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by jbcass 6y ago
So I’m back to this thread after a turn at the wheel. What am I up to now? I’m teaching part-time at Stanford a class on creativity. I’m also writing (at a snails pace) an adventure novel. And I spend a lot of the summer in a little town
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by jbcass 6y ago
Thanks for all the kind words! I’m humbled! I’m trying to respond to everyone but the software or admin tells me I’m “posting too much” so I have to slow down. Let’s see how this post does...
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by jbcass 6y ago
Thanks for the kind words! I have been gone from Klutz for almost 10 years. Scholastic runs it now and they have their own vision. I’m yesterday’s news!
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by jbcass 6y ago
In response to the idea that beginners should not be taught in ways that need to be unlearned later on if they take it to higher levels: I agree. However, I also believe the greatest impediment for most people to learning anything is intern
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by jbcass 6y ago
If I could do a new Klutz book it would be something that was in the pipeline when I left that I was calling The Top 100 Facts of All Time. I still have a long file of candidates. The other day on Reddit there was a subreddit on stuff that
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by jbcass 6y ago
The books on science that we did were the fruit of a fabulous collaboration between us and the SF Exploratorium, the finest museum in the world (personal opinion). Paul Doherty, PhD physics MIT, was their chief scientist and the source of
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by jbcass 6y ago
I was a parent Of two boys during that chapter and marinating in kids. I remember I got turned down by LEGO when I first went to them for a license to do a book but the boys told me not to take no for an answer. We ended up doing a deal be
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by jbcass 6y ago
The Klutz ideology (so to speak)was embodied by Calvin. He was my ObiWan. We had a corporate mantra, WWCD? Still works even today. Btw, the Aerobie was invented by our good friend Alan Adler who also invented the Aeropress, the coffee ma
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by jbcass 6y ago
I’m John Cassidy the founder of Klutz Books and right now I’m sitting shotgun in a long car ride. I’m so impressed that people have 20 year old memories this sharp. If you want to know about Klutz back in the day, Ask Me Anything...