The Resource The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley, Eric Weiner
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 Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).
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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
- Subject
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- Cities and towns
- Genius
- Genius -- Miscellanea
- Geography -- Psychological aspects
- Geography -- Psychological aspects
- HISTORY / World
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
- TRAVEL / Special Interest / General
- Travel
- Cities and towns
- Trivia and miscellanea
- Voyages and travels
- Voyages and travels
- Weiner, Eric, 1963-
- Weiner, Eric, 1963- -- Travel
- Travel writing
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Weiner, Eric
- Dewey number
- 153.9/809
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BF412
- LC item number
- .W395 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Genius
- Geography
- Cities and towns
- Weiner, Eric
- Voyages and travels
- HISTORY / World
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
- TRAVEL / Special Interest / General
- Weiner, Eric
- Cities and towns
- Genius
- Geography
- Travel
- Voyages and travels
- Label
- The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley, Eric Weiner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-337) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- 1634455
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 353 pages
- Isbn
- 9781451691658
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015004798
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1634455
- (OCoLC)905699695
- Label
- The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley, Eric Weiner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-337) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- 1634455
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 353 pages
- Isbn
- 9781451691658
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015004798
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1634455
- (OCoLC)905699695
Subject
- Cities and towns
- Genius
- Genius -- Miscellanea
- Geography -- Psychological aspects
- Geography -- Psychological aspects
- HISTORY / World
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
- TRAVEL / Special Interest / General
- Travel
- Cities and towns
- Trivia and miscellanea
- Voyages and travels
- Voyages and travels
- Weiner, Eric, 1963-
- Weiner, Eric, 1963- -- Travel
- Travel writing
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