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Middle East and Africa: International Dictionary of Historic Places
Trudy Ring
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ASIN: 1884964036 |
Book Description
This five-volume set presents some 1,000 comprehensive and fully illustrated histories of the most famous sites in the world. Entries include location, description, and site details, and a 3,000- to 4,000-word essay that provides a full history of the site and its condition today. An annotated further reading list of books and articles about the site completes each entry.
The geographically organized volumes include:
* Volume 1: The Americas * [1-884964-00-1]
* Volume 2: Northern Europe * [1-884964-01-X]
* Volume 3: Southern Europe * [1-884964-02-8]
* Volume 4: Middle East & Africa * [1-884964-03-6]
* Volume 5: Asia & Oceania * [1-884964-04-4]
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Volume II: Since 1648
For introductory-level survey courses in Western Civilization and European History and Civilization; or a supplemental text in Art History or other basic cultural history survey courses.
This highly visual brief survey of Western civilization provides an exceptionally balanced survey of the political, social, and cultural development of Western civilization-its strengths and weaknesses, and the controversies surrounding it. The Teaching & Learning Classroom edition of the highly successful The Western Heritage, Ninth Edition provides your students with the most help available in reading, thinking, and applying the material they are learning in the text and in lecture. A series of pedagogical aids, in text and out of class study companions, as well as complete instructor presentational and assessment support makes this text the perfect choice for those looking to make history come alive for their students.
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Where can one go to get a comprehensive and entertaining account of the most significant events, individuals and social processes of African-American history? Fear not, because 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African-American History is history at your fingertips-in a concise, accessible, easily-read format.
Jeffrey C. Stewart, Associate Professor of History at George Mason University, takes the reader on an all-encompassing journey through the entirety of African-American history that is pithy, provocative, and encyclopedic in scope. Here are all the people, terms, ideas, events, and social processes that make African-American history such a fascinating and inspiring subject.
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African-American History covers all the significant information in six broad sections: Great Migrations; Civil Rights and Politics; Science, Inventions and Medicine; Sports; Military; Culture and Religion. It will entertain as well as instruct, and it can be read from beginning to end as well as opened at random and read at any length without confusion.
A necessary addition to every family's library, 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African-American History presents African American history in a fun, engaging and intelligent way.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Enlightening and Entertaining.......2007-08-29
It's not easy to write a comprehensive history book that is also engaging and user-friendly. Author, historian, and professor Jeffrey Stewart found the way. In 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African American History, he pens a concise yet encyclopedic narrative that highlights the people and events underlying the amazing story of African American history.
Stewart organizes his work around six sections: Gretat Migration, Civil Rights, Science, Sports, Military, and Religion. This is a book you can read cover to cover or one article at a time in any order.
Reviewer: Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction.
An Awesome Easy Reader for Students.......2006-03-09
This is a wonderful wealth of information written at a level that easily read and interpreted by students. It should become an addition to every classroom library.
no title.......2006-02-03
Took me absolutely forever to read this book - months! But I loved it and certainly learned a lot. Stewart is to be commended for pulling so much information together in a marvelously cohesive book. Prints and photographs are terrific. And for those who want more on the subject, and there is more, believe it or not, there is a black history calendar, a desk calendar, also chuck full of history and info.
every american needs to read this book!.......2002-12-16
I am so thankful Mr. Stewart wrote this book! It is a clear, conscise history that is in turns, overwhelming, sobering and inspiring. Although I was taught some of this in school, it did not have the impact of reading this history in short often 2 paragraph sections. It is a must read for american.
Very clear.......2001-01-25
I have taken class with Dr. Stewart at George Mason, and just like his lectures this book is very informative without being dull or overbearing. An excellent read!
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Where do you go to learn about Madonna or foot binding? What about hot pants, the Queen of Sheba, Clara Barton or the Bread and Roses Strike of 1912?
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Women's History is a lively, approachable introduction to these and 995 other topics that appear on the dazzling canvas of women's history.
In clear and engaging prose, Constance Jones gives readers an entertaining and panoramic view of the female half of history. She covers the people that we all ought to know, like Queen Elizabeth I, Helen Keller, and Marie Curie, as well as other leading female politicians, artists, athletes, physicians, teachers, soldiers, criminals, spiritual leaders, entertainers, poets, inventors, lovers, and thrill seekers of every sort. In addition to presenting a well-rounded survey of the achievements of women, she offers a healthy smattering of amusing, startling, and scandalous tidbits--the naughty stuff that makes history so fun.
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Women's History puts history at your fingertips--in pithy, easily read entries, lavishly illustrated with nearly one hundred photographs. Like all the books in the 1001 Things series, it can be read from beginning to end or opened at random and browsed with pleasure. This is history the way it should be taught: concise, fun, and accessible.
Did you know:
In 1978, Diana Nyad set a world record in swimming when she became the first person to swim from the Bahamas to Florida. The eighty-nine-mile trek took twenty-seven hours and thirty-eight minutes.
In 1899, famed Wild West bandit Pearl Hart pulled the last stagecoach robbery in United States history.
Born in 1941, the Tibetan girl Doujebamo was designated a living Buddha ("enlightened one") at the age of four.
From 632 to 647, Korea was ruled by Queen Sonduk, a woman with a head for science. During her reign she built Asia's first observatory, known as the Tower of the Moon and Stars.
Between 1963 and 1993, the number of women lawyers in the United States leapt from 7,500 to 180,000; there were seven times as many women doctors in 1990 as there were in 1960.
In clear and engaging prose, Constance Jones gives readers an entertaining and panoramic view of the female half of history. She covers the women that we all ought to know, like Queen Elizabeth I, Helen Keller, and Marie Curie, as well as other leading female politicians, artists, athletes, physicians, teachers, soldiers, criminals, spiritual leaders, entertainers, poets, inventors, lovers, and thrill seekers of every sort. In addition to presenting a well-rounded survey of their achievements, she offers a healthy smattering of amusing, startling, and scandalous tidbits--the naughty stuff that makes history so much fun.
1001 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WOMEN'S HISTORY puts history at your fingertips--in pithy, easily read mini-essays, lavishly illustrated with one hundred photographs. Like all the 1001 books, it can be read from beginning to end or opened at random and browsed without confusion. This is history the way it should be taught: concise, fun, and accessible. -->
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1001 Things About Women's History.......2006-03-25
This is a wonderful book that condenses 1001 things about women's history into brief segments that are easy to read and easy to remember. I have a minor in Women's Studies, so I thought I knew more about women's history than almost anyone, but Constance Jones has revealed so many things that I had never heard of that I'm amazed I never discovered some of them in my reading and research. For instance, there are ten segments described in the section about "Soldiers." Of course we all know about the women who served in WWII, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf, but I doubt that many of us knew about Dr. Mary Edwards who served as a Union Army Nurse and Surgeon during the Civil War and was the first woman to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor. Something else that I didn't know about her was that the medal was rescinded in 1917, then reinstated in 1977. Wisely, Jones has left out the better-known women soldiers, such as Joan of Arc, since the purpose is to share the historical facts of which we are probably unaware.
From "Government, Law, and Politics" to "Religion and Humanitarianism" to "Education and Academia" to "Science, Medicine, and Technology" to "Economics, Work, and Business" to "Daily Life" to "Literature and Journalism" to "Arts and Entertainment" to "Sports and Adventure" to "Wild Women," Jones gives us a concise, articulate account of women, organizations, myths, and movements that everyone should know about in order to make our knowledge of history truly accurate and complete.
a great primer on women in history.......2004-07-04
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Women in History is a great introdution to the importance women have played in history and the variety of their contributions.
The chapters of the book give you some idea of the richness of women's history, as women in education, science, medicine, religion, sports, entertainment and politics are discussed. It is very comprehensive, and looks at women across time and around the world. A fun - and fascinating - read.
a reference of great breadth.......2000-09-01
If it were not so unsparing, I would call this a really fun book. It covers the world and all of recorded history. There are many good books on US women's history but few that are willing to take on the world. Most of my favorite historic women are in here and many that I hadn't heard of before.
The 1,001 things are divided into 10 sections: government, law and politics; religion and humanitarianism; education and academia; science, medicine and technology; economics, work and business; daily life; literature and journalism; arts and entertainment; sports and adventure; and , wild women.
Most of the unsparing parts are in the section on daily life, including a subsection on violence against women. I don't recommend it for young people unless you're willing to discuss ...
Nonetheless, I enjoyed reading it and would recommend it for mature readers who would like a more global (or less ethno-centric) view of women's history. In addition to the names and achievements of many women, it has such things as a list of over 40 countries and the year that each extended the vote to women (no, the United States was far from the first) and a short list of women saints and what they were patrons of.
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Sharks Have No Bones .......2006-01-03
I have owned this book for a number of years. I keep it in the bathroom and pick it up at least a few times each week. I always learn something new or remember something I'd forgotten. I would love to see this book re-released in a new edition, though most of it will never get old.
The format makes it very easy to read in short sittings or to extend as interest warrants.
WOW Sharks Have No Bones.......2004-01-10
Hey there everybody, i hope you are enjoying your selfs! I hope everything is good. Anyway i hope you enjoy reading books. And watching movies and thing T.V shows that will help you in all you you'll lives! I hope you don't want to be eaten br a shark ethier :-). Anyway I love too read and i have read lots of books in my life. i hope everyone that is reading this loves to read too.
However this book Sharks is every intersting. I really think everyone will enjoy it. I think childern will to. I know i did any i hope everyone to. I think that James S. trefil most have love sharks alot to make a lond book about them, anywayy he is a great writer. He knows how to put words together, so that we could all enjoy it and undersand it. What I could really say is that everyone will fine it interesting. And you will have fun while you read it. Everyone that reads this book should go out and tell a friend about it and about the wonderful James S. Trefil. I hope you all had fun reading my short story, and that i didn't take toomuch of you'lls time. Happy wishs to everyone. And please pass the word of this wonderful book!
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Encyclopedic science and technological review.......1999-04-14
Written for even the casual reader on scientific matters, this volume filters out the redundant and the superfluous, wrings the waste from scientific understanding and allows the reader to digest information in intellectual mouthfuls, rather than being goose-fed with more than can be understood. Exceptionally appropriate volume for secondary students as a supplement to cultural literacy studies. Easily implemented for gifted students.
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- Sadly, this book should not even get 1 star.
- Do I Need To Know This Much About Science?
- Great idea, but needs proofreading
- 1 thing you should know about this book
- a great middle school reference
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1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Science
James Trefil
Manufacturer: Doubleday
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0385247958
Release Date: 1991-12-01 |
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Sadly, this book should not even get 1 star........2003-07-16
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Science, by James Trefil, is not worth the paper it is printed on. It is edited poorly. Additionally, many of the "1001 Things" are out of date and/or incorrect. Clearly, Mr. Trefil should stick to physics and stay far away from anything else, especially being an author.
Do I Need To Know This Much About Science?.......2001-09-01
Do I Need To Know This Much About Science? I'm not sure but certainly I need to know something, if only so I don't look like an idiot in front of my school age son. I picked this one up as an addition to our growing reference library after standing and browsing through it in the book store. The information is easy to read and comprehend while not written as if the reader is a science dummy (whcih I am). From Classic Biology, Plant Reproduction and Evolution right through to The Genetic Code and Quantum Mechanics, there literally are 1001 things to read and learn about and the book is very handy as a side car to school science lessons from elementary through high school. It isn't anything I would sit down and read cover to cover, but is constantly used by students around the neighborhood and passed hand to hand by theose in need of homework help.
Great idea, but needs proofreading.......1999-03-30
This book is based on a great premise. It covers a wide range of scientific ideas that even non-scientists should know. The light touch adds to its charm. However, the proofreading of the illustrations is not good. Several chemical structures were incorrectly drawn, and a few photos had caption errors. This is a serious drawback for a book that seeks to be a reference work. A new, revised edition would be most welcome.
1 thing you should know about this book.......1999-02-19
Reasonably good and handy reference. The guy who wrote it is a physicist by trade, and the weird thing is that a lot of his discussions of that topic are among the most oblique in the book. This quirk aside, and with some reservations on the choice of "important" things to know and some convoluted ways of saying things (look who's talking), this is useful refresher-course stuff.--J.Ruch
a great middle school reference.......1999-02-09
I have used this for 7 years for my academic team. It is still the best primer on science I have found. I personally enjoy its question -answer format. Trefil interjects just enough humor to keep things light.
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- Informative Astronomy Book of Facts !
- Better Than The Universe Itself
- this book is for ages 5 to 10.
- well writen explanation of complex hard to understand knowle
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1001 Things Everyone Should Know About the Universe
William A. Jr Gutsch
Manufacturer: Main Street Books
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The View from the Center of the Universe: Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos
ASIN: 0385483864
Release Date: 1999-05-18 |
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White dwarves. Black dwarves. Red giants. Are these Disney characters? Actually, they are astronomical terms that are explained in 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About the Universe, the only source for a comprehensive and entertaining account of the stars and the sun, space exploration, and the Milky Way Galaxy.
Eminent astronomer Bill Gutsch takes the reader on a journey to explore the nebulous star clusters, probe the core of the nuclear furnace we call the sun, tour the distortions of time and space, and demystify 997 more amazing secrets of the cosmos. Readers gain insight into how the galaxy evolved, and search its very heart where many believe there may lurk a monstrous black hole.
Are there other beings that, like us, look up at the starry sky and wonder? 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About the Universe will ferret out the most likely places in space for life to exist, and reveal how scientists are actually trying to contact advanced extra-terrestrials.
These are a few of the subjects 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About the Universe will present in a fun, engaging and intelligent way.
From the Hardcover edition.
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2002.......2002-02-05
Not just a year, but probably the REAL number of interesting facts there are in this book!!! If you even have a passing interest in astronomy, or even science in general, you must get and read this book. When you're done... keep it near by, and occasionaly thumb through it just for an amazing tid-bit of info which is at times beyond comprehension.....
Informative Astronomy Book of Facts !.......2001-01-09
A very good book for mature ages down to early teens. I pick this book up every once in a while before I go to bed - even though I read it several times over just to wonder over the many interesting things in our universe. It is very well written by William A. Gutsch JR. (Ph.D) former Chairman of the American Museum-Hayden Planetarium New York, former President of the International Planetarium Society, Science Editor for WABC-TV and Special Science Correspondent for ABC's "Good Morning America". This man knows this subject and how to write about it in a way that will keep you reaching for the book time after time. Out of the many astronomy books I have in my collection, this one is among the tops for facts written very interestingly. Don't let a few "out of context" opinion writers steer you wrong about this book. Excellent book of facts reading for astronomy.
Better Than The Universe Itself.......2000-09-29
My cousins gave me this book, and it took me a year to finally start reading it. When I did, it got me even more interesting in astromony that I already was. True, a few things are hard to understand. I mean who gets this: "Normally, atoms are said to be neutral because the number of positively charged protons in their nuclei are matched by the number of negatively charged electrons whirling about each nucleus."
But suppose you could understand that. This book is great. It is definitly NOT for children. Whoever wrote that must obviously a child themsevles because they have nothing better to say. (You can tell that by the length and words displayed in their review.) Don't let reviews stop you. Buy this book now if, espically if you have a strong interest in our universe and other ones out there. If you don't have an interest it will probably give you one, but then why would you buy it if you don't have an interest? Some of these facts include how we've sent signals into space to contact intelligent life, odd facts about the planets (such as how Mercury's day is longer than it year) and even things about Uranus's methane gas you thought you never knew! This is the best book alive. (Actually not.)
this book is for ages 5 to 10........2000-01-08
I thought an adult would find it interesting, but I was wrong. So I had to return it.
here is a sample tidbit : # XXX : "The sun is a very hot place".
well writen explanation of complex hard to understand knowle.......1999-10-04
this is one of the most books with explanations of the things which most people don't even consider
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Implementing the Conservation Title of the Food Security Act of 1985
Manufacturer: Soil & Water Conservation Society
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- Real History. Reflections on Historical Practice.
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