{"product_id":"9781787333246","title":"The Genius Myth : The Dangerous Allure of Rebels, Monsters and Rule-Breakers","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Lewis, Helen \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 19\/06\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781787333246,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*A Guardian, Financial Times, New Statesman and GQ Book for 2025 *'Brilliant, timely and compulsively readable' Oliver BurkemanThe tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist. The tech disruptor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 tolerate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55287707369845,"sku":"9781787333246","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781787333246.jpg?v=1745053067","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781787333246","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}