How the Paper Fish Learned to Swim: A Fable About Inspiring Creativity and Bringing New Ideas to Life

161 Pages·2006·0.91 MB·English

by  Jonathon A. Flaum

How the Paper Fish
Learned to Swim
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How the Paper Fish
Learned to Swim
A Fable About Inspiring Creativity
and Bringing New Ideas to Life
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JONATHON A. FLAUM
ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAINA BAYS
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Howthepaperfishlearnedtoswim:afableaboutinspiringcreativityand
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For Tami. My wife and best friend.
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‘‘There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as
getting to know how enormously much he is capable of
doing and becoming.’’ —Soren Kierkegaard
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‘‘It is our duty as men and women to proceed as
though the limits of our abilities do not exist.’’
ierre eilhard de hardin
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