Title Beginners : the joy and transformative power of lifelong learning / Tom Vanderbilt.

Publication Info.

New York : Random House Large Print, [2021]

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
New Britain, Main Library - Large Print Materials	LP 153.15 VAN	Check Shelf
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department	LP 153.15 VANDERBILT	Check Shelf

Edition	First large print edition.
Description	450 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Physical Medium	large print rdafs
	16 point
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary	Why do so many of us stop learning new skills as adults? Are we afraid to fail? Have we forgotten the sheer pleasure of being a beginner? Or is it simply a fact that you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Inspired by his young daughter's insatiable need to know how to do almost everything, and stymied by his own rut of mid-career competence, Tom Vanderbilt begins a year of learning purely for the sake of learning. He tackles five main skills (and picks up a few more along the way), choosing them for their difficulty to master and their distinct lack of career marketability--chess, singing, surfing, drawing, and juggling.
Subject	Self-actualization (Psychology)
	Self-managed learning.
	Learning.
	Learning, Psychology of.
	Life skills.
	Learning. (OCoLC)fst00994826
	Learning, Psychology of. (OCoLC)fst00995009
	Life skills. (OCoLC)fst00998359
	Self-actualization (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst01111481
	Self-managed learning. (OCoLC)fst01736773
Genre/Form	Large type books.
	Self-help publications. (OCoLC)fst01941328
	Self-help publications.
ISBN	9780593295458 (large print ; paperback)
	0593295455 (large print ; paperback)

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