{"product_id":"9781529967661","title":"The Genius Myth : A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Lewis, Helen | History \u003cbr\u003ePublished 18\/06\/2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e195 x 128 x 25mm | 244g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is the book we need right now' CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ‘Lucid, funny and fascinating’ ADAM BUXTONThe tech disruptor. The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist.\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 — and asks if the modern idea of genius is distorting our view of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant, timely and compulsively readable' OLIVER BURKEMAN‘A provocative, witty book’ TLS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57173394194807,"sku":"9781529967661","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9781529967661.jpg?v=1781347472","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529967661","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}