Charles Van Doren

Books written (2)

How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer Adler is an educational classic that has stood the test of time since 1940. Written by the philosopher and educator Mortimer J....

Charles Van Doren

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A History of Knowledge. the Pivotal Events, People, and Achievements of World History

January 1, 1992

A History of Knowledge by Charles Van Doren is an accessible yet comprehensive exploration of the history of human knowledge. Through concise chapters, Van Doren explains how our knowledge of the worl...

Charles Van Doren

January 1, 1992

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Tim Ferris Show Guest

Unicorn CEO/Founder

Forbes World's Most Powerful People

TIME 100: Most Influential People

Thinkers 50

Sergey Brin

Unicorn CEO/Founder

Forbes World's Most Powerful People

TIME 100: Most Influential People

How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

Sergey Brin (Co-Founder/Google) Sergey Brin had “How to Read a Book” by Mortimer J. Adler as one of his most recommended books.

Kevin Kelly

Tim Ferris Show Guest

Thinkers 50

How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

March 18, 2014

Kevin Systrom

Tim Ferris Show Guest

Unicorn CEO/Founder

How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

April 30, 2019

I think it’s fantastic. But that’s How to Read a Book. By the way, for those of you Mortimer fans out there, I probably didn’t do it justice, but go buy the book.

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All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age

An unrelenting flow of choices confronts us at nearly every moment of our lives, and yet our culture offers us no clear way to choose. This predicament seems inevitable, but in fact it's quite new. In...