Rather we are now committed to his notes which he created for his own inquisitive urges.

It is also the story of his failure to paint more or finish what he started or when it came to his scientific studies document any finding for publication. This book is about the intellect of Leonardo. Perhaps another way of describing the nature of the book is to explain it is the study of one man’s genius, his versatility and his inability to produce product. The book does not unravel some mysterious being but rather provides analysis of the product of an artist and engineer and one of the most intriguing beings ever to leave traces of himself on the face of this earth. That is not to say this was not a very easy to listen to and informative reading it was a worthwhile read. The narrative told here is a listing of what made the man, the serendipity of his life, and how he undertook to play out his gifts. The book tells us what he produced, not why he was moved to make those production. This is more akin to a Great Course, a study of Leonardo's works, rather than story about his inner self. Leonardo da Vinci, By: Walter Isaacson, and Narrated by: Alfred Molina. 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.

So, too, was his ease at being a bit of a misfit: illegitimate, gay, vegetarian, left-handed, easily distracted, and at times heretical. His combination of science, art, technology, and imagination remains an enduring recipe for creativity. Now Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life, showing why we have much to learn from him. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history's most creative genius. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and engineering. Leonardo da Vinci created the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. The author of the acclaimed best sellers Benjamin Franklin, Einstein, and Steve Jobs delivers an engrossing biography of Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most creative genius.

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