The Geography of Genius
A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
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Eric Weiner
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Eric Weiner
About this listen
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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- 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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- H. M. S. Kazi
- 29-10-24
The best author AND the best narrator combined into one and the same person
One of the most original thinkers I have ever had the chance to listen to who happens to be one of the best narrators too.
If he were not a writer he would still have no problem whatsoever working as a narrator to earn bread and butter for his family.
Please consider working for Audible in your spare time and/or for a change.
As an author you are more precious than your weight in gold for humanity of today.
Keep up the good works.
My salute to you, and to your parents for giving such a great genius to us all!
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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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