How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Doug Ordunio gives an accessible and sage performance as he recounts Gelb's strategies for developing a Renaissance mind to reach one's full potential. Based on his admiration for da Vinci, Gelb advocates seven skills, ranging from fostering curiosity and embracing change to developing balance and refining one's senses. He offers concrete suggestions and activities to foster each skill, and provides life-changing yet practical advice for accomplishing more. Ordunio celebrates Gelb's appreciation of da Vinci in his reading. Because the book is designed to be a training course, the audio version is best listened to periodically, rather than all at once. Listeners will find that Ordunio's calm, relaxed delivery makes significant human growth seem easily obtainable. H.L.S. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine


So you're looking for a way to be brilliant and creative every day? Gelb describes da Vinci's life and accomplishments and theories on approaching life, then suggests how to apply these principles to your busy life. Actually, this book discusses how to organize your life and offers extensive exercises for self-application. Gelb overemphasizes words--all those that are capitalized or have more than two syllables--then switches rhythm when all the words are short and simple. Repetition of key phrases and theories reinforces the "how-to" theme. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine