埃里克•维纳(Eric Weiner)是《纽约时报》( New York Times )畅销书《天赐地理学》( THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS)的作者,已经译成十八种语言。他原先是NPR 和《纽约时报》(New York Times)的通信记者,报道过三十多个国家的新闻。他的作品发表在《新共和》( New Republic)、《板岩》(Slate)、《洛杉矶时报》(Los Angeles Times)、《华盛顿邮报》( Washington Post)、《外交政策》(Foreign Policy)、《纽约时报杂志》( The New York Times Magazine)和选集《美国最佳旅行记》( BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING)。
他的网站是 www.ericweinerbooks.com
目录:
INTRODUCTION: ADVENTURES WITH THE GALTON BOX 1
CHAPTER ONE: GENIUS IS SIMPLE: ATHENS 14
CHAPTER TWO: GENIUS IS NOTHING NEW: HANGZHOU 81
CHAPTER THREE: GENIUS IS EXPENSIVE: FLORENCE 123
CHAPTER FOUR: GENIUS IS PRACTICAL: EDINBURGH 180
CHAPTER FIVE: GENIUS IS CHAOTIC: CALCUTTA 237
CHAPTER SIX: GENIUS IS REACTIONARY: VIENNA PITCH PERFECT 279
CHAPTER SEVEN: GENIUS IS CAFFEINATED: VIENNA ON THE COUCH 323
CHAPTER EIGHT: GENIUS IS WEAK: SILICON VALLEY 369
EPILOGUE: BAKING BREAD AND HANGING TEN 413