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My final selection for #12booksof2022. This was a library #bookclub pick and despite my reservations about the book, I quite enjoyed it. My favourite chapters were the ones on Florence and the two chapters set in Vienna. My only complaint was that the chapter on Athens was much too long for my liking.

4.5⭐️ I really enjoyed this book and really liked the concept of a place being the reason for genius. He mainly focuses on men and Europe, but the gist I think for anyone who is considered to be a genius there has to be someone who mentors the individual, that they have to be able to exchange ideas w/ those who have different views and ideas, and that they have to have time to think over those ideas in order to make the proper connections.⬇️

1. Trauma and Recovery
2. The Geography of Genius
3. The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich

@rachelsbrittain #WeekendReads

From Vienna to Huangzhou to Silicon Valley, Eric Weiner travels to places know for cultivating genius at various moments in time to get to the heart of why and how those particular places accomplished this. This is a fun book and a good NF pick for those who may avoid NF, as it balances the lighter travel narrative well with accessible history and social science.

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#Tropical

I want to go somewhere tropical! 💚🌴🌼

I wish I could travel through the places presented now, looking for creativity.

Ahhh!! I'm so excited!! These ebooks are on sale today for $2.99....I've been wanting both of these for over a year!😍😍😍📚📚📚

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Fully agree

I just really like this idea about family culture. Thinking about my own

If the proliferation of foodies foreshadows the downfall of a civilization, then America's goose is well and truly cooked.

Pool side reading :)

"The Renaissance, one of the high points of Western civilization, a historic swerve that created all we consider modern and good, began with a world-class pissing contest."

Love the insights and sass in this book. Great reading experience so far!