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Castle: Medieval Days and Knights (A Sabuda & Reinhart Pop-up Book) 58 reviews
Kyle Olmon
Orchard Books, 2006
Castle: Medieval Days and Knights
This is a wonderfully visual book with pop-ups on every page. It's perfect for elementary age students to spark their attention and begin generating discussions. It has good, easy to read information, and gives a nice overview of daily life in a medieval castle.
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The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization52 reviews
Barry Strauss
Simon & Schuster, 2004
Like a movie script almost
It is no pulp history, but it isn't academical highbrow blabbery either. Here is all you want to know about the times and the men who fought on both sides of the most important naval battle of ancient times.
Herodotus is given back the honors he deserves. Whatever we don't quite know for sure the author fills up with plausible explanations according to the way people would act in those times. ...
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Cosmos166 reviews
Carl Sagan
Abacus, 1983
The Sage of NOW & the future
Carl Sagan was (sadly not an IS) the prime conveyor of knowledge of our Universe..
His ability to convey to the common man how "Things worked" has never been surpassed. Simply put... He had his own way of sharing this knowledge, that will never be surpassed by anyone.... His imprint is here in this "COSMOS"... and there isn't any more definitive book or other wise that is available to the ...
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Nutrition and Physical Degeneration73 reviews
Weston A. Price
P.B. Hoeber, 1939
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
This book is a classic. It details what is wrong with the modern "civilized" diet. Because of inroads of civilation into primative societies this research could not be done today. The material is a real eye opener.
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The Israelis : Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land43 reviews
Donna Rosenthal
Free Press, 2003
Extraordinary Book about an Extraordinary Place
Whether you protest Israel's actions or are a self-proclaimed Israel-lover, this is a great book to read on both sides of the divide. Rosenthal opens with a somber look at "The Situation," and the resulting fear that Israelis have had to face in the Second Intifada with unpredictible bus and cafe bombings.
Based on interviews with everyday Israelis throughout the book, Rosenthal then ...
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile (Puffin Story Books)166 reviews
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Puffin, 1985
THE BEST book EVER
This book was awesome. It had everything that makes a book good: action, spies, romance, intense scenes. I love it.
I like how Mara uses her witts to survive, it just makes it so much better. And boy does it have the best ending. You might be wondering why I have not said anything practically about the story, and the reason for that is I can't risk ruining the book for you! READ THE BOOK!
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Motel of the Mysteries38 reviews
David MacAulay, 2008
Brilliant Send-Up
I attended the premiere of this book at the University of Pennsylvania many, many years ago due to my parent's donations to the local public television station. As I was in junior high school at the time, I failed to appreciate this work in all its subtle humour and glory, but having since studied anthropology and sociology at the University level, I realise how great this book really is.
The ...
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The Last Days of the Incas70 reviews
Kim MacQuarrie
Simon & Schuster, 2007
Piazarro doing the bizarro.
I am a big reader of history books and this is one of the best. Kim MacQuarrie takes not only the history of the conquest of the Incas, but the history of the Incas, and the explorers to find the ruins and makes it a wonderful page-turner. Her research is astounding. It is easy to be consumed and bogged down in the information that Macquarrie had to go through in order to present almost a dozen ...
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The Ascent of Man33 reviews
Jacob Bronowski
Little Brown & Co (P), 1976
Remarkable!
If you're looking for a book that will show you how man made it from day 1 to the present, while encomapssing ALL disciplines and not science alone, you've found the right book! It's is incredible how simply and interestengly Mr. Bronowski has accomplished such a feat. You won't be able to put it down!
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A Dialogue of Civilizations: Gulen's Islamic Ideals and Humanistic Discourse47 reviews
B. Jill Carroll
Tughra, 2007
dialogue of a computer guy and plato
As a computer guy, I should confess that I do not read a lot, unfortunately.
However, Writer Carroll's writing style has helped me a lot read this book. In order to understand the meaning of the phrase "dialogue among civilizations", we need to understand if human value, moral dignity, freedom, human ideal, education, and responsibility mean similar importance and have similar definitions for ...
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the World? and 100 Other Great Cultural Lists--Fully Explicated28 reviews
Peter D'Epiro, Mary Desmond Pinkowish
Anchor, 1998
7 Wonders of the World
Absolutley superb trivia book. Saat down and read it in my FIRST sitting. Very enjoyable. Great seller, too; very fast turnaround time!
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Warfare in the Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons, Warriors and Warfare in the Ancient ...31 reviews
John Gibson Warry
University of Oklahoma Press, 1995
Great Primer for Ancient Warfare
This is a superb introduction to ancient warfare and can serve as a springboard for further studies in ancient history. The artwork depicting the uniforms of various armies of that time is well done and the narratives, diagrams of battles are really helpful and informative.
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Travelers' Tales: Thailand (Travelers' Tales Guides)27 reviews
James O'Reilly
Travelers' Tales Guides, 1993
Travel an learn from home
This is an outstanding book with vivid detail and compelling stories, most of which are true. It is a must for anyone interested in Thailand.
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The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines for Life on Earth24 reviews
Stephen Harrod Buhner
Chelsea Green, 2002
I just want to add my personal take...
I won't go into what the other reviewers have already said about the beauty and sensitivity of this book. (I have had experiences in the garden with certain "weeds" seeming to beckon to me to eat them, and that is why I bought this book, to see if there might be something to this.) I was blown away by how incredibly SMART plants are!
But I just have to say that I am literally trembling now ...
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Annals of the World: James Ussher's Classic Survey of World History25 reviews
James Ussher, Larry Pierce, ...
Master Books, 2003
Beautiful book, both outside and inside
First off I have to say that I absolutely love the look of this book. It has a very solid feel to it, with the full 900+ pages perfectly smooth on the sides with the golden edges. The very weight of it makes it very satisfying to hold even when it is closed.
Now for the inside: James Ussher gives a purely historic account of both biblical and extra-biblical events. While the first 60 or so ...
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Quest for a Maid26 reviews
Frances Mary Hendry
Farrar Straus & Giroux (J), 1990
I loved it!
I just finished reading this book although it has been on my shelf for several years. I'm really sorry now that I waited so long to read it! I loved the characters and the language, although younger children might have a little trouble with it.
It is told from the point of view of Meg, daughter of a scottish shipwright. She grows up very close to her oldest sister, Inge, who everyone believes ...
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Asterix the Gaul26 reviews
Rene Goscinny
Orion, 2004
A must have beginning
The humor in Asterix and Obelix books is wry and clever. I love the word play and the irony. This is the first and introductory book, but it doesn't get boring in exposition. You learn to love Obelix with his first sentence. I got this one for my brother.
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Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 1: 1980-1982 (Library of American Comics)24 reviews
Berkeley Breathed
Idea & Design Works Llc, 2009
A must-have for Bloom County fans
For anyone who is a fan of Bloom County (and who isn't?), this is an essential part of your comic collection. I especially enjoyed the many previously unpublished strips. Can't wait to get Volume II.
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LIFE : Our Century in Pictures30 reviews
Richard B. Stolley
Bulfinch, 1999
A scrapbook of the century...
Life has done a superb job of pulling the whole century together into one book.I wont't tell you what picture was the first picture the started the book off with.But I'll tell you this;they got it right! This in not only the most important and best picture of the 20th century, but also; the most significient picture to portray what man has done;ever.Check out the book and see if you don't agree. ...
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The Golden Milestone: The Italian Heritage of Innovation and Contribution to Civilization - 4th Edition25 reviews
Russell R. Esposito
The New York Learning Library, 2007
Long Overdue!
Superbly researched, detailed, and precise. In 22 chapters the author proves his points. He sometimes got overly preachy, but with all the negative stereotyping of Italian-Americans by many in Hollywood and the media I can sympathize. It is one of the most organized books I've ever had the pleasure of reading. From the Roman Republic to the present, Italian contributions to Civilization are ...
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