"Investigates the art of reading by examining each aspect of reading, problems encountered, and tells how to combat them."--]cProvided by publisher
Charles Van Doren Knihy
Charles Lincoln Van Doren bol americký intelektuál, spisovateľ a redaktor, ktorého meno je spojené s televíznym škandálom v 50. rokoch. Jeho diela sa vyznačujú hlbokým záujmom o vzdelávanie a ľudské poznanie, pričom často skúma témy pravdy, klamstva a etiky v modernej spoločnosti. Van Doren sa vo svojej práci snaží preklenúť priepasť medzi akademickým svetom a širšou verejnosťou, a to prístupným a pútavým spôsobom. Jeho písanie odráža celoživotné úsilie o pochopenie zložitých myšlienok a ich zdieľanie s ostatnými.
Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920)
- 96 stránok
- 4 hodiny čítania
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 stránok
- 23 hodin čítania
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
