The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination (Abridged) Audiobook

" Fairly superficial entries on tons of artists. Fairly forgettable. "

" I love little factsy books like this. And I love things about creation. I read the entire thing. "

" Boorstin writes such painless history, his logic is clear and connections self evident. "

" It wasn't long enough - seriously. "

" Having re-read this book after a lapse of many years, I still find it to be an excellent guide to the great creative minds of history, especially Western history. The earlier chapters and history were of much more interest to me; my interest waned considerably as I got near the end. "

" Fascinating, but inevitably slightly superficial considering the ground covered, and in one or two places could have done with tighter editing (some repetition, for example). But a splendid overview of creative thought and aspiration and the development of the arts. "

" Great book, but don't necessarily read every page. Unless you're really serious. Anyways, I liked it. I'm very impressed by the authors achievement. "

" Not as fun of a read as Boorstin's Discoverers book but well worth reading and owning. Boorstin writes history in a way that life is breathed into the work and it becomes more than just an exercise in memorizing dates and names. "

" A great tour through history of creative individuals. Seeing the unfolding of creativity of many forms through many centuries appealed to my love of the history of ideas. "

" If you love history as much as I do then you'll love this book! I learned so many interesting things that I didn't know. "

" This book is dense, but I loved it. "

" This guy used to have the best job in the world: Librarian of Congress. How do I get hooked up with that one? I enjoyed all of the books in this series (Discoverers, Seekers). Lovers of comp-lit, you should read these. If I were teaching a humanities course, I would use these books as texts. "

" This second part of the historical trilogy by Daniel Boorstin is outstanding in tracing the lives and works of the great artists and creative geniuses throughout history. Although it is very dense and detailed and will require a slow and careful reading, it provides a wealth of information. "

" When this book came out, I knew I had to read it. After reading The Discoverers back in the 80s, I knew that I would not be disappointed. I was not! And, I just now noticed another book in the series that I never knew about, The Seekers. I must read it! "

" It took me a long while to get through it - very informative but also very dense - but it's well written and entertaining... It's like a really great survey course on humanities taught by an interesting professor. "

" I loved this book and its' companion title The Discovers.(Refer to that entry to see full review). "

" A mighty tome to be read and savored. It is packed full of information and beautifully written. "

" I love these types of books, because they are lengthy you know that you will have hours of entertainment, a good read which I recommend to all of those that are interested in religious history. "

" This book was the great humanities class I never took. I devoured classic literature for two years after I finished this book. "

" Dense and overly comprehensive. There are some splendid nuggets in here but you have to wade through lots of words to get to them. "

" Like the Discoverers, this is a sweeping telling of the creations of humanity. The art, music, language, and religions that have been "created" in history. Another HUGE book, yet hard to put down once you start. "

" Not as good as the first; artists are weird. "

" One of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. I have given this as a gift to many people. "

" One can only conclude from reading this book that Daniel Boorstin was a genius. The book contains an amazing survey of world history. It's a behemoth of a book and I can no longer believe I read the whole thing, which means I need to reread it. "

" This book changed the way I look at the world. It helped me realize that the world I inhabit, this culture, the way we define ourselves is a gift. The genious and hard work of many generations of brilliant men given freely to you and me. "

" I read this, along with Boorstin's The Discoverers, back in high school. I learned a lot from it, but as I've grown I look back at both volumes as incurably Eurocentric. The Discoverers in particular lionizes colonization. "

" Given to me on my 50th birthday. "

" Given to me on my 50th birthday. "

" This book changed the way I look at the world. It helped me realize that the world I inhabit, this culture, the way we define ourselves is a gift. The genious and hard work of many generations of brilliant men given freely to you and me. "

" When this book came out, I knew I had to read it. After reading The Discoverers back in the 80s, I knew that I would not be disappointed. I was not! And, I just now noticed another book in the series that I never knew about, The Seekers. I must read it! "

" If you read this book keep a good dictionary by your side. This guys vocabulary is amazing. From philosophy, to architecture, to painting and writings, those who are creative are examined exhaustively. "

" A great tour through history of creative individuals. Seeing the unfolding of creativity of many forms through many centuries appealed to my love of the history of ideas. "

" One of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. I have given this as a gift to many people. "

" Not as fun of a read as Boorstin's Discoverers book but well worth reading and owning. Boorstin writes history in a way that life is breathed into the work and it becomes more than just an exercise in memorizing dates and names. "

" I read this, along with Boorstin's The Discoverers, back in high school. I learned a lot from it, but as I've grown I look back at both volumes as incurably Eurocentric. The Discoverers in particular lionizes colonization. "

" Having re-read this book after a lapse of many years, I still find it to be an excellent guide to the great creative minds of history, especially Western history. The earlier chapters and history were of much more interest to me; my interest waned considerably as I got near the end. "

" Boorstin writes such painless history, his logic is clear and connections self evident. "

" I love this book!! It is the ciriculum for my honors colloquim and rarely have I enjoyed perscribed reading so much! I learned a little bit about everything in this book. "

" This guy used to have the best job in the world: Librarian of Congress. How do I get hooked up with that one? I enjoyed all of the books in this series (Discoverers, Seekers). Lovers of comp-lit, you should read these. If I were teaching a humanities course, I would use these books as texts. "