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The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself by Daniel J. Boorstin
tigerkin310's review against another edition
4.0
An impressive overview of the development of thought and knowledge.
thegreenbean's review against another edition
4.0
Dense history of everything. Love it but it's a lot. 3 years later...
rmichno's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this book since I find the subjects it covers to be fascinating. But the dry writing style and the avalanche of terms, dates, names on every page was making my head spin. I wish he'd picked a few examples and stuck with them instead of dumping an entire encyclopedia's worth of material onto our heads.
eeuan's review against another edition
5.0
A pleasant book for a curious mind. Sometimes too curious of a mind.
rkendylb's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome book packed full of incredible facts! It's really long, but it's worth the effort to read. Any history fan should read this!
shari_billops's review against another edition
The Discoverers (Vintage) by Daniel J. Boorstin (1985)
ponycanyon's review against another edition
5.0
I was looking for a book to answer "when did people figure out stuff, how did they figure it out, how did that knowledge trickle down, and when and how?" This is that book. It's shockingly readable and engaging while also being as dry and academic as a legitimate "history of knowledge and stuff" needs to be.