The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time

Informationen zum Autor Compiled and edited by John Little Klappentext A compendium of the greatest thoughts, greatest minds, and greatest books--listed in accessible and concise form--from one of the world's greatest scholars. Zusammenfassung A compendium of the greatest thoughts, greatest minds and greatest books - listed in accessible and concise form - from one of the world's greatest scholars. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Introduction Chapter One A Shameless Worship of Heroes Chapter Two The Ten "Greatest" Thinkers Chapter Three The Ten "Greatest" Poets Chapter Four The One Hundred "Best" Books for an Education Chapter Five The Ten "Peaks" of Human Progress Chapter Six Twelve Vital Dates in World History Index Copyright © 2002 by John Little, Monica Ariel Mihell, and William James Durant Easton

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Compiled and edited by John Little

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A compendium of the greatest thoughts, greatest minds, and greatest books--listed in accessible and concise form--from one of the world's greatest scholars.

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A compendium of the greatest thoughts, greatest minds and greatest books - listed in accessible and concise form - from one of the world's greatest scholars.

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Contents

Introduction

Chapter One

A Shameless Worship of Heroes

Chapter Two

The Ten "Greatest" Thinkers

Chapter Three

The Ten "Greatest" Poets

Chapter Four

The One Hundred "Best" Books for an Education

Chapter Five

The Ten "Peaks" of Human Progress

Chapter Six

Twelve Vital Dates in World History

Index

Copyright © 2002 by John Little, Monica Ariel Mihell, and William James Durant Easton