Princeton Review: Culturescope High School Edition: Princeton Review Guide to an Informed Mind

by Michael Freedman

Who is the ancient Greek goddess of love? Who said "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"? What was the Iron Curtain? What's the difference between ROM and RAM? Where is the Alamo? Why are we... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679753664
• ISBN13: 9780679753667
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Princeton Review
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Good Cursory Resource

I have had "Culturescope" for a few years. I refer to it, on and off, for several reasons...one of which is when I know I will be with a group of people involved in an area or profession about which I know nothing or little. For this purpose, the book offers material for conversation starters, the ability to ask pertinent questions, and for assessing changes in an industry or profession. (I also enjoy trivia, and this is a good source for information.)As an educator and writer, the book is a good jumping off point for questions to stimulate learning, as well as a guide to some basic information, precluding the need for indepth research. (For example, I needed only a few terms related to horses, and found the meanings behind Dam, Sire, Gelding, The Call, and Oatburner without digging through volumes on horses.)It has information for practically every level of learner, from grade school children on up.The reason I am writing a review after having the book for so long is, I was looking to see if the staff of Princeton had done an update since the 1995 edition.I look forward to a new one.Lorin Nails-Smoote'Consultant

Great organization of max. info. for the high school student

This book does a great job of covering a general overview of information from a wide variety of areas that (should be!) of interest to the high school student. If they're not interested in this type of information, they may well be by first cracking open the book. Well planned, interesting, inter-related information, but not in that "usual" information format. One thing leads to another and you're learning! Others in the family will probably pick it up and get involved in it if it's just laying around the house. You may have to make reservations for it an hour at a time. ENJOY! Life is knowledge.