The Creative Edge 17 Biographies of Cultural

What did Elvis Presley have in common with Coco Chanel? How is Madonna similar to Andy Warhol? What does JK Rowling share with David Beckham? Why did they all become cultural icons?They all share a creative edge! In this fascinating book, Brent D Taylor examines the lives of 17 cultural icons to determine how they became 'outsiders' and why this gave them a creative edge. Taylor explores the icons' experience sand qualities-from childhood trauma to sexual deviation, quirky behaviour to outright madness-to discover the roots of creativity.In this book Taylor further develops his concept of outsiders-what shapes them and gives them an edge over the rest of us. The Creative Edge also includes 10 tips for aspiring cultural icons.

Brent D Taylor has for over 20 years run a successful business in social and market research for government and large corporations. He has an honours degree in psychology.

Brent has long been fascinated with extreme achievers and discovered that there was a lack of coherent explanation about why extreme achievers are as they are. His first book on this subject, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-made Billionaires, was published in 2007. He studied famous self-made billionaires, not out of a in 2007. He studied famous self-made billionaires, not out of a fascination with getting rich, but in order to understand why they got rich and others didn't. Having successfully identified the factors that lead to extreme wealth, Brent explores what factors lead people to become cultural icons in this book.

Introduction
The Cultural Icons
Kinky King of Rock 'n' roll
Troubled but Brilliant Beatle
Exhibitionist Pop Diva
Down-to-Earth Sex Goddess
Celluloid Chick Magnet
Spellbinding Storyteller
Cloak-and-dagger Heretic
Eccentric Art Phenomenon
Flamboyantly Tragic Artist
Physicist Who Escaped to the Cosmos
Psychoanalyst Trapped by His Own Oedipal Complex
Tyrannical Nostalgia MogulWalt Disney
Fashion Liberator
Accident-Prone Aviatrix
Everest's Unexpected Conqueror
Tiger Woods- Self-Programmed Golf Wizard
Fastidious Football Star
Insights
The Common Factors
What are Outsiders?
Outsiders are Made Early
Intelligence and Other Advantages
Creative Edge
Inventing Their Own Lives
Creative or Crazy?
Paying the Piper
Ten Tips for Aspiring Cultural Icons
Bibliography
Further Reading
Index
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

The Creative Edge 17 Biographies of Cultural Icons

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials