Title:
A great idea at the time : the rise, fall, and curious afterlife of the Great Books / Alex Beam.
ISBN:
9781586484873
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : PublicAffairs, [2008]
©2008
Physical Description:
vii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents:
The headwaters -- The odd couple -- The Great Books in the gray city -- Great Books good for you! -- The making of the books -- Faster, pussycat! Sell! Sell! -- Second verse not the same as the first -- The people of the book -- Epictetus at the cash register: Chicago and Columbia -- Hard core: St. John's College -- Among the bookies -- Dead books walking.
Summary:
Explores the Great Books mania, in an entertaining and strangely poignant portrait of American popular culture on the threshold of the television age.
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OCLC Number:
ocn191926328
Availability:
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