The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley / Eric Weiner.
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Weiner, Eric, 1963- (författare)
- ISBN 9781451691658
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
- Publicerad: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2016]
- Engelska 353 pages
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Sammanfattning
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- 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.
- 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
Ämnesord
- Städer (sao)
- Resor (sao)
- Psykologi (sao)
- Geni (sao)
- Begåvning (sao)
- Geografi -- psykologiska aspekter (sao)
- Cities and towns
- Voyages and travels
- Genius -- Miscellanea
- Geography -- Psychological aspects
- Cities and towns (LCSH)
- Ability (LCSH)
- Genius (LCSH)
- Psychology (LCSH)
- Voyages and travels (LCSH)
Indexterm och SAB-rubrik
- N Geografi
- Doec Intelligens och begåvning
Klassifikation
- 900 (DDC)
- 153.9 (DDC)
- N (kssb/8)
- Doec (kssb/8)
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