The Great Books

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Britannica's Great Books of the Western World
 60 Volumes

The Great Books Store is able to offer this entire set - the 1990 set edited by Dr. Mortimer J. Adler including his famous Syntopicon (2 Volumes) Great Ideas index that enables the reader to investigate a particular idea and compare what the sages of the last 30 centuries have had to say about it. Also includes the introductory book The Great Conversation, featuring a fascinating background in information, extensive timelines, photos, and quotes from the classic works and their authors. The set contains:

130 Authors Spanning 30 Centuries
60 Beautifully Bound Black and Gold Volumes
517 Classics - 37,000 Pages - 29 Million Words

This superb set of the great classics of Western Civilization contains most of the works the Great Books Academy students will study in the four-year High School Great Books reading program and is a priceless study tool (and family heirloom).

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AVAILABLE NOW FOR $695

(plus shipping and handling)

However, it is not necessary to purchase this set as most of the volumes we study in the Great Books Program are available in paperback (and at most libraries). [This offer may be withdrawn or changed without notice. Supply is limited.]