| Title |
The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley / Eric Weiner. |
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| Description |
353 pages ; 24 cm |
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| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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| LW-Hillside
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153.9809 WEI  |
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30641005435974 |
01-07-21 |
AVAILABLE |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-337) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
Author Eric Weiner sets off around the globe and back through history to examine how creative genius flouishes in specific places at specific times, hoping to nourish a culture of creativity in his own home. |
| Subject |
Geography -- Psychological aspects.
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Cities and towns.
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Voyages and travels.
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Genius.
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| Other title |
Search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley. |
| ISBN |
9781451691658
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