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- Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

"When I first heard Stephen Nachmanovitch in San Francisco and when he later visited my school in England, I was captivated by his being, as were all others. Now having read Free Play, I understand his approach more deeply. Would that Free Play found its way into every school, office, hospital, and factory. It is a most exciting book and a most important one."

-Yehudi Menuhin, violinist

"Stephen Nachmanovitch has produced a celebration of human uniqueness. In so doing, he helps us to make better use of our resources of playfulness, ingenuity, and creativity in general. What it amounts to is a guide for getting the most out of whatever is possible."

-Norman Cousins, author of The Anatomy of an Illness

"You are called to an important meeting, the subject of which you are not told. It is of utmost importance that you `Be Yourself.' The meeting starts immediately and your clothes are in the laundry and you have no time to wash up or shave. Is this a `serious' situation? Then so is improvisation. Nachmanovitch tells it like it is in the most important book on improvisation I've yet seen."

-Keith Jarrett, pianist

"Stephen Nachmanovitch's prose is really poetry. Every page has a fresh thought, a bracing new way of looking at the familiar, a penetrating insight or a wise bit of advice. And reading it is so thoroughly enjoyable!"

-Willis Harman, regent, University of California

"Free Play is a superb guide for anyone who aspires to create, whatever the medium."

-New Woman

"This book is important not only because it delves into the creative process, but also because Nachmanovitch creates the opportunity for the reader to get in touch with his/her own creative possibilities and abilities. This is an essential book for everyone."

- Harvard Educational Review

paper, Published by J.P. Tarcher, Inc. Distributed by Putnam-Berkley, ISBN 0-87477-631-7

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