{"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\u003e\"John 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50319276835090,"sku":"9780312535728","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5275cc5b-fceb-4427-bbc1-e6a10670364d.jpg?v=1727566736","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/flash-of-genius-and-other-true-stories-of-invention-9780312535728","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}