LEADER 00000cam 2200553Ii 4500 001 ocn967726763 003 OCoLC 005 20170214022334.0 008 170105r20162016miu gdb 001 0deng d 019 944735203 020 9781432837426|q(large print : paperback) 020 1432837427|q(large print : paperback) 020 1410485854 020 9781410485854 035 (OCoLC)967726763|z(OCoLC)944735203 040 VPW|beng|erda|cVPW|dBKL|dCNEDM|dOCLCF|dNZD 049 CKEA 050 14 BF412|b.W395 2016e 082 04 153.9/809|223 092 153.9809 100 1 Weiner, Eric,|d1963- 245 14 The geography of genius :|ba search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley / |cEric Weiner. 250 Large print edition. 264 1 Farmington Hills, Mich. :|bGale Cengage Learning,|c2016. 300 615 pages (large print) ;|c22 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 340 |nlarge print.|2rda 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 599-613). 505 0 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. 520 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. 600 10 Weiner, Eric,|d1963-|xTravel. 600 17 Weiner, Eric,|d1963-|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01918190 650 0 Genius|vMiscellanea. 650 0 Geography|xPsychological aspects. 650 0 Cities and towns. 650 0 Voyages and travels. 650 0 Large type books. 650 0 Travel writing. 650 7 Cities and towns.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00861748 650 7 Genius.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00940195 650 7 Geography|xPsychological aspects.|2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00940508 650 7 Travel.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01155558 650 7 Voyages and travels.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01169308 655 7 Miscellanea.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423854 994 92|bCKE
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