Daniel J. Boorstin
Gibbon's masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century a.d. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the fifteenth century, is widely considered the greatest work of history ever ... [... more]
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Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexpected
 Why it might not be what you expect.: After reading Boorstin's Discoverers, Seekers and Creators this book came as something of a shock. As Oliver Sacks and Stephen Gould have written reflective commentaries on issues in their fields of psychology and [... more]
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The Americans: The National Experience
From Amazon.com: Daniel J. Boorstin, one of America's great historians, focuses on American ingenuity and emergent nationalism in this middle book of the Americans trilogy, dealing with a period extending roughly from the Revolution to the Civil War. [... more]
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The Americans: The Democratic Experience
From Amazon.com: Daniel J. Boorstin describes a post-Civil War America united not by ideological conviction or religious faith but by common participation in ordinary living: "A new civilization found new ways of holding men together--less and less [... more]
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The Americans: The Colonial Experience
From Amazon.com: The first book in a trilogy--and in many respects the best of the bunch--The Colonial Experience is an essential interpretation of how the habits of people who lived more than two centuries ago shaped the lives of modern Americans. [... more]
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The Big Picture Collection: MacGillivray Freeman Films ...
From Amazon.com: This The Big Picture Box contains five IMAX documentaries: The Discoverers Originally filmed in IMAX format, The Discoverers features some astoundingly spectacular footage all centering around the act of discovery. The story of the great [... more]
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The Discoverers
From Amazon.com: Perhaps the greatest book by one of our greatest historians, The Discoverers is a volume of sweeping range and majestic interpretation. To call it a history of science is an understatement; this is the story of how humankind has come to [... more]
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The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
Utter distaste: This book might be great because it discusesses the problems in AMerica, but it offers no solutions. Still Insightful: Boornstin is such a prolific writer that it's easy to see how this book got passed over by most readers in the 60s. [... more]
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The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination
From Amazon.com: Historian Daniel J. Boorstin brings his customary depth and range to this compelling book on Western art, taking on everything from European megaliths (Stonehenge, for example) to Benjamin Franklin's autobiography ("the first [... more]
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The Blue Nile
Truly absorbing!: The Blue Nile and its companion, The White Nile are historical accounts with details that are almost beyond belief. Even as an avid reader of history and exploration, I was taken with accounts, that if presented as fiction, would be [... more]
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Hidden History: Exploring Our Secret Past
Author: Daniel J. Boorstin Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 973 EAN: 9780679722236 ISBN: 0679722238 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: 1989-05-14 Release Date: 1989-05-14 [... more]
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A Study of History: Abridgement of Volumes I-VI
Challenge and Response: I first became acquainted with the name of Arnold Toynbee through reading the science fiction of Arthur C. Clarke. Later, I saw references to him in Heinlein and Poul Anderson, and decided to see what it was all about. This book [... more]
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