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The Discoverers

by Daniel J. Boorstin
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An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him.  In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way. Covering time, the earth and the seas, nature and society, he gathers and analyzes stories of the man's profound quest to understand his world and the cosmos.
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Series: Knowledge Series Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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  • Release date: January 26, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9780307773555
  • Release date: January 26, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9780307773555
  • File size: 2924 KB
  • Release date: January 26, 2011
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History Science Technology Nonfiction

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English

An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him.  In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way. Covering time, the earth and the seas, nature and society, he gathers and analyzes stories of the man's profound quest to understand his world and the cosmos.
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History Science Technology Nonfiction