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020			_a9780312571344 (hbk.)
020			_a0312571348 (hbk.)
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050	0	0	_aAG106 _b.N493 2010
082	0	4	_a031.02 _222
245	0	4	_aThe New York times presents Smarter by Sunday : _b52 weekends of essential knowledge for the curious mind.
246	3	0	_aSmarter by Sunday
250			_aFirst Edition
260			_aNew York : _bSt. Martin's Press, _c2010.
300			_aix, 550 pages ; _c22 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aThis book does exactly what it sets out to do: provide readers with “very basic information in a variety of subjects usually associated with what was once called ‘a well-rounded education.’” Divided into 52 sections—a weekend’s worth of reading for an entire year—the text explores the history of newspapers and magazines, English poetry from Beowulf to the Victorians, the Bible, American fiction, ancient Egypt, the history of computing, radio and television, American cinema, and much, much more. It reads like the kind of textbook you wish you’d had in school: succinct, easily digestible, even stylishly written. It’s also mostly free of political side-taking or editorial commentary; its goal is to inform and provide context but not to make moral or artistic judgments. Adolf Hitler, for example, is discussed in terms of his political and military actions, and the classic films Jaws and Star Wars are described as “action-driven narratives fueled by mechanical and special effects, which became blockbusters that attracted youth audiences and set box-office records.” Readers are left to assign their own moral and artistic values. A very informative, very useful book. --David Pitt
650		0	_aWorld History _9190723 _vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
730	0		_aNew York times.
942			_2lcc _c6 _hAG106 .N493 2010