Always looking for a learning opportunity, the cover/title caught my eye at the library where I work. The authors attempt to present missing and overlooked but important general knowledge of a variety of topics ranging from science and religion to art, music, literature, history and psychology, many details of which were either not taught or forgotten during one’s school days.

This is an imposing tome. It took me about four months to get through it while reading it only at work while on breaks. Realistically, I don’t expect to retain the entire massive amount of information I just took in permanently, but getting a refresher on such a wide variety of subject areas was both enjoyable and enlightening.

posted Dec 5, 2009 at 10:57AM

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