As an American homeschooler's Handbook, this compendium of traditional academic courses, various vectors of modern science, art forms and inspirational reflections presents a window on the world that pays homage to the great diversity of human ingenuity, science, and artistic expression.

Each of these 88 areas of mastery will, in a moment, give the student a new focal point that is unique to human life. With each page you turn, this book will open a virtual doorway into the past, present, and future of human knowledge, craftsmanship and raw talent to inspire students at any age.

Reaching back to ancient times, this book begins with an introduction into the origins and structure of what we call Academics and the original Seven Liberal Arts of traditional education. It will then carry you along on a journey across a great spectrum of human ambition and visit upon the essential attributes of what we call a peaceful, prosperous and civilized life.

Presented from an American perspective, realizing the Christian origin of what we call American Liberty. In it you will find just a few, but very important, references to the King James Bible in articles about Leadership, the Culinary Arts, Agriculture, and Herbology that have inspired humanity for thousands of years.

In the Appendix, the listener will learn about 232 of the greatest scientific giants in history including Pythagoras, Plato, Euclid, and Archimedes in the centuries before Christ and after including Hypatia, Roger Bacon, Di Vinci, Copernicus, Pascal, Huygens, Newton, Bernoulli, Franklin, Priestly, Montgolfier, Avogadro, Faraday, Babbage, Otis, Westinghouse, Edison, Russell, Nakamatsu and hundreds of others.

This volume concludes with the Preamble to the United States Constitution, and lyrics for some of America's greatest patriotic songs including the National Anthem, the Battle Hymn of the Republic and with the Lord's Prayer in English and Aramaic.