Baedeker's Scotland

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Excellent Travel Guide to Scotland.......2000-01-02

This is one of the finest travel guides I've seen for Scotland. It contains a very detailed map of the entire country (rather than only parts), including road, rail and ferry routes, and covers the Highlands right up to Orkney and the Shetland Islands -- two places not well-covered in most books. More comprehensive than Fodor's or Frommer's guides to the country. The book would receive five stars if it included weather and climate information; otherwise, the comprehensive map and listings of contacts and places are excellent.

Baedeker's London (Baedeker's City Guides)

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Baedeker's London (Baedeker's City Guides)
Baedeker Guides
Manufacturer: Random House, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0749519878
Release Date: 1999-03-30

Baedeker Great Britain and Northern Ireland/With Map (Baedeker's Travel Guides)

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Baedeker Great Britain and Northern Ireland/With Map (Baedeker's Travel Guides)
SONS
Manufacturer: Baedekers Guides
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0671880063

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Baedeker Aa New York (AA Baedeker's)
Automobile Association (Great Britain)
Manufacturer: Salem House Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 086145118X

Baedeker Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Baedeker's Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

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Snipits of information with cumbersome organization

Baedeker Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Baedeker's Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Manufacturer: Baedekers Guides
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0028613619

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Snipits of information with cumbersome organization.......1998-04-15

Baedeker gives the prospective traveler snipits of facts, history and details from Aberdeen to the Yorkshire Dales. The information is superficial and may lack sufficient depth to be substantively helpful to the uninitiated traveler. The information is organized by cities, alphabetically which proves quiet cumbersome as the reader bounces through the pages. If you want to plan a trip to Scotland you will be leafing through all the cited cities in Great Britain, Wales, and Northern Ireland to boot. There is very little information that would help the traveler plan a trip budget. For the novice traveler, the Michelin Travel Series may be more helpful. For the experienced traveler, the lack of depth in Baedeker will be unsatisfactory.

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Baedeker London (Baedeker's London)
SONS
Manufacturer: Baedekers Guides
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0671898213

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Baedeker's : Great Britain
Karl Baedeker
Manufacturer: Karl Baedeker
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OM4AS2

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Baedeker's Great Britain

Manufacturer: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0130558559

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Baedeker's Great Britain
Karl Baedeker
Manufacturer: Karl Baedeker [7th Edition]
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VAK6MG

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Baedeker's Great Britain

Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 013055863X

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Contrary to schoolbooks, India--not Sumer--may have been civilizations birth place. Current geological, archaeological, and linguistic evidence shows the ancient Indians had a highly evolved culture that still holds important answers for us today.

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Excellent book.......2007-09-21

This is the best book ever written about the Harappan ( Sarasvati ) civilization. Well researched and beautifully written. Very convincing.
Feuerstein and Frawley are the best Indologists.

Must Read.......2007-05-28

It is a fact that over the past 65,000 years modern humans have populated India at different stages. People with a DNA marker defined as M130 (marker appears about 50,000 - 60,000 years ago) are present in India. This is followed by people with M20 marker (marker is about 30,000 years old). These are people mainly from the Middle-East. In parts of South India over 50% of the people have this marker. This is followed by the controversial marker M17 (marker is 10,000 - 15,000 years old). About 40% of the people in Eastern Europe, Siberia and Central Asia have this marker. A large number of people who speak Indo-European languages in India also have the M17 marker (the Aryans??). Less than 10% of South Indians have this marker. It is therefore a fact that people from Eastern Europe and Central Asia did migrate to India (I do not like the word "Invasion" in this case). This migration could have happened anytime in the last 15,000 years. But this does not prove that these people are the reason for the end of the Indus-Valley civilization (if they arrived in India 15,000 years ago they could be part of the Indus Valley civilization).

The search ends here.......2007-01-06

Everything you wanted to know about the vedic civilization, its achievements in sciences, mathematics, spirituality etc. This book is an engrossing read, dishing out amazing facts in each page and leaves you in awe of the ancient Indians when you are done.

Its a book of its kind.......2006-03-07

At first I was suspecious of the nature of the data given in the book as I, like many other students read the AIT in middle and high school in India. But then I found other books in the same area published by Oxford and SUNY press. That is when I felt that there is credibility in what this book is saying. It may be a little losely tied together because the book covers a vast veriety of topics. But this is a book that makes an honest and genuine attempt at rewriting Indian History. the least it does is to tell us to start thinking more critically about our [India] history and learn to question what many of us learned in schools and colleges. Thus this book is great and the authors have done a great service to India and humankind.
A note for those who would want to buy this book is that the book covers not only history, but also looks at the various scriptures and data availible from them. I am saying this because the history of Hinduism is directly linked to the history of India because both Hinduism and India pre-date History. That is why I would recommend the study of Hinduism before one gets to reading this book.

The term "Aryan" does not refer to a particular race.......2006-02-27

For both native and foreign observers of India, the diversity of race (white colored Brahmins and dark colored Dravidians) has been a bone of contention in all forms of life - social, political, economical etc., One of key arguments of the Aryan Invasion Theory is the explanation of this difference - it contended that white colored Brahmins were Aryans who invaded the dark colored Dravidians during the beginning of Vedic period (before 1500 BC). The authors make a very compelling argument as to why this theory is wrong. They make their case based on structured analysis of archeology (or lack there of) and literary (or lack there of) sources. Chapter 9 is a very good summary that synthesizes these arguments - a very well written summary that crystallizes a vast and broad set of arguments.

By establishing empirical proof that "Aryans" are a group of multiracial people that belonged to the Indus-Saraswati civilization the authors make a very important argument that the term "Aryans" does not refer a particular race but rather refer to characteristics that are common to a broad set of people belonging to the Indus-Saraswati and then later to the Indus-Ganges civilization.

A very interesting read.

The Babylonians (The Cradle of Civilization)

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Babylonian Better--Much Better!

The Babylonians (The Cradle of Civilization)
Elaine Landau
Manufacturer: Millbrook Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

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ASIN: 0761302166

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Babylonian Better--Much Better!.......2000-05-09

The Babylonians was a big improvement over the other two books written by Elaine Landau in this series, Cradles of Civilization. The other books are The Sumerians and The Assyrians. There was much more detail and the work flowed better in The Babylonians. It kept the children's attention better.

There are 14 illustrations including one map, photos of artifacts, photos of present day sites related to the Babylonians, and several colored drawings. Considering this is written for 9-12 year olds, there are not many illustrations.

There is other information about their way of life that is interesting. Topics covered include Hammurabi and his rule plus his legal code, Kassite rule, the Elamite and Assyrian plundering of Babylon, and Nebuchadnezzar II's rise to power (spelled Nebuchadrezzar II in the book?).

The type is slightly larger with large space between lines and wide margins. It is easy on the eyes for children to read.

The text on the first five pages in the three Landau books is virtually the same. The only major difference is the map is changed for whichever topic--Sumerians, Assyrians, or Babylonians--is being covered. The map is well done, however, not all locations are shown. While the Kassites and Elamites are discussed, their place of origin is not shown on the map. Neither are the Zagros Mountains labeled.

Paging starts on page 11, text through page 50, timeline text of Important Dates pp. 51-52 (not facing pages), Notes p. 53 (bibliography?), Glossary pp. 55-56 (no pronunciation information though), Further Reading p. 57, and Index pp. 59-61 (nice touch). So for a 64-page book there is only 39 pp. of text, and the format is smaller than usual, too.

This book, with fewer pages, actually seemed more coherent than the other two books in the series. Because the cultures do interact with each other, I think it might have been better to publish a combined text.

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Assyrian Letdown.......2000-05-09

While there are not many books on Assyria for this age group, I found this one lacking. There are two other books by Elaine Landau in this series called The Sumerians and The Babylonians.

There are 17 illustrations including one map, photos of artifacts, photos of present day sites related to the Assyrians, and two colored drawings. Considering the age group this is written for, there are not many illustrations.

There is other information about their way of life that is interesting. Assyrian life, law and religion are discussed along with their military prowess.

The type is slightly larger with large space between lines and wide margins. It is easy on the eyes for children to read.

The text on the first five pages in the three Landau books is virtually the same. The only major difference is the map is changed for whichever topic--Sumerians, Assyrians, or Babylonians--is being covered. The map is well done, however, not all locations are shown. While Assyria conquered Babylon, and Babylon is mentioned in the text, it is not shown on the map in the Assyrians book.

Paging starts on page 9, text through page 54, timeline text of Important Dates pp. 55-56 (not facing pages), Notes p. 57 (bibliography?), Glossary pp. 59-60 (no pronunciation information though), Further Reading pp. 61-62, and Index pp. 63-64 (nice touch). So for a 64-page book there is only 45 pp. of text, and the format is smaller than usual, too.

This means there is not a lot of detail in any of the information. The history necessarily skips a lot. I find it strange that Ashurbanipal and his library would be skipped. How did we learn about these cultures? This is not discussed in any detail. Because these cultures do interact with each other, I think it might have been better to publish a combined text.

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One need only look at the list of inventions born in Dayton to know that it's a Cradle of Creativity, according to award-winning columnist Dale Huffman. "Count them off," he invites: From Charles Franklin Kettering's automotive self-starter to James Ritty's electric cash register, from the ink-jet printer to airplane ejection seats to flip-top cans--this city, once informally called Tinkertown, is truly a hotbed of innovation.

But Dayton is known for far more than its patents. The community's "winning spirit" has generated innumerable accolades for local performing arts groups and nurtured countless celebrities in the entertainment, literary, and sports worlds. It even earned the city the chance to host the momentous Dayton Peace Accords, as well as three consecutive National Folk Festivals.

As the site where Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first test flights in the early 1900s, Dayton today hosts one of the largest air shows in the nation. And as the home of Wright Patterson Air Force Base, the city has long been known for its military importance.

Aided by hundreds of outstanding images collected by photography editor Andy Snow, Huffman presents a dazzling portrait of Dayton's continual influence on American life. "The new age is upon us," he says. "Advanced technologies and synergies and innovative plans are being explored every single day to keep downtown and the Dayton area competitive and full of life. We will rock the Cradle one more time and watch in wonder as creative things and exciting people thrust us into the next millennium in high style."

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A great historical novel

Nimrod: Darkness In The Cradle Of Civilization
Steven Merrill
Manufacturer: Xulon Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The Babylon Connection?

Fallen Angels and the Origins of Evil: Why Church Fathers Suppressed the Book of Enoch and Its Startling Revelations

ASIN: 159467843X

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The Bible barely mentions his name, but people of antiquity knew him well. Who was Nimrod? How could such a man be of such importance to today's believer? God's history is replete with accounts of His followers suffering terrible persecution. People of today's world are largely unaware of a less known story, written by the blood of many believers at a time following God's destruction of the Old World. Nimrod was born into a New World, recently recreated by God. This virgin creation was untainted by the wickedness of the Old World. However, innocence did not last long. The prince of darkness wasted no time sowing seeds of rebellion in fertile hearts. He handpicked Nimrod to transform the New World into a cauldron of rebellion. The post-flood world began in present day Iraq. Several cities conquered by Nimrod are still in existence. The events happening in Iraq are not coincidental. The world will witness more conflict and fulfilled Bible prophecy in this ancient land-until God's Seed returns to fulfill Biblical prophecy.

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A great historical novel.......2006-11-11

Steven Merrill does a great job bringing to life a very remote and confusing period of human history in Mesopotamia. The story keeps the interest of the reader all the time.

It has all the ingredients to be one great historical novel: deep knowledge of historical facts, mingled with a talent to capture the right tone of narrative, and the ability to bring the most interesting aspects of the characters' lives in this period of history.

The scarcity (if there is any book at all) of literature that deals with this most interesting period makes this book a must for fans of history, literature, and simply those who still amaze at how some can choose evil and others good. And for those believers in the one God of the Bible, this book is an extraordinary event.

"Nimrod" not only is a fascinating read: it gives answers, explanations that concern the deepest of the human soul and the destiny of its spirit.

Personally, I couldn't put this book down. Hope to read more from this author.

The Mediterranean: Cradle of European Culture

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The Mediterranean: Cradle of European Culture
Michael Streeter
Manufacturer: New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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This lavishly illustrated book features gripping stories of powerful empires, competing cultures and huge personalities, and shows how the glories of the Mediterranean's past have helped make Europe, and the World, what it is today.

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4.5 Rating. Very interesting, and great details.

Armenia: cradle of civilization
David Marshall Lang
Manufacturer: Allen and Unwin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 0049560077

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4.5 Rating. Very interesting, and great details........2005-07-28

12 chapters of knowledge. David Marshall Lang has created a masterpiece which breaks down the history of Armenia little by little. There area also tons of pictures of ancient Armenian artifacts, and incredible pictures of Armenian locations. This book was incredible. Page after page of facts. Only problem was it seemed to be a little short (300 pages). Could have been a bit longer.

Gave it a 4.5.

Do I Recommend This?: Yes

The Sumerians (The Cradle of Civilization)

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Sumerian Disappointment

The Sumerians (The Cradle of Civilization)
Elaine Landau
Manufacturer: Millbrook Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0761302158

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Sumerian Disappointment.......2000-05-09

While there are not many books on Sumeria for this age group, I found this one lacking. The editorial review from Horn book is somewhat misleading, I believe. This particular book is about the Sumerians. The Assyrians and Babylonians are covered in two other books!

There are 14 illustrations including one map, photos of artifacts, and photos of present day sites related to the Sumerians. Compared with other publishers like Kingfisher, Dorling-Kindersley, etc., I would not say there were detailed illustrations in this book. The photos are of good quality, yet we have seen most of these in other sources. I also thought that the Sumerian ziggurats from ancient times were thought to have been square rather than the round style pictured in this book.

The information about the Sumerian inventions of the wheel and time is given in two small paragraphs on two pages--not much detail! There is other information about their way of life that is interesting.

The type is slightly larger with large space between lines and wide margins. It is easy on the eyes for children to read.

The text on the first five pages in the three Landau books is virtually the same. The only major difference is the map is changed for whichever topic--Sumerians, Assyrians, or Babylonians--is being covered. The map is well done, however, not all locations are shown. While Babylonia conquered Sumer, and Babylon is mentioned in the text, it is not shown on the map in the Sumerians book.

Paging starts on page 9, text through page 52, timeline text of Important Dates pp. 53-54 (not facing pages), Notes p. 55 (bibliography?), Glossary pp. 57-58 (no pronunciation information though), Further Reading pp. 59-60, and Index pp. 61-63 (nice touch). So for a 64-page book there is only 43 pp. of text, and the format is smaller than usual, too.

This means there is not a lot of detail in any of the information. The history necessarily skips a lot. Because these cultures do interact with each other, I think it might have been better to publish a combined text.

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A Up-To-Date Book.......2000-06-24

China : Ancient Culture, Modern Land (Cradles of Civilization) is a colorful well designed book that is packed full with information on the world's most populous country. For the past or the present this book provides neccesary information for anyone who is doing reaserch on China. With a large array of pictures and interesting information this is a great book to buy. Information from the dynasties to the Communist rule over China today, makes this book worth the buy.

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