{"product_id":"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\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere Do Great Ideas Come From?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010152055024,"sku":"9780312535728","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780312535728_p0.jpg?v=1763677317","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780312535728","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}