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The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
Record details
- ISBN: 9781451691689 (ebook)
- ISBN: 145169167X (trade paper)
- ISBN: 9781451691672 (trade paper)
- ISBN: 1451691653 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781451691658 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
353 pages ; 24 cm
print - Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Content descriptions
| 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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| Genre: | Travel writing. Trivia and miscellanea. Miscellanea. |
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Eric Weiner is author of the New York Times bestsellers The Geography of Bliss and The Geography of Genius, as well as the critically acclaimed Man Seeks God and, his latest book, The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers. A former foreign correspondent for NPR, he has reported from more than three dozen countries. His work has appeared in the New Republic, The Atlantic, National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, and the anthology Best American Travel Writing. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and daughter. For more information, visit: EricWeinerBooks.com.