You've probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci. He is dead famous for painting the Mona Lisa and designing the first-ever flying machine. But have heard that Leonardo spent ten years making a seven-metre tall horse, thought pink was the coolest colour for clothes and loved to play practical jokes?

You've probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci\. He is dead famous for: \- painting the most famous picture in the world \- designing the first-ever flying machine \- being THE all-round fabulous Renaissance Man. But have you heard that Leonardo: \- spent ten years making a seven-metre tall horse \- thought pink was the coolest colour for clothes \- loved to play practical jokes? Yes, even though he's dead, Leonardo's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Leonardo's lost notebook, flick through the pages of the Milan Messenger and discover dozens of the dazzling inventions the great man dreamed up in his amazing super-brain. Dead Funny \- Dead Gripping \- Dead Famous

Everybody knows that Leonardo da Vinci was an artist - that he was the mastermind behind the infamous Mona Lisa and designed the first-ever flying machine. But did you also know that da Vinci: - spent a decade making a clay horse? - had his very own pet dragon? - loved to wear pink? Full of rivalries between artists, incredible inventions and passages from Leonardo's lost notebook, discover everything you ever wanted to know about the man with the paintbrush!

This book profiles the life and achievements of Leonardo da Vinci, a gifted painter, sculptor, and inventor, who was interested in science, buildings, and machines and had ideas ahead of his time.

This lavishly illustrated full-color set is organized by the time frames that mirror the National Standards for world history for grades 6-12. An ideal supplement to all the major textbooks, it offers appealing and comprehensive biographies of history's most influential figures - both famous and infamous."Lifelines in World History" features biographies of figures from Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and Southwest Asia, and covers the most significant events and trends in world history. Each volume includes 15-20 biographies, and in addition to biographical information, each entry includes engaging sidebars that feature key dates, more people to know, words from their time, and cultural connections. The set also includes numerous full-color maps.

Best-selling author Leonard Shlain explores the life, art, and mind of Leonardo da Vinci, seeking to explain his singularity by looking at his achievements in art, science, psychology, and military strategy and then employing state of the art left-right brain scientific research to explain his universal genius. Shlain shows that no other person in human history has excelled in so many different areas as da Vinci and he peels back the layers to explore the how and the why. Shlain asserts that Leonardo’s genius came from a unique creative ability that allowed him to understand and excel in a wide range of fields. From here Shlain jumps off and discusses the history of and current research on human creativity that involves different modes of thinking and neuroscience .The author also boldly speculates on whether or not the qualities of Leonardo’s brain and his creativity presage the future evolution of the human species. Leonardo’s Brain uses da Vinci as a starting point for an exploration of human creativity. With his lucid style, and his remarkable ability to discern connections in a wide range of fields, Shlain brings the reader into the world of history’s greatest mind. .

Every Other Person Who Meets Me Complains Of Having A Weak Memory Ranging From The Inability To Remember Telephone Numbers To The Very Embarrassing Habit Of Forgetting People’s Names, There Are Persistent Complaints Of Chronic Amnesia. In This Book, You Will Find Virtually All Of Your Memory-Related Issues Addressed In Specific Sections. For Those Who Wish To Remember Random Lists Of Objects, There Is A List System. Those Who Wish To Remember Numbers (Such As Telephone Numbers Or Dates) Can Use The Conversion System. Those Who Wish To Remember Playing Cards, Faces Or Foreign Words, Can Make Use Of The Substitution System. Each Of These Systems Is Scientific, Time-Tested And Has An Amazing Track Record Of Providing Accurate Results To Whoever Practices It With Sincerity And Patience. I Request You To Go Through Each System (In The Same Order As Given In The Book). You Will Be Surprised To Notice How These Seemingly Small Techniques Can Bring Such A Radical Improvement In Our Ability To Remember!”

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