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Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They Wake Up
David Byrne
A riveting investigation into creative genius from the Talking Heads co-founder and author of How Music Works
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 8, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9781805300540 |
| Publishers | Canongate Books |
| Pages | 400 |
| Dimensions | 241 × 160 × 36 mm · 610 g |
| Language | English |
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