Jonah Lehrer’s breezy guide to creativity is filled with wonderful stories. My favorite is how Mattel produced the Barbie doll and created the first billion dollar toy. Lehrer explores the elements of creativity. He suggests certain cities produce great ideas and products because of the way they’re designed. Why is General Electric the only company still existing from the original Dow Jones average? Imagine presents plenty of examples and research. Lehrer makes sense out of all the information in an entertaining, yet enlightening, manner. Worth a look! GRADE: A
Looks fascinating! Q: wasn’t GM in that original Dow Jones group?
Nope, Rick. GM was added to the Dow-Jones average in 1915, then dropped, and then added again in 1925.
General Motors started in 1908; the Dow in 1896. GM was included starting in 1915.