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The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself 1st Edition

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  • Hardcover: 747 pages
  • Publisher: Random House; 1 edition (October 12, 1983)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0394402294
  • ISBN-13: 978-0394402291
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.6 x 2.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (151 customer reviews)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
An interdisciplinary approach to history.
By Ross E. Nelson on February 20, 2015
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An excellent overview of world history told in am engaging and easy-to-read style.This book is required reading for our homeschooled high-schoolers. In our home school, we take an interdisciplinary approach to teaching the various academic studies, believing that all topics of study are intertwined and connected to each other. This book does the same. It divides human history into segments of discovery: time, earth history, natural history, society and traces the impact that each of these discoveries has on all the areas of human study. Each segment naturally leads chronologically and philosophically into the next segment.
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I haven't read the whole book yet, but I ...
By rubyslippers46 on April 6, 2015
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I haven't read the whole book yet, but I am enjoying each discovery. My only complaint would be that the print is tiny; but if it were larger, this already thick paperback would be even thicker!
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Daniel Boorstin is one of my favorite historians. I read his books in the 90s
By J. Granlund on January 31, 2015
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Daniel Boorstin is one of my favorite historians. I read his books in the 90s, and although I was well versed in world history, his clear writing style, and unique talent for making the connections between seemingly far flung events, personalities, and creations opened up a new way of thinking about our world and ways we interact with it.
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Five Stars
By Harry on April 23, 2015
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Classists weren't right, they just had nothing better to do all day long.
By Chotty on July 4, 2015
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I used to like Boorstin until I discovered he was just a glorified academic who masturbated while turning the pages of mediocre dicks who had nothing better to do all day but say s***, and once in a while were sort of right.
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Very interesting read on the discoveries of mankind. The ...
By armenious on November 22, 2014
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Very interesting read on the discoveries of mankind. The discussion of time and the inventions developed to make our lives subject to it are worth the price.
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A gem of a classic
By C. Casey on November 19, 2014
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Read this one, everyone. Even after all of these years, it stands strong. Great reading and very thought-provoking.
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Good Read
By Ninos on November 18, 2014
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Done reading Nov 18, 2014. Recom by Ryan Holiday. Good Read. nninoss.com
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

Audio version drastically abridged

I did not notice that the audio version was only 5 hours.

Published 17 days ago by Tim Stroud
Five Stars

Great book.

Published 21 days ago by Luciano Wilder
Four Stars

Challenging as to the progressino of the history of discovery and the insights of the author

Published 1 month ago by R. Gilman
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If you desire a humbling experience, read this book. What history should be: honest, balanced, factual and guaranteed to make those of us of European extraction think twice about... Read more

Published 3 months ago by John L. Capurso
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Published 3 months ago by Big Joe
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Published 4 months ago by Spiritual Seeker
Concise history with great interconnections makes for a better...

Concise history with great interconnections makes for a better understanding of developments in all the fields covered. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Randy Carlson
Encyclopedic in its sweep and brilliant in detail

Fabulous! Daniel Boorstin's gift to the curious and knowledge-seeking soul. Together with Creators and Seekers, this book forms a formidable trilogy that should be the dream of any... Read more

Published 5 months ago by S V Chalapathy Rao
great book

A class requirement for my son. He had been enjoying it very much!

Published 5 months ago by Vanessa Gonzalez

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