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

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

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.