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The Joy of Reading: A Passionate Guide to 189 of the World's Best Authors and Their Works
Charles Van Doren

Sourcebooks, Inc., 2008

"Charles Van Doren has laid a feast before all of us that is irresistible." -Mortimer J. Adler This engaging love letter to reading follows the great authors and classics that transformed the world: from Aristotle and Herodotus in ancient Greece to Salinger and Heinlein in 20th century America. Like a professor whose enthusiasm enwraps his students, Van Doren explains what's wonderful in the books you've missed and awakens your desire to reopen ...

The Asiatics: A Novel

4 reviews
Frederic Prokosch

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983

A beautiful work of the imagination
Frederic Prokosch wrote this imaginary journey from Lebanon across Asia to Hanoi in 1931 before he ever set foot in Asia. In the novel, the narrator, a young American, travels in catch-as-catch-can manner across the exotic continent. The landscape descriptions are extraordinary. Everywhere he meets with adventure and exotic characters who lament the end of Asia as they know it (this in 1931!). ...

A History of Knowledge: Past, Present, and Future

72 reviews
Charles Van Doren

Ballantine Books, 1992

a contribution to our civilization
This is an excellent book...especially the important ideas of our modern times, including the insights of how the success of a democracy rests on the people trusting their government, and of our unfortunate addiction to violence. I am grateful to you, Charles Van Doren, for your important contribution to my understanding of our civilization.

Great Treasury of Western Thought: A Compendium of Important Statements and Comments on Man and His ...

5 reviews
Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren

Libraries Unlimited, 1977

A guide to the wisdom of the Western World
The Great Treasury is based on the syntopicon of the Britannica Great Books of the Western world; the syntopicon is an index of basic, central terms in the great books (the so-called "great ideas"), arranged in alphabetical order from Angel to World. In the syntopicon, each central term is assigned its own chapter, which begins with an introductory essay on the meaning of the term and its various ...

How to Read a Book (A Touchstone Book)

101 reviews
Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren

Touchstone, 1972

Must read book.
However ridiculous it seems to you now, this book will prepare you to clearly and effectively understand all the books, articles and blogs that you will read after this book. Stan Faryna

Lincoln's Commando: The Biography of Commander William B. Cushing, U.S. Navy (Bluejacket Books)

2 reviews
Ralph J. Roske, Charles Lincoln Van Doren

US Naval Institute Press, 1995

Exciting read!
The book brings to life the brave and bold character of William and his brothers Alonzo, Howard and Milton. Lt. Cushing's exploits during his naval career were quite daring and exciting to read about.

The Joy of Reading: 210 Favorite Books, Plays, Poems, Essays, Etc.

2 reviews
Charles Van Doren

Harmony, 1985

Great survey of literature
I compiled my own reading list after reading this book, and so far have found Van Doren's opinions to be right on the money. Everything he's recommended has been worth the time I invested. It is also a great way to get some diversity in learning. Most of us raised in the US don't really get a first-rate liberal education- Van Doren's book offers a way to do it on your own. I highly recommend ...

Great Documents In American Indian History
Wayne Moquin, Charles Van Doren

Da Capo Press, 1995

This remarkable collection of nearly one hundred primary documents presents a mosaic of individual Indian voices that span the vastness of their history while illuminating its particular moments. From an ancient Zuni creation myth to the resurgence of "Red Power" in the 1970s, this book gathers together the views of Indian leaders past and present, including Pontiac, Red Jacket, Chief Seattle, Tecumseh, Black Hawk, Ely S. Parker, Red Cloud, ...

How to Read a Book (A Touchstone Book)
Mortimer J. Adler; Charles Van Doren

Touchstone, 1972

The Negro In American History Vol. I: Black Americans 1928-1968

Encyclopedia Britannia Educational Corp, 1969

African American History.

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