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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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The item The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley, Eric Weiner represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 353 pages
- Contents
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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
- Isbn
- 9781451691658
- Label
- The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
- Title
- The geography of genius
- Title remainder
- a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
- Statement of responsibility
- Eric Weiner
- Title variation
- geography of genius
- Title variation remainder
- a search for the worlds most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
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- Geography -- Psychological aspects
- trueVoyages and travels
- Voyages and travels
- Weiner, Eric, 1963-
- Weiner, Eric, 1963- -- Travel
- trueCities and towns
- Cities and towns
- trueGenius
- Genius
- Genius -- Miscellanea
- trueGeography
- Geography -- Psychological aspects
- HISTORY / World
- Miscellanea
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
- TRAVEL / Special Interest / General
- Travel
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10462754
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Weiner, Eric
- Dewey number
- 153.9/809
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Weiner, Eric
- Weiner, Eric
- Genius
- Geography
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- Voyages and travels
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- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
- TRAVEL / Special Interest / General
- Cities and towns
- Genius
- Geography
- Travel
- Voyages and travels
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- a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
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- 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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- 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
- Control code
- 1488758
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 353 pages
- Isbn
- 9781451691658
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- (hardcover)
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- 2015004798
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- (Sirsi) i9781451691658
- (OCoLC)905699695
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- 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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- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 1488758
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 353 pages
- Isbn
- 9781451691658
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015004798
- Media category
- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- n
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- (Sirsi) i9781451691658
- (OCoLC)905699695
Subject
- Geography -- Psychological aspects
- trueVoyages and travels
- Voyages and travels
- Weiner, Eric, 1963-
- Weiner, Eric, 1963- -- Travel
- trueCities and towns
- Cities and towns
- trueGenius
- Genius
- Genius -- Miscellanea
- trueGeography
- Geography -- Psychological aspects
- HISTORY / World
- Miscellanea
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
- TRAVEL / Special Interest / General
- Travel
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