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The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley by Eric Weiner [Weiner, Eric] is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Tag along on this New York Times bestselling "witty, entertaining romp" ( The New York Times Book Review ) as Eric Winer travels the world, from Athens to Silicon Valley—and back through history, too—to show how creative genius flourishes in specific places at specific times. In this "intellectual odyssey, traveler's diary, and comic novel all rolled into one" (Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness ), acclaimed travel writer Weiner sets out to examine the connection between our surroundings and our most innovative ideas. A "superb travel guide: funny, knowledgeable, and self-deprecating" ( The Washington Post ), he explores the history of places like Vienna of 1900, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, Song Dynasty Hangzhou, and Silicon Valley to show how certain urban settings are conducive to ingenuity. With his trademark insightful humor, this "big-hearted humanist" ( The Wall Street Journal ) walks the same paths as the geniuses who flourished in these settings to see if the spirit of what inspired figures like Socrates, Michelangelo, and Leonardo remains. In these places, Weiner asks, "What was in the air, and can we bottle it?" "Fun and thought provoking" ( Mia

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

Author

Eric Weiner [Weiner, Eric]

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Limited

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781451691658

Category

history

Subjects

Psychology, Fiction, Science

Rating

3.76 / 5 (1,599 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14