Genius Myth

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Plt;bPgt;From the acclaimed journalist and author of Plt;iPgt;Difficult WomenPlt;/iPgt;, a timely and entertaining take-down of the genius myth, exploring the surprising history of invention, inspiration and distortion by which some lives are elevated to P#39;greatnessP#39; - and the unexpected consequences for us all. Plt;/bPgt;

Plt;bPgt;**Longlisted for the 2025 Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award**Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;*A Plt;iPgt;GuardianPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;Financial TimesPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;New StatesmanPlt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;GQ Plt;/iPgt;Book for 2025 *Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;*From the Plt;iPgt;Sunday Times Plt;/iPgt;bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Difficult WomenPlt;/iPgt;*Plt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#39;Brilliant, timely and compulsively readable. Helen Lewis shows how the idea of genius has warped our understanding of human creativity P#8211; and why people of vast accomplishment in one domain can prove so destructively clueless in others.P#39; OLIVER BURKEMANPlt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist. The tech disruptor.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;You 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 Plt;iPgt;toleratePlt;/iPgt;.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Taking us from the Renaissance Florence of Leonardo da Vinci to the Floridian rocket launches of Elon MuskP#8217;s SpaceX, Helen Lewis unravels a word that we all use P#8212; without really questioning what it means.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Along the way, shePlt;iPgt; Plt;/iPgt;uncovers the secret of the BeatlesP#8217; 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 P#8212; a class of special people P#8212; is distorting our view of the world.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Lucid, funny and fascinatingP#39; ADAM BUXTONPlt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;An indispensable companion to our timesP#39; CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781787333253
Published: June 2025

Number of pages: 352
Width: 152 mm
Height: 233 mm
Depth: 25 mm

Publisher: Vintage Publishing