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The-Greatest-Minds-and-Ideas-of-All-Time-by-Will-Durant-A-wise-and-witty-compendium-of-the-greatest-thoughts,-greatest-minds,-and-greatest-books-of-all-time—-listed-in-accessible-and-succinct-form—-by-one-of-the-world’s-greatest-scholars.-From-the-“Hundred-Best-Books”-to-the-“Ten-Greatest-Thinkers”-to-the-“Ten-Greatest-Poets,”-here-is-a-concise-collection-of-the-world’s-most-significant-knowledge.-For-the-better-part-of-a-century,-Will-Durant-dwelled-upon—-and-wrote-about—-the-most-significant-eras,-individuals,-and-achievements-of-human-history.-His-selections-have-finally-been-brought-together-in-a-single,-compact-volume.-Durant-eloquently-defends-his-choices-of-the-greatest-minds-and-ideas,-but-he-also-stimulates-readers-into-forming-their-own-opinions,-encouraging-them-to-shed-their-surroundings-and-biases-and-enter-“The-Country-of-the-Mind,”-a-timeless-realm-where-the-heroes-of-our-species-dwell.-From-a-thinker-who-always-chose-to-exalt-the-positive-in-the-human-species,-The-Greatest-Minds-and-Ideas-of-All-Time-stays-true-to-Durant’s-optimism.-This-is-a-book-containing-the-absolute-best-of-our-heritage,-passed-on-for-the-benefit-of-future-generations.-Filled-with-Durant’s-renowned-wit,-knowledge,-and-unique-ability-to-explain-events-and-ideas-in-simple-and-exciting-terms,-this-is-a-pocket-size-liberal-arts-and-humanist-curriculum-in-one-volume.
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