The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility

The Polymath is an exceptionally versatile human who excels in multiple, seemingly unrelated fields. Over history and across the world, this fascinating breed has rejected specialisation and shown us a more complete way of thinking and being. In doing so, they have shaped our past and will own the future. This is how.

Waqa s Ahmed is an internationally acclaimed thinker and practitioner whose work spans several fields including visual art, behavioral neuroscience, health and fitness, world history, global citizenship education, journalism and transnational diplomacy.

A great thinker and writer a true polymath – Daniel Levitin

Exceptionally well–read, well–travelled and multi–talented – Edward de Bono

Fast emerging as a young Leonardo da Vinci – Nasser D. Khalili

An erudite, masterful and entertaining study by a great writer and thinker essential reading for the coming decade – Daniel Levitin, Neuroscientist, Musician and Bestselling Author of The Organised Mind

I am too stunned to comment on this book I am transformed and transcended; I will never be the same – Story Musgrave, NASA astronaut and ′World′s top–ranked Renaissance Man′

This revolutionary book has filled one of the great voids in the history of knowledge – Nasser D. Khalili, Scholar, Philanthropist and Founder of the Khalili Collections

Erudite and most enlightening – an indispensable addition to every educational institution worldwide – Ashok Jahnavi Prasad, the world′s most academically qualified intellectual

Vastly educational refreshingly inspirational – Edward de Bono, Bestselling Author of Six Thinking Hats andcoiner of Lateral Thinking