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The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 909
EAN: 9781594865138
Edition: Rough cut
ISBN: 1594865132
Label: Rodale Books
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 375
Publication Date: October 03, 2006
Publisher: Rodale Books
Release Date: October 03, 2006
Studio: Rodale Books
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Editorial Review:
This daily digest of intellectual challenge and learning will arouse curiosity, refresh knowledge, expand horizons, and keep the mind sharpMillions of Americans keep bedside books of prayer and meditative reflection—collections of daily passages to stimulate spiritual thought and advancement. The Intellectual Devotional is a secular version of the same—a collection of 365 short lessons that will inspire and invigorate the reader every day of the year. Each daily digest of wisdom is drawn from one of seven fields of knowledge: history, literature, philosophy, mathematics and science, religion, fine arts, and music. Impress your friends by explaining Plato’s Cave Allegory, pepper your cocktail party conversation with opera terms, and unlock the mystery of how batteries work. Daily readings range from important passages in literature to basic principles of physics, from pivotal events in history to images of famous paintings with accompanying analysis. The book’s goal is to refresh knowledge we’ve forgotten, make new discoveries, and exercise modes of thinking that are ordinarily neglected once our school days are behind us. Offering an escape from the daily grind to contemplate higher things, The Intellectual Devotional is a great way to awaken in the morning or to revitalize one’s mind before retiring in the evening.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Invest 3 minutes a day in this book
What a nice treat this book is. You only need 2-3 minutes to work through each daily reading. The topics are varied. It is well-written. The authors approach the topics from a "101 level". The additional facts content (bottom of most entries) are often filled with unique nuggets. It's a nice refresher or primer for those interested in expanding their understanding of the fields of music, art, philosophy, religion, science, etc. Makes a great gift too.
Rating: - Wonderful!
Bought this as retirement gift for a friend. Absolutely would recommend to anyone who wants a different morning meditation. Great book.
Rating: - Exellent
A great book to have around. Learned a lot of things I never knew, while aloso expanding my knowledge of things I had some knowledge of. Enjoyed it very much.
Rating: - Not what I intended to order.
The Intellectual Devotional: American History: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently about Our Nation's Past THIS IS WHAT I THOUGHT I ORDERED (RED BINDING)
I don't know how it happened, but I received the wrong Intellectual Devotional (The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class) I didn't realize it until looking more closely it had a green binding.
I RETURNED THE 4 ... Read More
Rating: - Each Day A New Topic Weekly.
When Pontius Pilate sentenced Jesus Christ to death by crucifixion, he let the crowd choose Barabbas go free. The chalice which Jesus used at the Last Supper with his disciples is believed to be the Holy Grail.
David was a heroic warrior who defeated the giant Goliah. The fictional Mark looks a lot like the statue of David and also Rodin's the Thinker.
Melody in music is called the tune; it can be played on one instrument or many, along with harmony and rhythm. Music may ... Read More
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