| Title | : | The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind |
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| ISBN | : | 0312376596 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780312376598 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 1328 |
| Publication | : | First published November 5, 2004 |
A Complete Revision and Thorough Updating of the Ultimate Reference from the Newspaper of Record
Whether you are researching the history of Western art, investigating an obscure medical test, following current environmental trends, studying Shakespeare, brushing up on your crossword and Sudoku skills, or simply looking for a deeper understanding of the world, this book is for you. An indispensable resource for every home, office, dorm room, and library, this new edition of The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge offers in-depth explorations of art, astronomy, biology, business, economics, the environment, film, geography, history, the Internet, literature, mathematics, music, mythology, philosophy, photography, sports, theater, film, and many other subjects.
This one volume is designed to offer more information than any other book on the most important subjects, as well as provide easy-to-access data critical to everyday life. It is the only universal reference book to include authoritative and engaging essays from New York Times experts in almost every field of endeavor.
The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind Reviews
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Since I'm attempting to get on Jeopardy, I decided that a wide review of knowledge was necessary, and so I picked the second edition of this book at a used bookstore. Well, I certainly don't recommend trying to read this cover to cover as I did. It's really not made for that sort of thing, though I can tell you this: some of the section writers are far better at others in providing an overview of their field of expertise, and more than a couple don't know how to take an ideologically neutral stance for the life of themselves (but being that this is sponsored by the New York Times, I was expecting such a bias to pop up).
That said, I did learn quite a bit of new factoids, as well as refresh what I already know. -
I didn't read the entire thing because it's longer than the Bible, but a great reference for curious people to learn new facts daily. I just open the book to random pages, learn some interesting info for half an hour and close it till the next time. Did you know Japanese is spoken on the small island country of Palau? Now I do thanks to this book!
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This is a great book, together with "An Incomplete Education", this is my go to reference when I want to learn about a certain topic. I haven't read it from cover to cover, I just zoom in on the topic I want to learn about. Has served me very well so far.
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Een PDF van 3800 paginas lezen voor je plezier, oke dan knul
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Great resource on a variety of topics
Love having this resource -- one I can dip into and out of as I hear or read something and want more background on it. Everything from the government to literary arts to science -- can't even remember all the topics!
Wonderful resource and so glad I have it on my Kindle for quick reference.
Just wish it were more up-to-date! -
I was surprised having put this on reserve at my library to come and find that it was a master collection of knowledge, 10+ times the usual length of books I normally tag as "to-reference". I'll definitely be finding an e-book/pdf version of this to reference instead.
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Not bad for a reference book. That being said, I prefer Merriam-Webster’s Encyclopedic Dictionary—it’s far more comprehensive.
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Excellent knowledge. Not light bathroom reading. Expansive but slightly outdated currently
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This book (along with Bartlett's Roget's Thesaurus) was all I really wanted for my birthday. I know, I know... I'm a book nerd.
The Guide to Essential Knowledge is the most awesome and non-boring reference book I have ever perused. (No, I did not read all eight billion pages) -
Very helpful book!
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great to flip through... would probably take a year and a half to actually read the whole dang thing. Great for the bathroom! :)
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Covers a broad range of subjects and yet I still felt it was missing something.
In terms of readability I prefer 'An Incomplete Education' -
I love this book. Words can not express how awesome it is.
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Pretty weak narrative
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This was a truly a massive collection of trivial knowledge on a vast area of topics. Not deep enough in all areas obviously but a good high level over view of a wide swatch of areas of knowledge.
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76/1320
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This book is incredible, I'm earning my BA of knowledge
