The Intellectual's Checklist
Published on 18. November 2011
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-4405-3028-9 (ISBN)
Description
Can you name:
All five movements of Beethoven's Missa solemnis. Check.
The films that Kurosawa based on Western works. Check.
Dante's Nine Circles of Hell. Check.
If so, you're off to an edifying start--but that's just round one in this hard-hitting match of wits and wisdom. Take the formidable plunge--and find out if you are truly well versed enough to call yourself an aspiring pundit, poet, and philosopher. Either way, you'll be worthy of the esteemed moniker intellectual by the time you've gone the distance with this book. (As Thoreau is our witness.)
Whether you are just beginning to suspect you're the possessor of superior acumen or you'd bet your Homeric Greek translation of The Iliad on it, this book is an essential addition to any personal library.
All five movements of Beethoven's Missa solemnis. Check.
The films that Kurosawa based on Western works. Check.
Dante's Nine Circles of Hell. Check.
If so, you're off to an edifying start--but that's just round one in this hard-hitting match of wits and wisdom. Take the formidable plunge--and find out if you are truly well versed enough to call yourself an aspiring pundit, poet, and philosopher. Either way, you'll be worthy of the esteemed moniker intellectual by the time you've gone the distance with this book. (As Thoreau is our witness.)
Whether you are just beginning to suspect you're the possessor of superior acumen or you'd bet your Homeric Greek translation of The Iliad on it, this book is an essential addition to any personal library.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Holbrook, MA
United States
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4405-3028-9 (9781440530289)
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Richard J. Wallace
The Intellectual's Checklist
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10/2011
Adams Media
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Person
Richard J. Wallace, co-author of The Lazy Intellectual, is an editor, writer, and publishing professional. He has more than twenty-five years of experience researching and developing products for medical, technical, and general audiences. James V. Wallace, co-author of The Lazy Intellectual, is a college student with a natural curiosity. He is working toward a career in the music industry.