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Inventology: how we dream up things that change the world
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
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xvii, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, photographs (some color) ; 24 cm
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The writer of the New York Times Magazine' s popular "Who Made That?" column explains how better ideas enter the world, revealing the fabled "ah-a" moment to be the result of a series of steps anyone can apply to solve the problems we encounter in everyday life.

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"An Eamon Dolan book."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-255) and index.
Description
The writer of the New York Times Magazine' s popular "Who Made That?" column explains how better ideas enter the world, revealing the fabled "ah-a" moment to be the result of a series of steps anyone can apply to solve the problems we encounter in everyday life.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Kennedy, P. (2016). Inventology: how we dream up things that change the world. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Kennedy, Pagan, 1962-. 2016. Inventology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Kennedy, Pagan, 1962-, Inventology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.

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Kennedy, Pagan. Inventology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.

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