{"product_id":"the-genius-myth-9781787333253","title":"The Genius Myth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGQ \u003c\/i\u003eBook for 2025 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Brilliant, timely and compulsively readable'' Oliver Burkeman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist. The tech disruptor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enables, and what it is prepared to \u003ci\u003etolerate\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking us from the Renaissance Florence of Leonardo da Vinci to the Floridian rocket launches of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Helen Lewis unravels a word that we all use  without really questioning what it means.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way, she uncovers the secret of the Beatles' success, asks how biographers should solve the Austen Problem, and reveals why Stephen Hawking thought IQ tests were for losers (before taking one herself). And she asks if the modern idea of genius  a class of special people  is distorting our view of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863879647575,"sku":"9781787333253","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781787333253.jpg?v=1759921268","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-genius-myth-9781787333253","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}