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Title: A World of Ideas II by Bill Moyers ISBN: 0-385-41665-2 Publisher: Main Street Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
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Summary: Another Terrific Collection Of Intellectual Conversations!
Comment: One certainly has to give Bill Moyers due credit for having many intriguing and innovative ideas. Given the various television series and books he has produced over the last several decades, he is by far one of the most prolific contributors and critics of the American social and cultural scene. This particular book, a sequel to a previous effort, represents another fascinating look at an eclectic collection of seminal thinkers, some two dozen or so academics, statesmen, and luminaries whose thoughts, ideas, and perspectives help the rest of us to better understand and appreciate the power of the world of ideas.
I read somewhere that Moyers thought it would be immensely beneficial at this point in the secular history of the republic to have a kind of old-fashioned chautaugua series of public discussions featuring such intellectuals as a way of sparking further discussion and debate about the most basic and yet enduring aspects of democracy itself, and wanted to further the flow of ideas within the public realm. Herein, as with the first marvelous offering, he has succeeded quite marvelously, and what has been rendered for your reading pleasure and edification is worthwhile indeed.
In doing so Moyers opens up the possibility for both television (the series was originally a very popular series) as well in printed format to become instruments of more meaningful communication. The intellectuals featured herein range from Ronald Reagan to director Peter Sellars, from medical researcher Jonas Salk to poet Robert Bly, and from novelist Toni Morrison to writer and critic Maxine Hong Kingston. My favorite interview here is with the late writer/historian William Shirer, who proves to be as erudite and provocative as a subject for such discussions as he is as a writer. Many of the discussions center around Moyers' own concerns for the state of the polity, but also range from discussions about personal morality to more family-oriented concerns. This is a lovely book full of thought-provoking conversations with people you would love to have facing you across the living room coffee table. Enjoy!
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Title: A World of Ideas : Conversations With Thoughtful Men and Women About American Life Today and the Ideas Shaping Our Future by Bill D. Moyers, Betty Sue Flowers ISBN: 0385263465 Publisher: Doubleday Books Pub. Date: 26 May, 1989 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Healing and the Mind by Bill Moyers ISBN: 0385476876 Publisher: Main Street Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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