An Incomplete Education: 3684 Things You Should Have Learned But Probably Didn't (Third edition) - Softcover

Jones, Judy; Wilson, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0307291391 ISBN 13: 9780307291394

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2006

Synopsis

"When it was originally published in 1987, An Incomplete Education became a surprise bestseller. Now this instant classic has been completely updated, outfitted with a whole new arsenal of indispensable knowledge on global affairs, popular culture, economic trends, scientific principles and modern arts. Here’s your chance to brush up on all those subject you slept through in school, reacquaint yourself with all the facts you once knew (then promptly forgot), catch up on major developments in the world today, and become the Renaissance man or woman you always knew you could be!How do you tell the Balkans from the Caucasus? What’s the difference between fission and fusion? Whigs and Tories? Shiites and Sunnis? Deduction and induction? Why aren’t all Shakespearean comedies necessarily thigh-slappers? What are transcendental numbers, and what are they good for? What happened in Plato’s cave? Is Postmodernism dead or just having a bad-hair day? And for extra credit, when should you use the adjective continual and when should you use continuous?An Incomplete Education answers these and thousands of other questions with incomparable with, style and clarity. American Studies, Art History, Economics, Film, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Science, and World Here’s the bottom line on each of these major disciplines, distilled to its essence and served up with consummate flair.In this revised edition you’ll find a vitally expanded treatment of international issues, reflecting the seismic geopolitical upheavals of the past decade, fromeconomic free-fall in South America to Central Africa’s world war, and from violent radicalization in the Muslim world to the crucial trade agreements that are defining globalization for the twenty-first century. And don’t forget to read the section A Nervous American’s Guide to Living and Loving on Five Continents before you answer a personal ad in the International Herald Tribune.A delightful as it is illuminating, An Incomplete Education packs ten thousand years of culture into a single superbly readable volume. This is a book to celebrate, to share, to give and receive, to pore over and browse through, and to return to again and again" (www.barnesandnoble.com).

Edition details

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0307291391
• ISBN 13: 9780307291394
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 703