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100 1 $aBeam, Alex.
245 12 $aA great idea at the time :$bthe rise, fall, and curious afterlife of the Great Books /$cAlex Beam.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPublicAffairs,$cc2008.
300 $avii, 245 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
520 $aExplores the Great Books mania, in an entertaining and strangely poignant portrait of American popular culture on the threshold of the television age.
505 0 $aThe headwaters -- The odd couple -- The Great Books in the gray city -- Great Books good for you! -- The making of the books -- Faster, pussycat! Sell! Sell! -- Second verse not the same as the first -- The people of the book -- Epictetus at the cash register: Chicago and Columbia -- Hard core: St. John's College -- Among the bookies -- Dead books walking.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-228) and index.
651 0 $aUnited States$xIntellectual life$y20th century.
630 00 $aGreat books of the Western world.
650 0 $aCanon (Literature)$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aPopular culture$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aBooks and reading$xSocial aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aBooks and reading$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aEducation, Humanistic$xSocial aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
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