false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189879516m/1891601.jpg 126041 10 You'll find everything you forgot from school--as well as plenty you never even learned--in this all-purpose reference book, an instant classic when it first appeared in 1987. The updated version takes a whirlwind tour through 12 different disciplines, from American studies to philosophy to world history. Along the way, Judy Jones and William Wilson provide a plethora of useful information, from the plot of <I>Othello</I> to the difference between fission and fusion. It's not a shortcut to cultural literacy, the authors write in their introduction, but it's an excellent "way in" to the building blocks of Western civilization: the "books, music, art, philosophy, and discoveries that have, for one reason or another, managed to endure." Think of it as finishing school for your brain; study up and you'll gain a lifetime's worth of cocktail conversation--as well as a new list of books you simply <I>must</I> read. 121392 1987 An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't total:284|5:97|4:121|3:52|2:9|1:5| 284 1148 956 57 4 3 false false Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 09:08:57 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 10:20:34 -0700 2008 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.
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Highly recommended...if you have a witty sense of humor.]]> 5 1 false false Tue Aug 21 20:41:42 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 20:43:42 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 17 03:42:59 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 03:52:39 -0700 2009 An Incomplete Education is a bit like Cliff Notes for Everything. I picked this up in the bargain rack at my local Borders. It's been a bedside mainstay ever since and still is.

It reads easily with a voice as playful as it is pedantic as it covers a range of topics (differences of th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 05:56:33 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 05:59:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Mon May 11 11:59:23 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 09:27:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 16 11:45:28 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 11:50:11 -0800 2009 started flipping through/scanning/reading before I wrapped it
went and returned Alyssa's hokey sci-fi book I bought for her 08 xmas gift and got her this book also
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This book is excellent in offering little nuggets of information in an interesting and entertaining method.]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 06:49:08 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 14:13:07 -0800 2008 look a little smarter everyday. This book is an excellent tool for that. Even if most of it zooms right through your ears, some of it will hang on, and you'll suddenly remember how to correctly pronou...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 11 18:27:54 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 13 16:36:06 -0700 2009 loved this book! My parents gave it to me when I graduated college and it had been following me around ever since (all two pounds of it). Broken into manageable sections with just about every topic you'd want to know more about, this massive tome of a book is full of interesting tidbits as well ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Sun Dec 28 07:25:07 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 07:26:39 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 26 13:06:38 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 13:07:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 09 18:06:29 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 18:07:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 12 19:02:35 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 15:39:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Mar 25 15:38:41 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 15:39:41 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Mar 09 13:04:53 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 13:09:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1891601