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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

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

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.

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  • ISBN: 1451691653
  • ISBN: 145169167X
  • ISBN: 9781451691658
  • ISBN: 9781451691672
  • Physical Description: 353 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster 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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Weiner, Eric, 1963- > Travel.
Cities and towns.
Genius > Miscellanea.
Geography > Psychological aspects.
Voyages and travels.
Genre:
Travel writing.
Trivia and miscellanea.

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