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Title: The Discoverers
Subtitle: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
Author: Daniel J. Boorstin
Narrator: Christopher Cazenove
Format: Abridged
Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-15-02
Publisher: The Publishing Mills
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 155 votes
Genres: History, World
Publisher's Summary:
The story of our world is not the usual succession of battles and empires and political leaders, but a tale of discoveries and beginnings. The long human quest for what man does not yet know becomes a mystery story played by a vast cast on an ever-changing stage. The heroes of this saga are men with an insatiable hunger for knowledge and the courage to venture into the unknown.
Why didn't the Chinese discover America? Why were people so slow to learn the earth goes around the sun? How and why did we begin to think of "species" of plants and animals? How, when, and why did people begin digging in the earth to learn about the past? How did the study of economics begin? These are but a few of the fascinating questions answered by Dr. Boorstin, Librarian of Congress Emeritus.
Critic Reviews:
"A remarkable narrative of the grand intellectual venture of humankind, rich in fascinating, often dramatic details." (The Wall Street Journal)
"A sumptuous, totally engaging panorama. No one...will look at the chronicle of human ingenuity in the same way again." (David McCullough, author of John Adams)
