| Truth Imagined Contributor(s): Hoffer, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 1933435011 ISBN-13: 9781933435015 Publisher: Hopewell Publications OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2005 Annotation: Blind as a child, Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers--regained his sight at the age of fifteen and became a voracious reader. At eighteen, fate would take his remaining family, sending him on the road with three hundred dollars and into the life of a Depression Era migrant worker, but his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--remained and became the basis for his insights on human nature. Filled with timeless aphorisms and entertaining stories, Truth Imagined tracks Hoffer's years on the road, which served as the breeding ground for his most fertile thoughts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005024011 |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 5.94" W x 9.14" (0.43 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Blind as a child, Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers--regained his sight at the age of fifteen and became a voracious reader. At eighteen, fate would take his remaining family, sending him on the road with three hundred dollars and into the life of a Depression Era migrant worker, but his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--remained and became the basis for his insights on human nature. Filled with timeless aphorisms and entertaining stories, Truth Imagined tracks Hoffer's years on the road, which served as the breeding ground for his most fertile thoughts. (Restored to print by noted author Christopher Klim.) |