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Title: The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know by James Trefil, Joseph F. Kett, E. D. Hirsch ISBN: 0-618-22647-8 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 03 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (9 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: the very first paragraph of the very first entry is wrong
Comment: The Jewish Bible and the Christian Bible are not the same book. Referring to the Jewish Bible as having/being the "Old Testament" is not only inaccurate, it is extremely disrespectful. That such a glaring error appears in a third edition should be an embarassment.
I shudder to think what errors lurk on less well known topics.
Rating: 5
Summary: An unlikely coffee table book.
Comment: The pictures aren't flashy. The text isn't eloquent. But, this book delivers exactly what the subtitle suggests, "What Every American Needs to Know." Full of up-to-date and well-organized content, the book provides answers to everyday questions, in addition to being a source for research. (Writers of college papers will find this a very useful tool.)
Although I am not one to pick up a dictionary and read through it, I typically cover several pages at a time when I reference this book. While reading the text of one piece, I often find myself intrigued about, and looking up, another topic.
Every home should have a copy of this book!
"Tight Lines!"
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Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome Book
Comment: Don't think you have to be smart or into literature to enjoy this book. It has something for everyone. I could get one of these as a gift for anyone I know and I believe they'd enjoy it. Not only is this book informative it is so much fun! It even has what some of the lines in Shakespeare mean. I sure wish there were other books like this one.
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Title: Cultural Literacy : What Every American Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch Jr. ISBN: 0394758439 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 April, 1988 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: A First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy : What Our Children Need to Know by E. D. Hirsch ISBN: 0395823528 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 25 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy 2004 Day-To-Day Calendar by E. D. Hirsch, James Trefil, Joseph F. Kett ISBN: 0740736523 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: An Incomplete Education, Revised Edition by William Wilson, Judy Jones ISBN: 0345391373 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 17 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $32.50 |
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Title: What Every American Should Know About the Rest of the World: Your Guide to Today's Hot Spots, Hot Shots, and Incendiary Issues by Melissa Rossi ISBN: 0452284058 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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