tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835300748352088628.post4038248218916068156..comments2024-02-11T20:48:27.613-07:00Comments on Dr. Jill Squyres Blog: Bibliotherapy and Beyond: A Tribute to GeniusJill Squyres Grouberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03935114501748673074noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835300748352088628.post-45125166000012246682011-11-28T07:55:29.900-07:002011-11-28T07:55:29.900-07:00Jill, thanks for this thorough and fascinating rea...Jill, thanks for this thorough and fascinating reading list. These inspirational books about true achievers also make a great gift list! Thanks for sharing these.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525440385451062522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835300748352088628.post-17696531913174510842011-11-26T16:21:19.829-07:002011-11-26T16:21:19.829-07:00An excellent post, Jill. You've certainly adde...An excellent post, Jill. You've certainly added some items to my must-read list. <br /><br />At the moment, I'm in the middle of the Jobs bio. You've convinced me to read the book on Wozniak next. <br /><br />(Footnote: typing this on my iPad, I've just discovered that if you input w, o, and z, the auto-completion feature immediately suggests "Wozniak." But then, what else should an Apple product do?)Moshehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594445119786719448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835300748352088628.post-65332793509144451482011-11-26T14:01:51.891-07:002011-11-26T14:01:51.891-07:00Amazingly, those with whom I have interacted with ...Amazingly, those with whom I have interacted with in my life who are considered 'Genius' in some area ... have been dysfunctional, or at least awkward, in most every other area of their life. I wonder if it is the unusual focus they have for their 'Genius' area that leaves everything else wanting ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922552553041462291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835300748352088628.post-81502091767859984412011-11-26T13:23:33.294-07:002011-11-26T13:23:33.294-07:00Also, I’ve detailed on my Facebook Wall about my t...Also, I’ve detailed on my Facebook Wall about my two meetings with Bobby Fischer, who is the center of the longest chapter of one of my Facebook-serialized novels, and I’ve had two meals with John Forbes Nash, Jr., his wife Alice, and their son John Forbes Nash III, as I’ve explained on facebook. So your bibliotherapy overlaps my normal life!JonVosPosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782744243454673221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835300748352088628.post-64176109074958742892011-11-26T13:20:57.785-07:002011-11-26T13:20:57.785-07:00"Cultivate a niche of expertise" resona..."Cultivate a niche of expertise" resonates for me. You mention Steve Jobs first, and I've explained how I knew the founders of Apple before they started Apple.<br />Then you mention Albert Einstein. As I’ve explained at length, my great-uncle took a famous photo-portrait of Einstein, whom my mother almost hit with her car one night in Princeton, and who was a mentor of a mentor of a mentor of mine. Then you give third-hand mention of Alan Turing and Kurt Godel, both of whom I’ve written about a dozen time each in fiction and in nonfiction. This blog thread of yours is one of the best of yours that I’ve ever seen. Great work!JonVosPosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782744243454673221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835300748352088628.post-63689747327766992202011-11-26T04:20:17.722-07:002011-11-26T04:20:17.722-07:00Thank you Jill, for an excellent insight into not ...Thank you Jill, for an excellent insight into not only a few great biographies to read, but for a dose of inspiring motivation to learn more about the common threads that exist between the geniuses you referenced.<br /><br />Your write so well!!!Stephen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651288434428987586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835300748352088628.post-81277098900877437422011-11-26T04:12:56.793-07:002011-11-26T04:12:56.793-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stephen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651288434428987586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835300748352088628.post-62751893676900816372011-11-26T00:00:10.188-07:002011-11-26T00:00:10.188-07:00Enjoyed your piece! Another great character study ...Enjoyed your piece! Another great character study is the biography of Oppenheimer, the "father of the atom bomb". <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Prometheus:_The_Triumph_and_Tragedy_of_J._Robert_OppenheimerBen Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950746390617801083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835300748352088628.post-23083425123156508822011-11-25T22:32:08.904-07:002011-11-25T22:32:08.904-07:00I would also add James Gleick's wonderful GENI...I would also add James Gleick's wonderful GENIUS: THE LIFE AND SCIENCE OF RICHARD FEYNMAN to that list. Thanks for a very interesting piece. You made me decide to read the Jobs book.tadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710243655293700646noreply@blogger.com