{"product_id":"flash-of-genius-and-other-true-stories-of-invention-9780312535728","title":"Flash of Genius: And Other True Stories of Invention","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlash of Genius\u003c\/b\u003e And Other True Stories of Invention\u003c\/i\u003e by John Seabrook, staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, is a collection of true stories about where great ideas come from, and is the basis for the Major Motion Picture starring Greg Kinnear releasing October 2008. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Seabrook is one of America's finest non-fiction writers....Fascinating, entertaining, beautifully written and often poignant...--Eric Schlosser, author of \u003ci\u003eFast Food Nation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere Do Great Ideas Come From? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFlash of Genius\u003c\/i\u003e, John Seabrook explores the moment when inspiration strikes in an otherwise average life, and what happens when that idea moves out into the larger culture and takes on a life--and commercial possibilities--of its own. The title piece in this collection is the David v. Goliath story of Bob Kearns, a professor and inventor who came up with something we all use every chance we get: the intermittent windshield wiper. When Kearns' patents were infringed, he fought General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, and eventually prevailed in a classic American story of never giving up, never backing down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeabrook has been fascinated by stories of invention and entrepreneurship since childhood, when he grew up with an uncle who invented something as ubiquitous as Bob Kearns' wipers: boil-in-bag vegetables. In \u003ci\u003eFlash of Genius\u003c\/i\u003e, Seabrook also writes about his family's invention and about thirteen other iconoclastic visions that turned into the stuff of every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-307044\"\u003eJohn Seabrook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.50h x 8.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312535728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312535724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TEC\"\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TEC057000\"\u003eInventions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TEC\"\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TEC056000\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Seabrook began his magazine career at \u003ci\u003eManhattan Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e and has been a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003esince 1993. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDeeper: My Two-Year Odyssey in Cyberspace\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNobrow: The Culture of Marketing, the Marketing of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42646719201517,"sku":"9780312535728","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a301bf06-5577-4fdc-95ca-f4857cda515b.jpg?v=1649170486","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/flash-of-genius-and-other-true-stories-of-invention-9780312535728","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}