01521cam a2200337 i 4500 363031576 TxAuBib 20181106120000.0 170501s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017020817 9781501139154 hardback 1501139150 hardback (OCoLC)980433369 TxAuBib rda Isaacson, Walter. Leonardo da Vinci / Walter Isaacson. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017. xii, 599 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy"-- Provided by publisher. 20190129. Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Artists Italy Biography. Scientists Italy Biography. Gifted persons Italy Biography. Biographies.