“Are you sure you know everything you could?”: second edition of the Manual of general culture

The second edition of the “Manual of general culture. Are you sure you know everything you could?” (title in original language: Manuale di cultura generale. Sei sicuro di sapere tutto quello che potresti?) has been released: it is written by Roberto Albanesi and published by Tecniche Nuove. The volume is not an encyclopedia but a work to be studied to build an excellent cultural background. If a reader consults every single entry in an encyclopedia or Wikipedia, with this book it is possible to have solid humanistic and scientific foundations by addressing the various “subjects” in a global way with an effective (and not notional) approach. Using both the author’s experience as a scientific communicator and the latest discoveries on the theory of memory, the manual condenses all the information that constitutes the intellectual baggage of someone who can be defined as a person of culture. Many of the topics are also linked to the set of knowledge that a modern citizen feels necessary. The volume is also useful for preparing for competitive exams, which often have a part related to the general culture in addition to the individual subjects, or for approaching a subject that can later be deepened for personal or professional interest. This second edition, expanded and updated, also offers two new chapters relating to Civic Education (from the Constitution to digital citizenship) and Ecology and sustainability.