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The Knowledge Most Worth Having

Name: The Knowledge Most Worth Having
Rating: 3.56 (2 reviews)

Wayne C. Booth

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GenresEssays

212 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

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Kendal

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November 3, 2025

Although the title promises more that the book delivers, it is a great testament to the need of a strong liberal arts education. Written in 1966, it was far reaching. Sadly, twenty tears later, we got a book covering the same ground. It was called "Closing of the American Mind."