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Bedtime Biography: Edison

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What’s it about?

Edmund Morris reveals the relentless, chaotic genius behind the Wizard of Menlo Park—a deaf, obsessive inventor who turned failure into a system for changing the world.

You’ll learn

  • Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration
  • Deafness can be a secret weapon for focus
  • Invent for the market, not just for invention
  • Failure is a stepping stone to success