In the Mind's Eye

Nowinitsfifteenthprinting,IntheMind’sEyehasbeenrecognizedasaclassicinitsfield.Thebookstillstandsaloneasauniquelycompellingargumentforthegreatimportanceofvisualthinkingandvisualtechnologiesaswellasthehighcreativepotentialofmanyindividualswithdyslexiaorotherlearningdifficulties.Inthissecondedition,ThomasG.Westreviewsanumberofrecentdevelopmentsthatsupportandextendtheperspectivesandexpectationsoriginallysetforthinthefirstedition.Inadditiontotheoriginalelevenportraitsoffamousindividualswithlearningdifficulties(includingAlbertEinsteinandThomasEdison),hehasaddedbriefprofilesoftwodyslexicscientistsknownfortheirabilitytogenerate,inquitedifferentfields,powerfulbutunexpectedinnovationsanddiscoveries:WilliamJ.Dreyer,aCaltechprofessorwhousedhishighlyvisualimaginationtoseethingsinmolecularbiologyandimmunologywellbeforeothers;andJohnR.(Jack)Horner,whoflunkedoutoftheUniversityofMontanaseventimes(requiringlettersofsupportforreadmission)butisnowknownasoneofthethreemostimportantpaleontologistsintheworld.Recognizedasamongthe"bestofthebest"bytheAmericanLibraryAssociationintheirbroadpsychologyandneurosciencecategory,thistitlebelongsonthebookshelvesofalleducatorsandanyonewithaninterestinvisualthinking,visualtechnologies,andhighlycreativepeoplewithlearningdifficulties.