Books by Steven Johnson

The Invention of Air (2008)
Bestselling author Johnson recounts the story of Joseph Priestley--scientist and theologian, protege...

The Ghost Map (2006)
A historical chronicle of Victorian London's worst cholera outbreak traces the day-by-day efforts of...

Everything Bad is Good for You (2006)
Discusses the intellectual benefits of elements from modern popular culture, including video games a...

Where Good Ideas Come from (2010)
From a coral reef teeming with life to the instant success of YouTube, the author explores what kind...

Mind Wide Open (2004)
A tour of cutting-edge brain research reevaluates the essence of human personality, explaining how t...