Beyond talent: John Irving and the passionate craft of creativity

American Psychologist

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 333-336

  Amabile, Teresa M ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; HISTORY; LITERATURE; PUBLIC FIGURE; UNITED STATES;

CREATIVENESS; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; LITERATURE, MODERN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047682998     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.56.4.333     Document Type: Article

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