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Charles Lincoln Van Doren Pořadí knih (chronologicky)
Charles Van Doren byl americký intelektuál a spisovatel, jehož kariéra byla poznamenána skandálem v televizní soutěži v 50. letech. Jeho dílo zkoumá složitost lidské povahy a hledání pravdy. Van Dorenův styl se vyznačuje hlubokým zamyšlením a pronikavým vhledem do psychologie postav. Jeho psaní nabízí čtenářům podněty k zamyšlení o etice a osobní odpovědnosti.
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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