" Henry Adams reviews his life from the point of view of the perpetual student, and determines the value of each episode by the education provided. The conclusion, more than frequently and despite the fact that he was perhaps the most learned man of his age, is very little. Written just after the turn of the twentieth century, as America was transitioning into an imperial super-power, Europe was sliding into anarchy, and science was unraveling centuries of wisdom, the educational power of this book, for the student of history and for the student of self, is monumental. "
— Graeme, 1/13/2014