Down a Peg: A book about Art & Culture that isn't stuffy, highbrow, reverential, boring or elitist.

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Susan Adam

Down a Peg

A book about Art & Culture that isn't stuffy, highbrow, reverential, boring or elitist.

Susan Adam

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Art in Real Life
13 March 2024

The Arts: General & Reference; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Anatomy; Physiology; Human biology

"It's a secret held long enough. The arts make us human. They pull us together and tear us apart. They help us feel safe - and loved. And they bring that va-va-voom into our days (and nights).

From the bone-shaking stomp-stomp-clap of a live concert to the world's ubiquitous use of emojis and the chill-inducing impact of a swastika, Susan Adam draws you into the biology and psychology of the arts. She makes it personal and fun - a smorgasbord of experiences so familiar that you will see the arts at play in your own life.

After a career managing culture and change in organizations from L.L.

Bean to Chase Bank and in arts organizations from Blue Man Group to The Public Theater, Susan shows her mastery of how we humans find connection and belonging.

This book will answer these questions:

Why is music the MVP for your most important rituals and celebrations? Why are you such an eager beaver when it comes to metaphors? Why is a picture worth a thousand words?

And this book will leave you asking two questions, ""Why didn't I know this before?"" And, ""How can I help my kids learn about this earlier than I did?"" (Helpful hints throughout just for you parents.)"

By: Susan Adam
Imprint: Art in Real Life
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 231g
ISBN: 9798892386814
Pages: 108
Publication Date: 13 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

While you were watching the performance, Susan was probably watching you. Forever curious about the power of the arts to inspire, change and unite us, she turned that interest into a career - helping organizations such as L.L.Bean, Chase Bank and Blue Man Group safely navigate through large-scale change. In Down a Peg, Susan now brings the arts into the foreground of your own life, offering a playful mix of personal experiences, brain science and cultural history. She lives in Philadelphia happily dreaming up paper mache projects. You can visit her online at www.artinreallife.com.