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The Discoverers Set : A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself by Daniel J. Boorstin (1983, Hardcover)

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Examines the human quest for knowledge and discoveries as it discusses such men as Galileo, Adam Smith, Columbus, Marx, Napoleon, Magellan, Faraday, Freud, Marco Polo, and St. Augustine.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394402294
ISBN-13
9780394402291
eBay Product ID (ePID)
639065

Product Key Features

Book Title
Discoverers Set : a History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
Author
Daniel J. Boorstin
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Civilization, General, History, Expeditions & Discoveries
Publication Year
1983
Genre
Science, History
Number of Pages
768 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
2.2in
Item Width
6.6in
Item Weight
42.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Cb69.B66 1983
Reviews
" A remarkable narrative of the grand intellectual venture of humankind, rich in fascinating, often dramatic details"-- (The Wall Street Journal) " A sumptuous, totally engaging panorama. No one who reads it will look at the chronicle of human ingenuity in the same way again." --David McCullough
Copyright Date
1983
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
83-042766
Dewey Decimal
891.8/58703 B
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes

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by reb2uAug 02, 2015
Terrible book to learn about mans achievements
This book is NOT a good book to use for the knowledge of mankind and all the achievements mankind have preformed. This book is nothing more than a very opinionated diatribe about mans sins against the earth,each other as the races or nations relate, and a leftest propaganda piece of garbage. I recommend you not waste your money if ever you see another copy of this book available for sale. What alarms me about the book most is that it appears to be a classroom book and to think our young people are having their heads filled with this lunacy is very troubling to me. The writer can find no real wonder of mans existence on this earth but can only find fault in man throughout our timeline here on this earth. He does not believe there is a God and writes man has been deluded into committing horrors all in the name of some god or another throughout our history of trying to achieve civilization. Only good this I can say about the book is that it was in good physical condition upon arrival and that is about it.Read full review
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by potatoehouseMar 01, 2012
Interesting history.
Well-written history as I've come to expect from the Boorstins. Highly recommended. All of Daniel J. Boorstins's histories are thoughtful and offer interesting insights. Historical events are placed in perspectives that relate them to other events and movements in the grand scale of humankind.

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