The New York Times Presents Smarter by Sunday: 52 Weeksends of Essential Knowledge for the Curious Mind - Hardcover

" The New York Times"

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312571348 ISBN 13: 9780312571344

Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc., 2010

Synopsis

Fell asleep during history class in high school when World War II was covered? Learned the table of elements at one time but have forgotten it since? Always wondered who really invented the World Wide Web? Here is the book for you, with all the answers you've been looking for: "The New York Times Presents Smarter by Sunday" is based on the premise that there is a recognizable group of topics in history, literature, science, art, religion, philosophy, politics, and music that educated people should be familiar with today. Over 100 of these have been identified and arranged in a way that they can be studied over a year's time by spending two hours on a topic every weekend.

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Title: The New York Times Presents Smarter by Sunday( 52 Weekends of Essential Knowledge for the Curious Mind) <>Binding: Hardcover <>Author: TheNewYorkTimes <>Publisher: St.Martin'sPress

Review:

"I wish I'd had this book twenty-five years ago. It is certain to become an indispensable tool for fact fanatics." - BILL BRYSON, Author of Short History of Nearly Everything." --Bill Bryson

About this edition

• Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc.
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312571348
• ISBN 13: 9780312571344
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 560