An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't
by Judy Jones
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Read in April, 2008
I really liked this book.
Its for those of us who read lots of books written in the 18th and 19th century (Jane Austin fans take note)
It answers those gaps in our education which come up when you want to know the differnce between a Vicar, Rector and Parson.
Did you ever wonder why they drink Port, Claret or Madeira in the drawing room after dinner?
What's higher in the British aristocracy? a Duke, Marquis or Barron? Why do they have Counts in Europe, but Earls in England? Why is t...more
Its for those of us who read lots of books written in the 18th and 19th century (Jane Austin fans take note)
It answers those gaps in our education which come up when you want to know the differnce between a Vicar, Rector and Parson.
Did you ever wonder why they drink Port, Claret or Madeira in the drawing room after dinner?
What's higher in the British aristocracy? a Duke, Marquis or Barron? Why do they have Counts in Europe, but Earls in England? Why is t...more
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i bought this when i was obsessing over books that just gave random info bits. this was supposed to be a good book for that, but it's just kind of lame if you're lloking for random info. i really didn't like how it was organized, and the info really wasn't all that interesting to me. i guess it may be because it was more to the "real info" side, than to the "hey this is just some random info i can bring up for no apparent reason" side.
on a stupid note....like the week ...more
on a stupid note....like the week ...more
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Read in January, 1998
if i had to recommend only ONE book that would sit beside my bed.... everything you should know - about every subject imaginable. don't expect to be able to chat about Hegel with a scholar, but you will know the basics of the major world religions, be able to tell the differences between the Odyssey and the Illiad, and read about major Supreme Court cases... every time i open it up i learn something new... or something that i forgot already...
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Read in May, 2008
recommends it for:
my smart friends--all y'all
I don't think I'll ever really finish this, but it'll be on my bedside table for a good while. It's pretty much a text book, albeit a scattershot, funny, extra-fascinating text book. The subtitle's right--I didn't learn most of this stuff and/but I WISH I had. So far I've bolstered up my ability to converse about early film masterpieces and European philosophies of Self. And learned the titles of all five of The Leatherstocking Tales. And quizzed Kim about the major schools of political science....more
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Read in October, 2007
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anyone
I got this book out of sheer curiosity. What was my education missing, I wondered. This isn't the kind of book where you have to read it from front cover to back, page by page. You can jump around and start where ever you want. It's a fun book. There were topics I remembered learning in school but had forgotten about and then there were topics that I didn't remember learning about at all. I am still reading this book, I just jump around between the different subjects. If only school had b...more
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Read in January, 2003
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I found it on Amazon a few years backrecommends it for: Any liberal arts college grad or inquisitive person
Still one of my favorite bathroom readers.
Growing up I watched too much TV and logged near countless hours on our late, great NES which probably accounts for my love of this books format-- sections are broken into short, sweet, clever, and direct little informative bits. Rarely does any one subtopic stretch for more than a couple of pages.
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Growing up I watched too much TV and logged near countless hours on our late, great NES which probably accounts for my love of this books format-- sections are broken into short, sweet, clever, and direct little informative bits. Rarely does any one subtopic stretch for more than a couple of pages.
A+
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David says this will fill in all those holes in my education like quantum mechanics, German Romantic poets and how to change a tire. Well, maybe not the last.
Here's the Table of Contents: American studies -- Art history -- Economics -- Film -- Literature -- Music -- Philosophy -- Political science -- Psychology -- Religion -- Science -- World History -- Lexicon.
Here's the Table of Contents: American studies -- Art history -- Economics -- Film -- Literature -- Music -- Philosophy -- Political science -- Psychology -- Religion -- Science -- World History -- Lexicon.
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Everyone!
This is hilarious! I swear, I didn't know anyone could write such a comparative reference book that would make me laugh so hard that Cheerios almost came out of my nose.
How's that for a visual?
Highly recommended...if you have a witty sense of humor.
How's that for a visual?
Highly recommended...if you have a witty sense of humor.
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I received this as an award at the close of high school. Perhaps it was an astoundingly good back handed compliment. Anywho: a very useful guidebook to, well, everything; I'd like to check out the revised version however...
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A wonderful resource of interesting facts/biographies/events etc, interestingly and amusingly told. Smugness of the title notwithstanding, I did learn a lot from it, and learn something else every time I dip into it.
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Never on God's green Earth has there been a better bathroom book. And, by the way, the idea of "bathroom books" strikes me as disgusting on a visceral level, so you know I've gotta be discerning in my choice of one...
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Read in January, 2002
Fun way to review or learn a great variety of subjects. Not for in depth studies but great for an overview of most general knowledge you learned and forgot plus the new stuff that wasn't there when you were in school.
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Not necessarily the kind of book you read from front to back, but it's fun to browse through and useful when you want to look up historical people or events. It definitely shows you how much you don't know!
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I think trivia above all else has proved to me how much i need to learn...i saw this in a Bas Bleu catalog and it peaked my interest. I broke my own vow of not buying any more books!
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recommends it for:
Everybody who still has something to learn.
I actually read this enormous reference book, and I tried to learn something from it, but the main thing I learned was thatI should've paid attention in school.
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Read in May, 2007
I thought this would be fun to read little snippets at a time, but it wasn't interesting enough to make me want to read it when I had a few minutes. I didn't finish it.
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
any curious person
A nice reference for all those things you didn't learn in college, or have been discovered since you've been in college!
An excellent explanation of string theory.
An excellent explanation of string theory.
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Like Cliff Notes for the Arts, Science, and Philosophy, Jones and Wilson write with wit and humor and make the subject matter accessible.
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Read in May, 2008
By the time I'd finally finished this book, I ended up feeling like I got a little too much opinion mixed in with the facts.
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This is a reference book that you can pick up and read at any point in the book. This would make a wonderful gift!
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