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Foreword. Introduction. PART I: Appreciating Art. Chapter 1: What Is Art? Chapter 2: How to Appreciate Art Without an Advanced Degree. Chapter 3: How to Visit a Museum the Way the Pros Do. PART II: Art through the Ages. Chapter 4: Prehistoric Art (More Sophisticated Than You Would Believe). Chapter 5: The Ancient World: Still the Most Exciting. Chapter 6: Medieval Art (Definitely Not the Dark Ages). Chapter 7: The Renaissance and Revivals. Chapter 8: The Northern European "Renaissance". Chapter 9: Mannerism: Sensuality and the Bizarre. Chapter 10: The Baroque: The True Golden Age. Chapter 11: The Sparkling 18th Century. Chapter 12: Neoclassicism and the Romantic Twinge. Chapter 13: Impressionism (The Poetry of the Land and Mankind). Chapter 14: Post–Impressionism (Or Better, Pre–Modern). Chapter 15: Modern Art: The Bold, the Beautiful, and the Not–So–Beautiful. Chapter 16: Contemporary Art and Its "ISMs" (Not Always So Nice, but Ever Exciting). Chapter 17: A Look at Art Beyond the Western World. PART III: Beginning Your Own Collection. Chapter 18: Getting Ready to Collect. Chapter 19: How to Play the Buying Game. PART IV: The Part of Tens. Chapter 20: The Greatest Works of Western Civilization. Chapter 21: The Ten Most Interesting Artists (And Why). Chapter 22: Ten Artists Worth Watching. Chapter 23: How to Tell if Your Child Has Artistic Genius and Then What to Do. PART V: Appendixes. Appendix A: Artspeak Unmasked. Appendix B: The Professional's Checklist on How to Buy Art. Appendix C: Art Chronology. The Essential Guide to the World's Top Art Cities and Centers. The Awesome Americas. Europe (All That's Worth a Detour). Non–Western Destinations. Bibliography. Index.