his discussions of history, ideas, music and art. The Paganini story above is but one example.
Culture does not take a 'trivial pursuit' approach to studying culture. To the contrary, 30 general introductory essays and 59 period essays on famous people, events and aspects of Western civilization insure a much broader view. Two excellent features of the program are the abundant cross-references and "Smart Paths". Any name or topic that is printed in bold can be cross-referenced by clicking the mouse. This feature is so attractive that I found myself on elongated and enjoyable tangents into subjects like Carolingian art and Celtic literature. These may not be your forte either, but Culture has a way of opening unexplored doors.
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An extremely attractive feature of Culture is "Smart Paths". Using the program's data, this attribute allows you to build your own exploratory network. Imagine having in front of you a great pile of art, history and music books each with several bookmarks. Culture not only lets you flash from one bookmark to another, it allows you to link, record and save your references. You can return to, alter or omit your personal Smart Path whenever you would like.
More than words on a screen, Culture is a multi-media package. It features over 200 graphics of people, places and works of art and 75 melodies of famous composers.