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An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't Hardcover by Judy Jones and William Wilson PDF – 3rd Edition: 2006

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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments v
Introduction to the First Revised Edition,
July 1994 ix
Introduction to the Original Edition,
March 1986 xiii
Chapter One: American Studies 2
Chapter Two: Art History 64
Chapter Three: Economics 124
Chapter Four: Film 148
Chapter Five: Literature 186
Chapter Six: Music 266
Chapter Seven: Philosophy 304
Chapter Eight: Political Science 342
Chapter Nine: Chapter Nine: Psychology 426
Chapter Ten: Religion 460
Chapter Eleven: Science 500
Chapter Twelve: WorldHistory 570
Lexicon 636
Index 679

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 subjects 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 really 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 wit, style, and clarity. American Studies, Art History, Economics, Film, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Science, and World History: 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, from economic 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.

As 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.
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