The Intellectual Devotional

The Intellectual Devotional

"The Intellectual Devotional" is a secular version of the spiritual devotionals kept by millions of Americans. It is a collection of 365 lessons drawn from seven fields of knowledge: History, Literature, Philosophy, Science, Religion, Visual Arts, and Music.

Overview

"The Intellectual Devotional" is a bedside volume designed to be read on a nightly basis. Each entry covers a fundamental piece of knowledge from one of seven fields -- History, Literature, Philosophy, Mathematics & Science, Religion, Visual Arts, and Music. The goal is to stimulate the brain, refresh the spirit and complete the reader's education. The idea is to read one article a day for a year (although in a leap year there would be one day spare).

Entries cover a broad range of topics from important passages in literature to basic principles of physics, from pivotal events in history to images of famous paintings with accompanying analysis. Each entry is accompanied by "Additional Facts" -two or three pieces of trivia that enlighten and entertain.

Authors

David S. Kidder is a technology entrepreneur who is also the creator and co-author of The Intellectual Devotional book series published by Rodale Press. Kidder began his career in 1994, when he founded Net-X, an internet development company, serving clients such as Xerox, Bausch & Lomb, Ray Ban and Young & Rubicam. Target Vision acquired Net-X in March 1996. David then led the corporate development team at THINK New Ideas, ultimately serving as Vice President, Strategic Operations. While there, he helped grow THINK to more than 500 employees through seven acquisitions in 24 months. In January 1999, David co-founded wireless content delivery pioneer, SmartRay Network, Inc. SmartRay was acquired by Lifeminders, Inc. August 2000. In February 2002, he co-founded Renaissance Integrated Solutions. David is currently co-Founder and serves as CEO of AdaptClick, a search engine marketing software platform for small and mid-sized businesses. He and his companies have appeared in publications and periodicals such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Engineering News Record Magazine, among others.

Kidder graduated with a B.F.A. in Industrial Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology where he was awarded an ID Magazine's International Design Award for his product design innovations for Eastman Kodak. Kidder lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife, Johanna Zeilstra, and their son, Jack.

ee also

Noah Oppenheim

External links

* [http://www.theintellectualdevotional.com/ The Intellectual Devotional Web Site]
* [http://www.theintellectualdevotional.com/blog/ The Intellectual Devotional Blog]
* [http://www.noahoppenheim.com/ Noah Oppenheim]


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