Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul ambleside creator and host of Cultivating

creator and host of Cultivating Place

as well as his sharp look at himself and at humankind in general

Designed with vintage bug images from the Cavallini archives

"[ The One-Straw Revolution is] about going with the flow

"-- "Manhattan Book Review"

Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul ambleside creator and host of CultivatingFrom a leading expert, a groundbreaking book on the science of play, and its essential role in fueling our happiness and intelligence throughout our lives We've all seen the happiness on the face of a child while playing in the school yard. Or the blissful abandon of a golden retriever racing across a lawn. This is the joy of play. By definition, play is purposeless, all consuming, and fun. But as Dr. Stuart Brown illustrates, play is anything but