How to Be a Genius: A Handbook for the Aspiring Smarty-Pants

by André de Guillaume

Everyone thinks they are smarter than everyone else, but only a precious few have the mental fortitude to be an actual genius. In this clear guide, aspiring smarty-pants will get hands-on advice, practical tips, and fact-filled profiles that will help them on their way to enlightenment. Readers will learn how to change human history with their intellect, reveal truths previously unknown, and make people gasp in wonder. Beginning with early childhood signs of genius, determining what field of expertise to pursue, and what to do when people just won’t listen, readers will learn how to win a Nobel Prize, see how they measure up to geniuses of the past, and get tips on developing their own style and attitude. Complete with colorful illustrations, sidebars, and self-quizzes, would-be intellectual giants will have all the right tools for achieving greatness.

Genres: Nonfiction

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Usman Chohan · Rating 4 out of 5]

"It might seem that being a genius is a golden ticket to a life of glamorous soirees with the intellectual elite, champagne flute in hand, arm candy at your side, surrounded by a throng of smiling sycophants. But you might be confusing this scene with the lifestyle of a diplomat." - Andre de Guillaume

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing stood at as too revealing. I thought there would be a 'secret sauce' in here somewhere.

[Nour · Rating 2 out of 5]

it wasn't a helpful book it was okay.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute, for what it was. It never quite reaches the Lemony Snicket level of satire, but never settles out to be completely serious either.

A good way to pass time that you might have otherwise wasted, but you're probably better off with How To Be An Evil Genius.

[Philip · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the book equivalent of the guy on your university course who thinks he's both funnier and smarter than everyone else, but is actually neither.

[Kevin Connery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Humor--some funny, some not. [One common misconception is that] "it's all one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. The greater the first percentage, the smaller the second. That

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick, humorous read :)