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Do you use a wide angle lens when thinking about innovation, or do you zoom in for a close-up view instead?

Amazingly enough - despite his reputation as a leading scientist of his day - Thomas Edison viewed innovation as a social force. He didn't specifically limit his thinking about innovation just to science, or technology, or business. Edison viewed innovation as a broad subject, and believed all aspects of life were connected to innovation in some way.

America's master innovator kept detailed notebooks about specific ideas related to innovation projects he was working on. So, in the hundreds of notebooks remaining from Edison's 62-year career, several clues reveal how he was able to keep his "innovation lens" open at such a wide angle.

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For nearly the last century, America has honored its brave and hard-working veterans every year on November 11. Check out the following selection of Penguin books for anyone who is a veteran, knows a veteran, or just wants to learn more.

Air Combat: A History of Fighter Pilots by Robert F. Dorr

Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 352 pages | ISBN 9780425217412 | 06 Nov 2007 | Berkley | 18 - AND UP

In Air Combat, veteran and military author Robert F. Dorr has collected dozens of interviews from combat veterans who have faced the enemy in the skies above-from the first days of World War II to the current war on terror. Each story offers a firsthand account of what it's like to be in the thick of the fight, describes the history, strengths, and weaknesses of each man's plane in detail, and offers readers a rare glimpse into the minds and hearts of those who dare to fight in the air.