The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know
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Product NameThe New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know
ManufacturerHoughton Mifflin
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Retail Price $29.95
UPC978061822647
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TitleThe New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know
ISBN0618226478
Author(s)E. D. Hirsch, James Trefil, Joseph F. Kett
Release Date2002-10-03
FormatHardcover
Num of Pages672
Num. of Items1
EAN9780618226474
Weight0.5 lbs.
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5 Star Rating  "Dictionary of Cultural Literacy"2009-11-15
- Reviewed By User: A3N0T9IW78JSGY
The book was in excellent condition and it arrived rapidly. Very pleased. Thanks for the great service.
 
4 Star Rating  "A must-have reference book"2009-01-02
- Reviewed By User: A2QFE7ZF4JYQD9
Hirsch has done a great service for the public at large by compiling this reference work. Although the entries are intentionally very concise it lists for the reader all the basics and pointers needed to be literate in today's day and age. It masterfully avoids being superfluous. Supplements for specialized fields in this format would also be very useful to extend the core knowledge.
 
5 Star Rating  "Need a survey book?"2008-11-10
- Reviewed By User: A402FS3ZP3M5Y
This is an excellent book for someone who wants to understand the basics of American culture, a survey. It contains definitions in alphabetical order. But do not be fooled--the information comes together through the definitions at the end of each section, making the book excellent for studying.

As a recent FSO test taker, this book was somewhat helpful for answering the questions on the test.
 
1 Star Rating  "Poorly written and riddled with inaccuracies."2008-04-25
- Reviewed By User: A2LGOVAFVM0HAY
I agree that every American should be culturally literate; however, many entries in this book are simply inaccurate. For example, Guttenberg did not invent the printing press, and he did not invent movable-type printing. These inventions trace their origin to the east, where they were used aeons before Guttenberg even conceived of them.


I was also left with the impression that this book is too eurocentric, failing to adequately respresent non-european ancient cultures, to whom many Americans now trace their ancestry. No mention is made of mathematical or scientific discoveries by non-european cultures. For example, no mention is made of the fact that the maya independently discovered the concept of zero, or that they built the largest pyramid in the ancient world (containing 15% more volume than Egypt's largest). These little-known facts are just as important to cultural literacy as the fact that the ancient Greeks invented logic.

This is not to bash Europe. I think Europe is a great continent, with a rich history, and I certainly pay no homage to politically correct dimwits who equate tolerance with Europe-bashing. But Americans are increasingly diverse in their cultural and ethnic origins, and any book seeking to truly educate the American populace should keep that in mind...
 
5 Star Rating  "Great Purchase"2008-04-06
- Reviewed By rkwkaty
Every American family should own this book! It has all the essential details presented in an organized, succinct manner. Easy to use, fun to flip to random pages and see what you do or do not remember from school.
 
2 Star Rating  "Not an easy way to learn "What Every American Needs to Know""2007-11-11
- Reviewed By cd-555
I do not recommend this book. It is a dictionary and if you want to learn "What Every American Needs to Know" it is very hard to do so by reading a dictionary with entries arranged in alphabetical order. For example, in the section about the Bible, you will learn first who "Abraham and Isaac" are, before learning who "Adam and Eve" are, and even before learning what the "Bible" itself is, since it starts with the letter "B".

The entries are supposed to be cross referenced, but this only means that words that have their own entries are highlighted in the explanations. Now you have to go to the index to find on what page they are explained, which is a waste of time. (Of course, it is a waste of time to use a printed dictionary in the first place.)

The dictionary is divided into sections by topic. But these sections include too many different subtopics. For example, English-language writers and fictional characters are all in one section. Now, if you want a list of all the important English writers, you have to go through all the entries in the section. If you want all non-English language writers it's even worse - they are in the section "World literature, philosophy, and religion." If you want to learn "What Every American Needs to Know," you will want to go by categories instead of reading an entry for "philosophy" followed by an entry for "Pinocchio".

Pronunciation - some entries include a pronunciation guide, which is great. But they made it difficult to understand that pronunciation by using their own confusing way of writing it, so you have to check the key to see what it means. For example, "o" in the guide should be pronounced like the letter "o" in "pot", while "oh" - like the letter "o" in "go". Now tell me if that's "easily understood" - not at all, everywhere else "h" is used to mark short vowels, not long ones! And how do you know when you actually have to pronounce the sound "h" as in "hat"! (OK, that's easily understood, but it annoys me anyway).

The binding is bad as well - books this big should be stitched, but this one isn't, so the pages separate from the book as I read.

In conclusion - the explanations in this dictionary are OK, but they should have been organized better according to topics and subtopics and sorted in chronological order where appropriate. Appendices with lists of entries on specific topics would have been helpful as well.
 
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