Review:The wonderful graphics of this volume do make it entertaining and informative. But note that this is an episodic book, with about 150 historical events, all getting exactly a two-page visual treatment. This cookie-cutter approach can make the events appear to have the same significance, and also there is no connection made between them. Thus "The Napoleonic Wars" follows "The French Revolution" two-pager, treating them as separate occurrences, which they by no means are. To really understand ... Read more

Review:I have bought Onion publications for my sons-in-law and then been sad that I had given them away. So I am keeping the book of Known Knowledge. I figure that I can help my grandkids with their oral reports at school. I am running for Grandmother of the Year. This will surely put me in the finals. . Read more

Review:I know Father Tacelli from earlier days, before he was ordained, and after he was ordained. The book he and Professor Kreeft have put together is, as I expected, brilliant. I* wish father Tacelli himself would write more and give us the benefits of his truly great mind.
I recommend this to all Catholics and anyone interested in intelligent theology. Clear, concise, and spiritual in every way.
Buy it now. Read more

Review:Beautiful book full of cool facts you wish you could memorize. Fun to look at and fun to read. I think it's meant for kids, but as an adult who loves art and nature, I look at this book often.
Definitely something you'll love to have on your bookshelf. Read more

Review:Wonderful book, every musician should read it. I strongly recommend it! Kenny guides us through the problems of disfunctional praticing and playing and teaches us to come back to that first feeling we had when we played our instruments for the very first time. Read more

Review:Lovers of history and interesting words will adore this book, and even the most casual reader will find it easy to read. I read The Meaning of Everything over the course of three days while on vacation, and although it isn't what I would call "beach reading" it was light and fun.

Winchester seems to have a good sense of when to move on to a new idea, which is part of what makes this so painless to read. There's no belaboring any points.

Also, there's an abundance of interesting sid... Read more

Review:A great book for determining the value of old and modern coins. Includes all coin ratings and values by coin condition. Includes very detailed photos on each page. This is a very good reference for both the amature and the serious coin collector. A must have if you are new to coin collecting. Read more

Review:This is a comprehensive textbook for understanding the short game. Dave talked about how one swing relates to another and provided the overall framework needed to really understand something and absorb it. Read more

Review:Great book for self-learning music theory from the ground up.

I studied theory for a short time when I was young, but had forgotten most of it. This book is all I needed to relearn what was lost and go far beyond that too.

The layout of single page lessons with half page explanations and half page exercises is great. Especially since all the answers are given in the back of the book so you can see if you've got it right.

Also has a number of ear training on cd.

High... Read more

Review:The book is really helpful when trying to figure out what somethings mean for beginners.
there are things that are in the dictionary but it's really nice. it also has English to Japanese at the back. Read more