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Walter Isaacson at Church of the Redeemer

ONLINE TICKET SALES WILL END AT 5:30 PM ON OCTOBER 21. TICKETS WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!

There are three ticketing options for this event:

$10 general admission (no book)
$40 admission for one + 1 copy of 'Leonardo da Vinci'
$50 admission for two + 1 copy of 'Leonardo da Vinci'

Doors will open at 7 PM and the event begins at 7:30, with a book signing to follow immediately.

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About the book:

Leonardo da Vinci was historys most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us?

Walter Isaacson, author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin, brings da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography.

Based on thousands of pages from Leonardos astonishing notebooks, as well as new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects art and science. Da Vinci is best known for being the artist behind the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him historys most creative genius.

Leonardos delight at combining diverse passions remains the ultimate recipe for creativity. So, too, does his ease at being a bit of a misfit in his own time: illegitimate, gay, vegetarian, left-handed, easily distracted, and at times heretical. His life should remind us of the importance of instilling, both in ourselves and our children, not just received knowledge but a willingness to question itto be imaginative and, like talented misfits and rebels in any era, to think differently.

About the author:

Walter Isaacson, University Professor of History at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chairman of CNN, and editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.