Seekers: The Story of Man's Continuing Quest (Abridged) Audiobook

" readable, lucid "

" Stopped reading this - hard to follow the author's style. "

" Pretty much a hodge-podge and chaotic, too little mention of the arts, not even a very good overview of Western intellectual history "

" Not as good as The Discoverers or The Creators, but a great compliment to the series. "

" Heavy reading, but interesting and insightful. "

" An excellent survey of philosophy and the search for knowledge. As the Librarian of Congress, Boorstin must have had access to some incredible materials. "

" Just as inspiring as The Discovers and The Creators. All three are magnificent because each volume is interesting and fun to read. History made entertaining; I like it! "

" I thought boorstin's book The Discoverers" was very good, I learned a lot about inventions and how people viewed the world at different times through history. I was disappointed in The Seekers. It did not hold ny interest (I only read about half of it) and seemed more disjointed, less cohesive. "

" A fantastic book from a man who seems to know everything about everything. Those librarians! "

" The concluding part of Daniel Boorstin's great historical trilogy and this volume focuses on the philosophers and religious icons of history. Once again, a very detailed and densely written history but the amount of information is amazing and well worth the time. "

" Classic Boorstin - a good way to get a quick and digestible understanding of various philosophers and scientific people in an entertaining way, that (when you were young), you'd never bother with. "

" There was nothing really earth-shattering or mind-blowing about this book. He simply discussed some of the the great philosophers of our time. There were interesting tidbits thrown in from time to time, but it was a very slow read. "

" A fantastic book from a fantastic series that I am revisiting now after several years - in The Seekers Boorstin follows the search for meaning and understanding throughout history, focusing especially (to my mind) on philosophy (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle) and later science (Einstein). "

" Another great Western Civ resource book. Boorstin, who is a distinguished American historian and former Librarian of Congress, effortlessly makes his way through a survey of religious and philosophical biggies. "

" Heavy reading, but interesting and insightful. "

" An excellent survey of philosophy and the search for knowledge. As the Librarian of Congress, Boorstin must have had access to some incredible materials. "

" Pretty much a hodge-podge and chaotic, too little mention of the arts, not even a very good overview of Western intellectual history "

" Just as inspiring as The Discovers and The Creators. All three are magnificent because each volume is interesting and fun to read. History made entertaining; I like it! "

" A fantastic book from a man who seems to know everything about everything. Those librarians! "

" Another great Western Civ resource book. Boorstin, who is a distinguished American historian and former Librarian of Congress, effortlessly makes his way through a survey of religious and philosophical biggies. "

" Classic Boorstin - a good way to get a quick and digestible understanding of various philosophers and scientific people in an entertaining way, that (when you were young), you'd never bother with. "