01375nam a2200373u 4500 191926328 OCoLC 20190501190029.0 ta 110224s2008 nyua b 001 0 eng d 2008033115 9781586484873 (alk. paper) 24.95 1586484877 (alk. paper) (OCoLC)191926328 DLC DLC BTCTA BAKER YDXCP CWJ n-us--- CWJA E169.12 .B333 2008 973.91 22 Beam, Alex. 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. Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-228) and index. Great books of the Western world Canon (Literature) History and criticism. Popular culture United States History 20th century. Books and reading Social aspects United States History 20th century. Books and reading Economic aspects United States History 20th century. Education, Humanistic Social aspects United States History 20th century. United States Intellectual life 20th century. 15 9703 9703 0 0 ABELJ abelj NF 2016-10-27 0 973.91 BEAM 18516 2016-10-27 24.95 2016-10-27 BOOK