The Act of Creation

This book is like an Owner's Manual for any thinking and creative human being. I've been reading it, pondering it, discussing it with my friends and colleagues. Koestler is a classic thinker who coined the word, biosiation. Once I groked the enormity of biosiation in the creative process, it seemed to activate a deeper quality of creativity in my own work.I'm keeping this book as a go-to read when ever i'm in a creative cup-du-sac. A must read, a must resource, a must way of thinking for stimulating creative writing, art, invention, thinking, speaking . . . having been written in the 1960's, it seems archaically written and referenced, and that seems to be a great asset to think in this new way about the timeless classics.

When I was in high school in Ann Arbor, MI, in the sixties, I carried a copy of Koestler's book The Act of Creation with me everywhere I went. I have bought several copies over the years when I lost my original through various moves, even when it was out of print and hard to find. Yes, it is that good.

Here we go, thinking deep serious thoughts again.

It's hard to convey in a photograph how incredibly messed up this book is in its latest form. Clearly the original was scanned with very low resolution settings and then printed with what looks like inkjet printing. All this bitmapped low res type is at a 70% grey value (not close to black) and it's like looking at a book through through glasses with a thin layer of Vaseline. Don't purchase this... you will just take one look and immediately return it. What a waste! Would be ZERO stars if that was an option.

Arrived in good condition - recommended

The product is in excellent condition, the price is right. Nonetheless, once the order was made there was no way I could reverse the process.I ordered this book. However, a few hours later, I realized I indeed had a copy of the book in my library.I contacted Amazon and the seller.I received an automated response from Amazon. The seller never responded in even a polite manner. I can accept this if we are talking about a huge logistical processing engine. I cannot accept this type of behaviour from a small operation. At the end of the day, it is great to have this priceless book at the price paid.

Great

Best book ever