{"product_id":"a-history-of-knowledge-past-present-and-future-paperback","title":"A History of Knowledge: Past, Present, and Future - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Van Doren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA one-voume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected from the beginning of civilization into the twenty-first century. Massive in its scope, and yet totally accessible, A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE covers not only all the great theories and discoveries of the human race, but also explores the social conditions, political climates, and individual men and women of genius that brought ideas to fruition throughout history.\u003cbr\u003e\"Crystal clear and concise...Explains how humankind got to know what it knows.\"\u003cbr\u003eClifton Fadiman\u003cbr\u003eSelected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the History Book Club\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA one-voume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected from the beginning of civilization into the twenty-first century. Massive in its scope, and yet totally accessible, A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE covers not only all the great theories and discoveries of the human race, but also explores the social conditions, political climates, and individual men and women of genius that brought ideas to fruition throughout history.\u003cbr\u003e\"Crystal clear and concise...Explains how humankind got to know what it knows.\"\u003cbr\u003eClifton Fadiman\u003cbr\u003eSelected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the History Book Club\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Van Doren\u003c\/b\u003e has advanced degrees in both literature and mathematics and has written and edited more than a score of books, many of them in the field of history. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA History of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9.2 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755582488864,"sku":"9780345373168","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/75cf05fdd3ad5b45eb3344dc52fabe74.webp?v=1780062839","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-history-of-knowledge-past-present-and-future-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}