The Genius Myth
Lewis, Helen (Author)
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£12.99
A brilliant, timely and compulsively readable book. With her characteristic combination of deep reporting and lightness of touch, Helen Lewis shows how the idea of genius has warped our understanding of human creativity - and why people of vast accomplishment in one domain can prove so destructively clueless in others.OLIVER BURKEMANThis is the book we need right now. Smart, funny and full of surprises, The Genius Myth takes aim at our cultish worship of Great Men. An indispensable companion to our times.CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZTypically lucid, funny and fascinating. Not so much a debunking of "g...
ISBN (SKU)
9781529967661
Pages
352
Weight
234g
Dimensions
197x127x23
Imprint
Vintage
Published
18, June, 2026
Genres
History
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