A Great Idea at the Time: The Rise, Fall, and Curious Afterlife of the Great Books
Language: English
Published by PublicAffairs, New York, 2008
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- Signed
- Hardcover
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First edition, stated; first printing, full number line. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. The book is square and unmarked; one corner and tail of spine bumped; a small stain on the front board. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $24.95); Brodart protected.
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- Title
- A Great Idea at the Time: The Rise, Fall, and Curious Afterlife of the Great Books
- Author
- Beam, Alex
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs, New York
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1586484877
- ISBN 13
- 9781586484873
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
In A Great Idea at the Time Alex Beam explores the Great Books mania, in an entertaining and strangely poignant portrait of American popular culture on the threshold of the television age. Populated with memorable characters, A Great Idea at the Time will leave readers asking themselves: Have I read Lucretius's De Rerum Natura lately? If not, why not?
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