The following books are resources your team might consider using to study for quiz bowl.
Art
- Gods and Heroes in Art
- Gospel Figures in Art
- How to read Bible stories and myth in art
- How to read a modern painting
- How to read a painting: Lessons from the old masters
- How to read world history in art
- Love and Erotic in Art
- Old Testament Figures in Art
Eyewitness Companion Series
General Coverage
- Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (particularly good for middle school students)
- Dictionary of Theories
History
ism Works
- Economist Book of isms
- isms: Understanding Architecture
- isms: Understanding Art
- isms: Understanding Religions
Literature
- Benet’s Readers Encyclopedia
- Oxford Companion to English Literature
- Oxford Companion to American Literature
- Oxford Dictionary of Plays
Non-Fiction
