Beam, Alex. <br/><br/>
A great idea at the time :  the rise, fall, and curious afterlife of the Great books  
Alex Beam. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  PublicAffairs,  c2008. 
 - vii, 245 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-228) and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781586484873 (alk. paper)  24.95 1586484877 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008033115 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Great books of the Western world
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Canon (Literature)--History and criticism.<br/>Popular culture--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Books and reading--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Books and reading--Economic aspects--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Education, Humanistic--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Intellectual life--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E169.12  / .B333 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.91