Displaying 1 of 1 2016 Format: Book Author: Weiner, Eric, 1963- Title: The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley / Eric Weiner. Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016. Description: 353 pages ; 24 cm 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 Subjects: Weiner, Eric, 1963- -- Travel. Genius -- Miscellanea. Geography -- Psychological aspects. Cities and towns. Voyages and travels. Genre: Trivia and miscellanea. Travel writing. Notes: 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. LCCN: 2015004798 ISBN: 9781451691672 (trade paper) 145169167X (trade paper) 9781451691658 1451691653 Other Number: 905699695 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 558756 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: 153.98 Weiner Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
