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Lädt ... The Bedside Baccalaureate: A Handy Daily Cerebral Primer to Fill in the Gaps, Refresh Your Knowledge & Impress Yourself & Other Intellectuals (Original 2008; 2008. Auflage)von David Rubel (Herausgeber)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I probably read too much at once so not sure how much will stick. August 2009 ( ) I enjoyed this book for what it is. There are four "syllabi", each of which contain 5 topics. Each topic in a syllabus is spread over 18 pages. You can approach it anyway you want: read 1 page of each topic a day (5 pages) for 18 days to finish the syllabus, or maybe follow one topic within a syllabus all the way through (18 pages) or read a topic over several syllabi: for example, the topic "American History" in syllabi one and four cover "General Grant's Civil War" and "Civil Rights Movement", or topic "Physical Science" covers "The Astronomical Universe", "The History of the Earth" and "Einstein and Relativity". You get a well-written overview of the topic by a specialist in the course of 18 pages, each page dedicated to one important aspect of the topic. It puts things in context, yet doesn't get bogged down in detail or overly complex. At the back of the book, there is a short bibliography for each topic for further reading. It's a good way to get your footing in an area you may be interested in, but know little about. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Many adults long to make up for an education they either never had or that seemed somehow lacking. Now they can fill in the gaps right at home with The Bedside Baccalaureate series, which speaks directly to this grown-up thirst for knowledge. Filled with color images, extremely readable, and with an appealing presentation, it provides a fun, no-pressure experience that everyone will enjoy. The goal of The Bedside Baccalaureate is not the simple accumulation of trivia, but the placement of facts within the framework of knowledge. The 20 courses--focused overviews of subjects with which any well-educated person would want to be familiar--are created by experts in their fields with the intention of making the topics accessible and entertaining. Each course consists of 18 one-page lectures that maximize clarity without compromising the integrity of the ideas. The lectures are rotated, rather than clumped together, to add variety to the reading experience and to mimic the heady mix of subjects one encounters in the world of the intellect. You can dip into an assortment of areas by reading a page at a time; or, if a course really grabs you, you can skip ahead. Learning is contagious--once you get started, it’s difficult to stop. The courses are associated with one of 12 departmental "strands” as follows: Two courses each per volume *American History *Philosophy *World History *Economics *English and Comparative Literature *Classics *Art History *Environmental Science *Mathematics and Engineering *Physical Sciences *Social Science Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)371.3943Social sciences Education Teachers, Methods, and Discipline Methods of instruction and study Other Individual instruction; Batavia systemKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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