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Jazz Legend Wynton Marsalis on the Magic of Music
Jazz Legend Wynton Marsalis on the Magic of Music

“That’s the soulful thing about playing: you offer something to somebody. You don’t know if they’ll like it, but you offer it.”

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The Psychology of Getting Unstuck: How to Overcome the “OK Plateau” of Performance & Personal Growth
The Psychology of Getting Unstuck: How to Overcome the “OK Plateau” of Performance & Personal Growth

“When you want to get good at something, how you spend your time practicing is far more important than the amount of time you spend.”

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Irving Geis’s Pioneering Scientific Illustrations and Diagrams of Imaginary Flight Paths to Venus
Irving Geis’s Pioneering Scientific Illustrations and Diagrams of Imaginary Flight Paths to Venus

What the structure of DNA has to do with interplanetary travel and the cross-pollination of art and science.

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Inside the Rainbow: Gorgeous Vintage Russian Children’s Book Illustrations from the 1920s-1930s
Inside the Rainbow: Gorgeous Vintage Russian Children’s Book Illustrations from the 1920s-1930s

“A lovely primary-colored geometrical wonderland-light sparkling with every conceivable kind of wit and brilliance and fantasy and fun.”

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