The Rise explains the integral role of failure in all creative endeavors, and provides examples of great thinkers who thrived because they viewed failure as a necessary part of their journey towards mastery.

Did you know the great orator Martin Luther King Jr. had to overcome a childhood speech impediment? Or that Samuel Morse toiled as a painter before inventing the telegraph?

In this book, teacher and art historian Sarah Lewis explains the psychology that leads amateurs to take risks more experienced people might avoid.

Through stories of entrepreneurs and creatives across multiple fields, you'll learn what's essential for innovation, and what makes the difference between those who surrender and those who persevere.