Play : how it shapes the brain, opens the imagination, and invigorates the soul / Stuart Brown ; with Christopher Vaughan
- Bib ID:
- 8038910
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Brown, Stuart, author
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- National edeposit: Onsite at National Library of Australia
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- National edeposit: Available onsite at national, state and territory libraries
- Description:
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- Brunswick : Scribe Publications, 2010
- Carlton North, Victoria, Victoria : Scribe Publications Pty Ltd, 2010
- ©2009
- 1 online resource (240 pages)
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- text file EPUB 1MB
- ISBN:
- 9781921753237
- Summary:
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A groundbreaking book on the science of play, and its essential role in fuelling our intelligence and happiness throughout our lives. We've all seen the happiness in the face of a child who's playing in the school yard. Or the blissful abandon of a golden retriever racing with glee across a lawn. This is the joy of play. By definition, play is purposeless and all-consuming. And, most important, it's fun. As we become adults, taking time to play feels like a guilty pleasure - a distraction from 'real' work and life. But as Dr Stuart Brown illustrates, play is anything but trivial. It is a biological drive as integral to our health as sleep or nutrition, and the mechanism by which we become resilient, smart, and adaptable people. In fact, our ability to play throughout life is the single most important factor in determining our success and happiness. Dr Brown has spent his career studying animal behaviour and conducting more than 6000 'play histories' of humans from all walks of life - from serial murderers to Nobel Prize winners. In Play, he provides a sweeping look at the latest breakthroughs in our understanding of play and its implications for our lives, including its role in child development and the way we parent; education and social policy; business innovation; productivity; and even the future of our society. A fascinating blend of cutting-edge neuroscience, biology, psychology, social science, and inspiring human stories of the transformative power of play, this book proves why play just might be the most important work we can ever do. A groundbreaking book on the science of play, and its essential role in fuelling our intelligence and happiness throughout our lives. Essentially the intellectual basis for Scribe publishing its very own successful book Parlour Games for Modern Families in November 2009. Stuart Brown has been invited to attend the Mind and its Potential conference in Sydney, November 2010 (tbc). The text is peppered with examples from many varied scientific, sociological and academic disciplines and arrives at the conclusion that play is a key component of evolution, and vital to our success as a species, and as individuals - a way to build social cohesion, along with economic and personal success. This book will have a broad audience. It talks about arts and culture, work/life balance, the nature of work itself, relationships and brain development.
- Full contents:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Part One. Why Play?; Chapter One. The Promise Of Play; Chapter Two. What Is Play, And Why Do We Do It?; Chapter Three. We Are Built For Play; Part Two. Living The Playful Life; Chapter Four. Parenthood Is Child's Play; Chapter Five. The Opposite Of Play Is Not Work; Chapter Six. Playing Together; Chapter Seven. Does Play Have A Dark Side?; Chapter Eight. A World At Play; Acknowledgments.
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 2009
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