Today's Friday-Five is all about books.
The Toronto Ink Company was founded in 2014 by designer and artist Jason Logan as a citizen science experiment to make eco-friendly, urban ink from street-harvested pigments. In Make Ink Logan delves into the history of ink-making and the science of distilling pigment from the natural world. The Colour of Ink - Make Ink: A Forager’s Guide to Natural Inkmaking by Jason Logan September 11, 2018, with photography by Lauren Kolyn.
Dan Kieran, co-founder and former CEO of an award-winning publishing platform and self-confessed ‘accidental entrepreneur’, takes you through all aspects of running a business: from initial idea to getting started, building a brand, growing a team, raising money and dealing with investors, and perhaps most importantly, developing a founder’s mindset and managing your own mental health. Do Start - How to create and run a business - Dan Kieran
For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most people. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late, prolonging lifespan at the expense of quality of life. Dr Peter Attia, the world's top longevity expert believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalised, proactive strategy for longevity. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Beginning to Read reconciles the debate that has divided theorists for decades over how to help children learn to read. Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print - Marilyn Jager, Jager Adams.
The goal of the Handbook of Creativity is to provide the most comprehensive, definitive, and authoritative single-volume review available in the field of creativity. Handbook of Creativity - Robert J. Sternberg PhD.