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Review: Great Books of the Western World

Nutzerbericht - Helle - Goodreads

Gobbled it up as a little kid in the 70's. Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: The Annals/The Histories

Nutzerbericht - Shawn - Goodreads

Covering the Roman Empire from 14 - 70 AD, the translation and writing was superb for something from almost 2,000 years ago. However, there were hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people from that ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Great Books of the Western World

Nutzerbericht - Ken - Goodreads

I have been reading these books since I got them back in the early 60s'. I still have a long way to go. Between being in the army and working and being a single parent I have little time. But, now ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Great Books of the Western World

Nutzerbericht - Ron Banister - Goodreads

Read this works in cycles based on the Great Ideas. Best read with a friend you can discuss these books with... Highly recommended. Used sets are an intellectual investment for a lifetime. Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Kant (Great Books of the Western World 42)

Nutzerbericht - Ron Banister - Goodreads

Tough to read but worth the digestive process. Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Great Books of the Western World

Nutzerbericht - Mike Garner - Goodreads

This is a great set to own because you can read the classics of the western world in your leisure. Each time I complete reading one of the volumes I add it to my classics list. Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: The Annals/The Histories

Nutzerbericht - Rutger - Goodreads

Along with Thucydides, Tacitus is the greatest historian ever. I say this with full knowledge of modern historical writing's achievements. Like no other historian, Tacitus grasps the essence of authoritarian politics and the wretched state of man's soul. Vollständige Rezension lesen