About this title: In THE DISCOVERERS, historian Boorstin explores the major scientific and technical inquiries and inventions of the West and how they contributed to mankind. THE DISCOVERERS is the first of a trilogy; it is followed by THE CREATORS and THE SEEKERS.
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Edition: Special ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780394402291ISBN:0394402294
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Glued binding. 745 p. Previous Owner's Inscription. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Edition: Reprint.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA, New York
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780394726250ISBN:0394726251
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean and unmarked inside. Light to moderate wear to covers including scratches, light creases and lightly bumped corners. Creased spine. Slightly wavey pages as though exposed to humidity although there are no... Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 768 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780394726250ISBN:0394726251
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
"This was a fascinating read. To learn what people knew or believed and see how that knowledge changed over time was very intriguing. Some chapters held my interest better than others. The medical section was particularly good and also revealed how the church and superstition were woven into the treatments of the past. Actually I was shocked at the huge negative impact of religion in almost every category even though that oppression was not the focus of the author it is a critical component of each major discovery."
"History of the world is hard, but Dan dose it will by following the accelerating arc of human invention (starting with time) and the stores of the many crazy people who challenged the most basic assumptions of their times."
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