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The Geography of Genius
- A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
- Narrated by: Eric Weiner
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
Travel the world with Eric Weiner, the New York Times best-selling author of The Geography of Bliss, as he journeys from Athens to Silicon Valley - and throughout history, too - to show how creative genius flourishes in specific places at specific times.
In The Geography of Genius, acclaimed travel writer Weiner sets out to examine the connection between our surroundings and our most innovative ideas. 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. And, with his trademark insightful humor, he 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?"
This link can be traced back through history: Darwin's theory of evolution gelled while he was riding in a carriage. Freud did his best thinking at this favorite coffeehouse. Beethoven, like many geniuses, preferred long walks in the woods.
Sharp and provocative, The Geography of Genius redefines the argument about how genius came to be. His reevaluation of the importance of culture in nurturing creativity is an informed romp through history that will surely jump-start a national conversation.
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- 15-07-19
Very interesting and well suited audiobook
Very interesting book and well suited audiobook format. It gave me a good introduction to where (and why?) progress was made. I did enjoy this book, although shame that it wasn’t mention, in the area when we use correct names that Marie Curie in her passport on in Nobel prize had her full name: Maria Curie-Sklodowska.
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- 01-07-16
Total Genius
Dear Eric Weiner - I simply loved this book - so beautifully written and narrated also. You said at one point that you are too late for genius. Not so Sir - you are a genius and this book is evidence of it - well done and very best wishes.
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