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sky302697192 |
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SKY |
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20210224165306.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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200124s2021 nyu b 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2019057320 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781524732165 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1524732168 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
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OCLCO |
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OCLCF |
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RB0 |
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TH8 |
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UAP |
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HFZ |
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MiTN |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
BF637 .S4 |
| Item number |
V363 2021 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
646.7 Vanderbilt |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Vanderbilt, Tom, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Beginners : |
| Remainder of title |
the joy and transformative power of lifelong learning / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Tom Vanderbilt. |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Joy and transformative power of lifelong learning. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Alfred A. Knopf, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 299 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"This is a Borzoi book" --title page verso. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-299). |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
The opening gambit -- A beginner's guide to being a beginner -- Learning how to learn: what infants can teach us about being good beginners -- Unlearning to sing -- I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm doing it anyway: the virtues of learning on the fly with a group -- Surfing the U-shaped wave: the agony and ecstasy of the advanced beginner -- How we learn to do things -- Meditation with benefits: how drawing changed the way I saw the world, and myself -- The apprentice: or, what I learned. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"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. What he doesn't expect is finding himself having rapturous experiences singing Spice Girls songs in an amateur choir, losing games of chess to eight-year-olds, and dodging scorpions at a surf camp in Costa Rica. Along the way, he interviews dozens of experts to explore the fascinating psychology and science behind the benefits of becoming an adult beginner. Weaving comprehensive research and surprising insight gained from his year of learning dangerously, Vanderbilt shows how anyone can begin again-and, more important, why they should take those first awkward steps. Ultimately, he shares how a refreshed sense of curiosity opened him up to a profound happiness and a deeper connection to the people around him-and how small acts of reinvention, at any age, can make life seem magical." --publisher's website |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Self-actualization (Psychology) |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Self-managed learning. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Learning. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Learning, Psychology of. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Life skills. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Relationship information |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Vanderbilt, Tom, |
| Title |
Beginners |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. |
| International Standard Book Number |
9781524732172 |
| Record control number |
(DLC) 2019057321. |