About this title: Addler addresses the controversy of what should be taught in our schools. He suggests that is should serve and be made available to all. He begins with a stinging critique of Allan Bloom and offers his advice for the best education.
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co
Date published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780025005518ISBN:0025005510
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
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Date published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780025005518ISBN:0025005510
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co
Date published: 1989-03
ISBN-13:9780025005518ISBN:0025005510
Description: Like New. Hardback w/ DJ. Previous owner's printed name on first blank page. Otherwise, You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again! ! ! ! read more
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780025005518ISBN:0025005510
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book is tight with no markings, slight soiling to page edges, boards have edge fading along with mild rubbing and bumping, dj is soiled and stained, curling and creasing along with a few small closed tears along the edges. read more
Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Publisher: MacMillan
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780025005518ISBN:0025005510
Description: Near Fine Condition in Near Fine jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Pages are tight and clean. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 0025005510 Inventory No: 504152. read more
Edition: COLLIER BOOKS ed.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Collier Books and Macmillan Publishing
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780020301752ISBN:0020301758
Description: Good. Book has reading creases and some edgewear, the sign of a good book! Inside is clean and excellent. First edition, first printing. From Publishers Weekly: A founder of the "great books" movement, Adler presents a collection of essays that span a half century. "As philosopher, humanistic teacher and educational pioneer, Adler is well viewed in these essays that contribute sound judgment to the controversy of what should be taught in our schools, " commented PW. NOTE: Publisher overstock ... read more
Edition: FIRST EDITION
Binding: HARDCOVER
Publisher: MACMILLAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, NEW YORK NY
Date published: PUB 1988
ISBN-13:9780025005518ISBN:0025005510
Description: FINE IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKET. EDITED BY GERALDIN VAN DOREN. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS ABOUT FINE WITH A TINY TEAR AT THE TOP OF THE REAR PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co
Date published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780025005518ISBN:0025005510
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Date published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780025005518ISBN:0025005510
Description: Good. Binding loose, Our feedback rating says it all: Five star service and fast delivery! We have shipped four million items to happy customers, and have one MILLION unique items ready to ship today! Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 362 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Date published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780025005518ISBN:0025005510
Description: Good. Underlining/highlighting present, book bent or warped, no cd, Our feedback rating says it all: Five star service and fast delivery! We have shipped four million items to happy customers, and have one MILLION unique items ready to ship today! Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 362 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Date published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780025005518ISBN:0025005510
Description: Hardcover Book is in Very Good condition: clean cover, clean pages (no text markings), clean page edges (no remainder mark). Ships with bar coded label for faster delivery! read more
Description: Very good in good dust jacket. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 362 p. Audience: General/trade. Book in good condition. Minor signs of use, some neat underlining and notes in margin on some pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Date published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780025005518ISBN:0025005510
Description: New. NEW BOOK ((1977 MACMILLAN BOOKS, COLLECTIBLE)) EXCELLENT MATERIAL (NO MARKS INSIDE)-HARDCOVER & DUST JACKET-GREAT BOOK// CLEAN & TIGHT** FAST DELIVERY **((BEST DEAL))U. read more
Edition: 1st US-1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780025005518ISBN:0025005510
Description: Very Good+ Very Good Bright Dust Jacket. Inscribed By Author read more
Description: Second Hand. 8vo, 362pp. Signed in ink by Mortimer Adler on front free endpaper. Very good quarter cloth with boards. Good d/j. Clean interior. Sound binding. read more
"Reading anything Adler, this particular volume adds further to my hopes that education can be reformed - with knowledgeable leadership."
Reforming Education: The Opening of the American Mind
Reviewed by Jim on
2009-01-14 00:00:00.0.
Reading anything Adler, this particular volume adds further to my hopes that education can be reformed - with knowledgeable leadership.
Rating: 4
"I highly recomend this book. Adler is an incredible thinker!"
Reforming Education: The Opening of the American Mind
Reviewed by Mary on
2008-10-16 00:00:00.0.
I highly recomend this book. Adler is an incredible thinker!
Rating: 5
Reforming Education: The Opening of the American Mind
Reviewed by Amy on
2008-09-07 00:00:00.0.
Good ideas, but his writing style is bit dry.
Rating: 3
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
