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Great Historical Reference
The "Atlas of Past Times" found a permanent place on my coffee table. This book is absolutely loaded with illustrative maps, photos, and text. John Haywood has done to the pictorial record of world history what Kenneth C. Davis did for American history in his "Don't Know Much About History."

Time after time over the years I've heard or read about a particular civilization, war, political upheaval, or religious movement, but was unclear as to the specific timeframe and geographic scope. It's one thing to read about boundaries in text, but Haywood lays it all out in numerous maps. Each map is color-coded and loaded with useful information. The legends are clear and concise. A perfect example of how I found the book useful was in my following the war in Iraq. I didn't want to read six textbooks to gain a better understanding of the region's history.Haywood's book provides a fantastic visual overview: Mesopotamia, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Jews, the Arabs, the advance and subdivisions of Islam, the Kurds, the Turks, etc. The area has a long and convoluted history, which the maps really help place within grasp of the common man.

The accompanying text is only a cursory--but well written--examination of chronological world history, which is fine; it is titled and pitched as an "Atlas," and therein lies its strength and attraction. I will refer to this book again and again. --Christopher Bonn Jonnes, author of BIG ICE ... Read more

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Report Help
I found this book to be very helpful.I used it to write a research paper on how teens are effected by music.For the 80's part i used this particular book by Joanne Suter.I thought it was a wonderful book and itgave me lots of information on my topic.It also helped me to get an A onmy report! ... Read more

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An inspiring biography of a doctor who fought against injustice during the most tumultuous period of the 20th century. ... Read more

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Excellent source of knowledge
This is a comprehensive book that contains not only a brief summary on the philosophy that inspired revolutions around the world for the past century, but also the experiments and ultimately failures it caused around the world. Nothing is spared with almost every topic cover, though not in immense and meticulous detail, but enough for anyone to enjoy and learn something from. ... Read more