{"product_id":"9781529967661","title":"The Genius Myth : A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Helen Lewis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistory\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 18 June 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e195 x 128 x 25 | 244g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57190500532599,"sku":"9781529967661","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781529967661.jpg?v=1781716302","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781529967661","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}