Curious

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious
- Albert Einstein.

This is a book about our extraordinary capacity to take pleasure in discovering, learning and understanding. It demonstrates how the practice of 'deep curiosity' - persistent, self-reflective seeking of knowledge and insight - is key to the success of our careers, the happiness of our children, the strength of our relationships, and the progress of societies. It also argues that curiosity is a fragile quality, which wanes and waxes over time, and that we take it for granted at our peril: and shows you seven practical steps you can take to stay curious.

Ranging from Leonardo da Vinci doodling ideas in his notebook ('Draw Milan') to Google co-founder Larry Page's thoughts on the perfect search engine, through to the invention of the microwave oven, the advantages of your local bookseller over Amazon's algorithms and a reassessment of Donald Rumsfeld's defense strategy, Curious is a rich, textured, exciting take on the most absorbing human trait of all.