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Self-Renewal: The Individual and the Innovative Society Paperback – July 17, 1995

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"Gardner's is not a 'how-to-do-it' book for the conduct of modern society. It is something rarer these days and more basic: a 'why-to-do-it' book. Its impact on many readers is bound to be challenging and stimulating and even inspirational."―Clark Kerr, Science

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“This is the most exciting and significant book that I have read in years. The subject is the self-renewal of societies and of individuals―why do some atrophy and decay, while others remain innovative and creative? There is no more vital problem than this, especially for an era of constantly accelerating change such as the present.”
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This is above all a book about the individual. Individuals create societies and make them vital; and individuals bring them to moldering ruin. So this is a book about you.

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Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Rev ed. edition (July 17, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 039331295X
ISBN-13: 978-0393312959
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.3 inches
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #1953 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Sociology
- #4831 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling

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Best book I've read in at least 10 years

January 26, 2010

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This is NOT a self-help, pop psychology book.
This IS a profoundly eloquent, deeply perceptive, compelling set of antidotes to soundbites.
It is timeless. It puts forth pragmatic and resonant ways of navigating the complexities of dynamic change within the necessary stability of society.
Gardner's observations on innovation, creativity, motivation are quietly inspiring.
Please look at the Table of Contents to get a glimpse.

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Big picture optimism at it's best

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This is a book that you can't help but feel positive and hopeful for a better tomorrow. Some might find it a bit too hopeful but this book's prediction of some of the great things our society will become is already coming true. It's a short book that should be read every couple of years to help you refocus on possibilities of the greatness that resides in individuals. I just read a new book and it talked about how society can't be great if the individuals only care of about their own success and I couldn't disagree more. If every individual took care and improved himself then society would be much better.

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Joanna Poppink

Inspiring and confirming

January 11, 2017

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Excellent, inspiring and confirming. Gardner validates and encourages the courage and nimbleness of human creativity. His work expands limited thinking and honors resiliency. I read this slowly and underline. I've given it to friends.

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Great Book

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We were assigned this book to read for our Poli Sci term paper... I found the book extremely intriguing, and thought-provoking!

The edition that I purchased came with the author's signature, and the previous owner included a copy of the Stanford newspaper article of the in-person reading.

Great book - glad I was introduced to this book.

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Bruce E Turkel

This wonderful book can be a real life changer if you let it.

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This is a wonderful book and can be a real life changer if you let it. I recommend you do.

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Outdated information, not helpful. However, liked his book "On Leadership", true gem.

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A fascinating read and astonishingly prescient.

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A fascinating read and astonishingly prescient.

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