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Charles Van Doren Books
Charles Lincoln Van Doren was an American intellectual, writer, and editor whose name is linked to a television quiz show scandal in the 1950s. His works are characterized by a deep interest in education and human knowledge, often exploring themes of truth, deception, and ethics in modern society. Van Doren's writing seeks to bridge the gap between academia and the broader public in an accessible and engaging manner. His prose reflects a lifelong pursuit of understanding complex ideas and sharing them with others.
Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920)
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Focusing on the significance of contemporary American novelists from 1900 to 1920, this republished work aims to preserve an important part of literary history. It has been reformatted and retyped to ensure clarity and readability, moving beyond mere scanned copies to provide a modern presentation. This effort seeks to keep the contributions of these authors alive for both present and future generations, ensuring their impact is not forgotten.
Breve historia del saber
- 656 pages
- 23 hours of reading
A one-voume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected from the beginning of civilization into the twenty-first century. Massive in its scope, and yet totally accessible, A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE covers not only all the great theories and discoveries of the human race, but also explores the social conditions, political climates, and individual men and women of genius that brought ideas to fruition throughout history. "Crystal clear and concise...Explains how humankind got to know what it knows." Clifton Fadiman Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the History Book Club
