The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class

by David S. Kidder, Noah D. Oppenheim

This daily digest of intellectual challenge and learning will arouse curiosity, refresh knowledge, expand horizons, and keep the mind sharp

Millions 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.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Reference, Philosophy, Education, Science, Trivia

377 pages, Hardcover

First published October 3, 2006

About the author

Born in Upstate New York, David S. Kidder is a serial entrepreneur with a wide range of operational, technology, and marketing expertise focused on online product development and Internet advertising and marketing. He is currently co-Founder and serves as CEO of Clickable, an online advertising web service. Prior to Clickable, Kidder co-founded SmartRay Network, a mobile advertising delivery pioneer acquired by LifeMinders. Prior to SmartRay, he founded Net-X which was acquired by TargetVision. Kidder and his companies have appeared in publications and periodicals such as The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Fast Company, and TechCrunch, among others.

Kidder is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology and was a recipient of ID Magazine's International Design Award. He lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife and two sons.

Reviews

[Maria Bonet · Rating 4 out of 5]

M'ha agradat molt. Alguns temes més que d'altres, però molt bé en general.

[Francesc Xavier · Rating 5 out of 5]

📍Dividit en diferents temàtiques per cada dia de la setmana: Dilluns: Història, dimarts: Literatura, dimecres: Arts plàstiques, dijous: Ciència, divendres: Música, dissabte: Filosofia i Diumenge: Religió.

📍És un llibre per tenir a la tauleta de nit i anar llegint cada dia amb paciència, ja que es triga un any a llegir-lo sencer. Al ser capítols curts i molt variats, qualsevol li pot dedicar uns pocs minuts diaris a canvi d’uns coneixements molt interessants. Com resa a la portada “El best-seller que recomana The New York Times”