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The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley  Cover Image Book Book

The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley

Weiner, Eric 1963- (Author).

Summary: 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

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781451691689 (ebook)
  • ISBN: 145169167X (trade paper)
  • ISBN: 9781451691672 (trade paper)
  • ISBN: 1451691653 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781451691658 (hardcover)
  • 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.
Subject: Genius Miscellanea
Geography Psychological aspects
Cities and towns
Weiner, Eric 1963- Travel
Voyages and travels
HISTORY / World
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
TRAVEL / Special Interest / General
Weiner, Eric 1963-
Cities and towns
Genius
Geography Psychological aspects
Travel
Voyages and travels
Genre: Travel writing.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Miscellanea.

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