potential of many individuals with dyslexia or other learning difficulties.
650 0 $aGenius.
650 0 $aImagery (Psychology)
650 0 $aCreative ability.
650 0 $aLearning disabilities.
650 0 $aTrait intercorrelations.
650 0 $aGifted persons$vCase studies.
650 0 $aComputer graphics$xPsychological aspects.
650 0 $aNeuropsychology.
655 7 $aCase studies.$2fast
776 08 $iOnline version:$aWest, Thomas G., 1943-$tIn the mind's eye.$b2nd ed.$dAmherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2009$w(OCoLC)623041060
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