The Seekers
The Story of Man's Continuing Quest

The first two books in Daniel Boorstin's Knowledge Trilogy, The Discoverers (about science) and The Creators (about art), are both outstanding examples of comprehensive history done well. They're weighty books, but the fascinating information and engaging writing do much to offset their intimidating......more

If you picked just one author to get your World History from, you could do much worse than reading Daniel Boorstin. "The Seekers" is the third in Boorstin's trio of books that nicely encapsulate the history of the world by looking at a series of accomplishments. "The Discoverers" detailed every major......more

I read the Discoverers, the first book of Boorstin’s series several years ago (or maybe decades ago 😊.). I’m not sure why I waited so long to read another book of his series. The Seekers is the third and final book of the series (I plan on reading The Creators, the second book in the series, in the......more

The late historian Daniel J. Boorstin’s (1914-2004) ‘The Seekers’ is about how our ways of thinking have evolved over the last few millennia. The author has a nice writing style, but the thought-provoking book still required me to concentrate more while reading every line. There were times I had to......more

This is like a crash introduction to "influential philosophers." Boorstin is widely read and he is able to condense so much knowledge in a very short book. At the same time, this is not exactly a fascinating read. Too short, and the author is trying to be too objective. I miss the opinionated voice......more