Book Description
With authoritative and enlightening essays and detailed maps, charts, and time lines, National Geographic Almanac of World History encapsulates in one volume all of the important people and events that have changed the world. In chronological chapters, this amazing almanac reveals the fascinating story of the growth and change of society, from the Neanderthals to the nuclear age.
Culled from the extensive National Geographic archives, Almanac of World History includes more than 220 maps, photographs, and illustrations to enhance readers' understanding of history. Each chapter features three types of easy-to-access entries, including lively introductory spreads that are filled with time lines, charts, images, and sidebars; essay spreads that give more in-depth information on a person, place, or event; and finally, summary spreads that reveal what was happening simultaneously in other parts of the world.
Rich in cartography, information, and illustrations, National Geographic Almanac of World History is an indispensable tool for understanding both past and present.
Customer Reviews:
Not really World History.......2007-04-01
The latter half of this book is clearly a "Western" History Almanac. It basically discusses other countries' involvements in western countries' affairs. Also, there was too much info on domestic issues in the U.S.-- that information should be reserved for the U.S. almanac!! I gave it 3/5 b/c the beginning was informational.
Great Reference.......2006-11-20
I learned more from this book than all my history classes. It compresses the history of humans from the beginning telling facts using diagrams and maps. It tells us how the human world evolved from nothing to what it is today.
Wonderful Reference Book.......2006-02-03
National Geographic Almanac of World History is a wonderful resource. The Chronological Chapters, Maps, Time-lines and Introductory Threads are easy to use. A very nice addition to add to your library.
I Rate and Compare World History Atlas Books.......2005-12-19
As a reader I like to have quick reference books at my finger tips including a new version of the Oxford English Dictionary about 3500 pages long - that I use almost daily. So I decided to add a "history atlas". In the process of doing my research I read the other amazon.com reviewers and then made three trips to two large book stores to actually look at the books and get a better feel for which was the best. I ended up buying the Oxford Atlas of World History. Here are my picks and rankings.
Listed by My ranking, #1 is the best, #2 is a creative alternative but no substitute.
1. Atlas of World History, Oxford University Press 2002, 368 pages, (...), 13.5" x 10.3" x 1.62" ranked 46,632 on Amazon.com. Hands down winner - professional - good text descriptions, outstanding maps and drawings, covers most things from the cave man forward. Negatives: Big and heavy. If you want to save a few dollars buy the "concise" version.
2. Creative alternative: The Penguin Atlas of World History, Penguin Books 2004, (...), just a paperback sized, just published, 304 pages. Surprisingly impressive, lots of text and pictures mixed together and it is easy to carry around. A nice quick alternative but it will be printed in two volumes.
3. Timelines of World History, DK Publishing 2002, 666 pages, (...). 10.0" x 1.6" ranked 25,800 on Amazon.com. Second with lots of value but in some ways not as comprehensive.
4. National Geographic Almanac of World History, National Geographic 2003, 384 pages, (...), 9.6" x 7.8" x 1.17" ranked 24,426 on Amazon.com. Similar to but less impressive than Oxford books. More text, narrower coverage, fewer maps and drawings.
5. DK Atlas of World History, DK Publishing, 352 pages,(...), 10.96" x 14.66" x 1.28" ranked 10,716 on Amazon.com. My last place book seems like a giant comic book. I love the DK travel books but this seems like one step beyond DK's area of expertise. Superficially it is similar to the Oxford book and it is cheap, and some might like it but it tries to be politically correct and fails.
6. Oxford Dictionary of World History, Oxford University Press, 704 pages, (...), pocketbook sized, sales rank 330,000. Mainly terms, people, and dates but has a few maps also. Limited use but an alternative. I prefer the new Penguin book but this is the best history dictionary to buy.
world history.......2005-09-06
Excellent work by Patricia Daniels and Stephen Hyslop for National Geographic.
A great volume to have in your home
Book Description
Relive the momentous year that was as reported by TIME's unparalleled worldwide staff of journalists and photographers.
Here, in memorable photographs, informative graphics and maps, and gripping minute-by-minute accounts, is the story of a remarkable year. The TIME Annual 2003 is a comprehensive, highly pictorial review of world events and people in the year 2002. It is a collectible record of the year's most interesting, intriguing, tragic and terrific stories and pictures.
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Leonardo Almanac: International Resources in Art, Science, and Technology (Leonardo Books)
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0262581256 |
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The Leonardo Almanac is an invaluable one-stop resource for those who are working at the intersection of the arts, sciences, and technology. Included are profiles of organizations and individuals active in the related fields. The organizations directory alone contains more than 500 entries for artist-in-residence, grant and fellowship, sound and music, computer arts, video, and multimedia programs. In addition there is an artists' words on works archive, a speakers network, a section with bibliographies on everything from fractals to virtual reality to CD-ROM and multimedia, and a calendar listing of events, competition, and funding deadlines.
The Leonardo Almanac is a consolidated and expanded version of the Leonardo Fine Art Science and Technology (FAST) Database and Archive project. It covers a wide range of topics including computer graphics and animation, holography, robotics, telecommunications and art, video, computer literature, applications of artificial intelligence to the arts, applications of computers to music, and new materials on the arts. The in-depth profiles, examples of artists' works, detailed programs for educational institutions and research facilities, funding agencies, and artist-in-resident programs make this a critical work-in-hand for helping people connect with the practitioners, institutions, and programs that can best meet the needs of their specific circumstances.
Craig Harris is Executive Director of Leonardo/The International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology.
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The "True Professional Ideal" in America: A History
Bruce A. Kimball
Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
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ASIN: 0847681432 |
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Bruce A. Kimball attacks the widely held assumption that the idea of American "professionalism" arose from the proliferation of urban professional positions during the late nineteenth century. This first paperback edition of "The "True Professional Ideal" in America" argues that the professional ideal can be traced back to the colonial period. This comprehensive intellectual history illuminates the profound relationships between the idea of a "professional" and broader changes in American social, cultural, and political history.
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An Almanac for Moderns (Nonpareil Book)
Donald Culross Reattie
Manufacturer: David R. Godine Publisher
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ASIN: 0879233141 |
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The Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider)--art movement was founded in 1911 by the young painters Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, and was active in Europe until 1914. Originally published in Munich in 1912 and edited by Kandinsky and Marc-- the movements's almanac presented their synthesis of international culture to the European avant-garde at large. In both the selection of essays and its innovative interplay of word and image, The Blaue Reiter Almanac remains one of our most critically important works of literature on the art theory and culture of the 20th century. This edition, long unavailable in English and indispensable to any student of modernism, simulates the original German format, and includes documents, and musical notations, as well as seminal essays by Kandinsky, Schoenberg, Marc, and others. Nearly 150 illustrations, from ancient and contemporary sources, capture the wide-ranging interests and passions that inspired Kandinsky's and Marc's programmatic attempt to make modernism accessible across national and chronological boundaries. Also included is Klaus Lankheit's extensive critical introduction, which places the Blaue Reiter in context for contemporary readers."The almanac remains unique among European writings on art; no other country produced a comparable work capturing the excitement and tension of the years before World War I." (Will Grohmann)
Book Description
For the first time, a 2-in-1 format that combines the most important stories and events of the past 12 months with a pictorial encyclopedia of the year gone by.
Customer Reviews:
Great baby gift.......2005-02-10
I think it's a great gift for a baby's first birthday - the photos from the year they were born.
Great book but watch the year!.......2002-04-05
This is a fantastic book! I have started collecting these and so far have 3 books in the series. I think they are a great, economical way to remember what has happened in our history and to never forget.
You mush watch the title however. This book says "2001 Album" which really means pictures from the 2000 year. If people would look at the published date they would see that it was published in Feb. 2001 which oviously means it is not for the 2001 year.
This book has fantastic picture quality. Even some photos are dual page spreads. Fantastic quality and great captions and descriptions makes for a winning combo.
Start collecting these books today. They're the best photo's and descriptions you can buy at this price!
2001? I think not!!.......2002-03-04
I bought two copies of this book for my twins that were born in 2001. I thought it would be great for them to have when they get older to see what happened the year they were born. However, I quickly returned the books when I found out that they are actually about events that occured in the year 2000, NOT 2001 as one would guess from its title! I think this is a bad title for the book. I was highly disappointed!
I think this book is mistitled ..........2002-02-24
This book is titled "Life 2001 Album: Yhe Year In Pictures", but buyer beware ... the year that is depicted in pictures is actually the year 2000! Great book if what you really want is a picture book of the Year 2000, not 2001.
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Annual Register 2005: A Record of World Events (Annual Register)
Manufacturer: Cambridge Information Group
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 1600300693 |
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Organized chronologically and illustrated with more than 150 photographs, LIFE Album 2003 Year in Pictures is a pictorial encyclopedia of the year gone by. Revisited in classic images and insightful text are the most notable people, places, and events of 2002. Also remembered are a year's worth of fashions, trends, films and foibles.
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- A superb view of the subject by authorities in kinetics.
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Investigation of Rates and Mechanisms of Reactions (Techniques of Chemistry S.)
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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ASIN: 0471830968 |
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A superb view of the subject by authorities in kinetics........1997-05-10
A great collection of chapters by authorities in their areas of research. Indispensible for both novices and experts engaged in the specific and broad areas of chemical and biochemical kinetics. I used these two part volumes during my graduate student days and will continue to to do so as basic reference texts
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Investigation of Rates and Mechanisms of Reactions (Techniques of Organic Chemistry)
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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ASIN: 0471930954 |
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- The two volumes contain almost every aspect of kinetics.
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Investigation of Rates and Mechanisms of Reactions, Part 1: General Considerations and Reactions at Conventional Rates (Techniques of Chemistry)
Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0471867810 |
Customer Reviews:
The two volumes contain almost every aspect of kinetics........1997-05-10
A great collection of chapters by authorities in their their areas of research. Indispensible for both novices and experts engaged in the specific and broad areas of chemical and biochemical kinetics
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