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"If you are wondering whether to be or not to be, this is the book for you. The future will be shaped not only by technology, but also by the liberation of human potential, much of it locked up in obsolete schooling. This book mines the rich cultural legacy of philosophy, folklore, and legend, especially Greek mythology, to understand their inner meaning and their relevance to the dilemmas of a troubled and confused world at the crossroads of evolution. The ""Dreamer"" explores the art and science of thinking and the roots of creativity nurtured in character and consciousness. Why is society so resistant to change? Why are individuals so often their own worst enemies? What are the skills, qualities of character, and frames of consciousness necessary for success in a volatile job world? How to manage our Life Energy? How to awaken the divine gift of intelligence? Where to find inspiration in the creative process? Why are the arts and culture so critical to the development of the human spirit? The ""Dreamer"" examines the five aspects of our human nature and their connection to self-realization and a creative life: the animal, the child, the artist, the saint, and the warrior. This multimedia book is a blend of ideas and the arts. The 33 video clips integrated throughout the text were drawn from the author's television series produced during the last days of the Soviet Union as part of a fundraising effort for the famed Natalya Sats Musical Theater in Moscow. The series combined the author's lectures on social and psychological change with artistic collaboration from the Russian creative community."

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"Paul Weinzweig was born in 1943 and grew up in Toronto, Canada, where he earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Toronto (1970) and went on to do volunteer research work in West Africa at a community mental health project. He has taught in the social sciences at several Canadian universities and helped to pioneer and present televised distance education. Paul served as Associate Director of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations where he managed negotiations between university teachers and the new provincial distance education authority (TV Ontario) that laid the ground rules for the participation of university teachers in the new electronic educational media. Paul has conducted research in many areas including private school education, the role of international nongovernmental organizations in peace and disarmament, the plight of Canada's indigenous peoples migrating from rural to urban areas, and cultural programming for Toronto's Harborfront development. In 1987, during the advent of Perestroika, Paul was invited to the Soviet Union, where his book on creativity and self-realization was published in Russian. The book became a best-seller and he was encouraged to make a television series for Soviet Central Television based on the book's themes. The 14-part TV series (""To the Promised Land...""), blending Russian performing arts with talks on social and psychological change, became part of a fund-raising effort by Paul and his wife Paulina to support the renowned but struggling Natalya Sats Musical Theater. Paul and Paulina live in the Caledon Hills north of Toronto. They are semi-retired, dedicating their time to writing and publishing."

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