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The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley / Eric Weiner.
An acclaimed travel writer examines the connection between surroundings and innovative ideas, profiling examples in such regions as early-twentieth-century Vienna, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, and Silicon Valley. --Publisher
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- ISBN: 9781451691658 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1451691653 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781451691672 (trade paper)
- ISBN: 145169167X (trade paper)
- Physical Description: 353 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-337) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : Adventures with the Galton Box -- Genius is simple: Athens -- Genius is nothing new : Hangzhou -- Genius is expensive : Florence -- Genius is practical : Edinburgh -- Genius is chaotic : Calcutta -- Genius is unintentional : Vienna pitch-perfect -- Genius is contagious : Vienna on the couch -- Genius is weak : Silicon Valley -- Epilogue : Baking bread and hanging ten. |
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