Description: Intellectuals by Professor Paul Johnson, Paul Johnson A fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world. In an intriguing series of case studies, Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Bertrand Russell, Brecht, Sartre, Edmund Wilson, Victor Gollancz, Lillian Hellman, Cyril Connolly, Norman Mailer, James Baldwin, Kenneth Tynan, and Noam Chomsky, among others, are revealed as intellectuals both brilliant and contradictory, magnetic and dangerous. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Johnson revels in all the wicked things these great thinkers have done...great fun to read." -- New York Times Book ReviewA fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world. In an intriguing series of case studies, Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Bertrand Russell, Brecht, Sartre, Edmund Wilson, Victor Gollancz, Lillian Hellman, Cyril Connolly, Norman Mailer, James Baldwin, Kenneth Tynan, and Noam Chomsky, among others, are revealed as intellectuals both brilliant and contradictory, magnetic and dangerous. Back Cover A fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world. In an intriguing series of case studies, Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Bertrand Russell, Brecht, Sartre, Edmund Wilson, Victor Gollancz, Lillian Hellman, Cyril Connolly, Norman Mailer, James Baldwin, Kenneth Tynan, and Noam Chomsky, among others, are revealed as intellectuals both brilliant and contradictory, magnetic and dangerous. Author Biography Paul Johnson is a historian whose work ranges over the millennia and the whole gamut of human activities. He regularly writes book reviews for several UK magazines and newspapers, such as the Literary Review and The Spectator, and he lectures around the world. He lives in London, England. Review "Johnson revels in all the wicked things these great thinkers have done...great fun to read." -- New York Times Book Review"Heres a book that should have a cleansing influence on Western literature and culture for years to come." -- Malcolm Forbes, Forbes"So full of life and energy and fascinating detail, and so right for the moment, that anyone who picks it up will have a hard time putting it down." -- Norman Podhoretz, New York Post Review Quote "So full of life and energy and fascinating detail, and so right for the moment, that anyone who picks it up will have a hard time putting it down." Description for Teachers/Educators In this witty and thought-provoking book, Paul Johnson takes an unsparing look at the men and women who have shaped the modern world. Johnson profiles Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Bertrand Russell, Sartre, Edmund Wilson, Lillian Hellman, Noam Chomsky and others, revealing their multifaceted personalities and showing them to be both brilliant and contradictory, magnetic and dangerous. Paul Johnson has written many books, including Creators, George Washington, Modern Times, and Art: A New History. He contributes a weekly essay to the Spectator and a monthly column to Forbes. He lives in London, England, and lectures all over the world. "Mr. Johnson revels in all the wicked things these great thinkers have done, and the revealing parts of the book are great fun to read." -- New York Times Book Review Details ISBN0061253170 Short Title INTELLECTUALS Series P.S. (Paperback) Language English ISBN-10 0061253170 ISBN-13 9780061253171 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 305.552 Year 2007 Subtitle From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky DOI 10.1604/9780061253171 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2007-05-01 NZ Release Date 2007-05-01 US Release Date 2007-05-01 UK Release Date 2007-05-01 Author Paul Johnson Pages 416 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Publication Date 2007-05-01 Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Audience General Imprint US Harper Perennial Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138841685;
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