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4.0 out of 5 stars
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With over 350 pages, and over 1000 people, this makes a good reference for all ages. It's not too big and bulky, it's a hand-held compact book. There are some well known people in here, from the 10th? century till the 21st century. a fair desk reference for school or office. On the downside I seen some typos. On the...
Published on August 22, 2007 by JPGRfan
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Great Concept Undermined By Sloppy Fact-Checking
Great concept but this book is riddled with inaccuracies that limit its credibility, from page ten's incorrect date of birth for Abigail Adams (shown as 1774, making her supposedly two when her husband signed the Declaration of Independence), to page 208's stating Charles Manson was initially sentenced to life imprisonment for his crimes (his sentence was death, later...
Published on May 11, 2007 by Notnadia
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great Concept Undermined By Sloppy Fact-Checking,
By Notnadia (Currently upstairs.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 1001 People Who Made America (Hardcover)
Great concept but this book is riddled with inaccuracies that limit its credibility, from page ten's incorrect date of birth for Abigail Adams (shown as 1774, making her supposedly two when her husband signed the Declaration of Independence), to page 208's stating Charles Manson was initially sentenced to life imprisonment for his crimes (his sentence was death, later commuted to life imprisonment along with all of those on California's death row), to a number of other minor and fairly major mistakes that disappointed me and left me unable to recommend this book as a source of reliable information.
2.0 out of 5 stars
People famous as viewed by the National Geographic Society,
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This review is from: 1001 People Who Made America (Paperback)
Again, another mini book by the National Geographic. Trust this doesn't become a habit as they have a good history of publishing quality material. If you don't have much room for books and want one on very brief biographies of people deemed famous by the National Geographic, this one might be for you. Much rather have a standard dictionary of biography.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A variety of people,
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With over 350 pages, and over 1000 people,
this makes a good reference for all ages. It's not too big and bulky, it's a hand-held compact book. There are some well known people in here, from the 10th? century till the 21st century. a fair desk reference for school or office. On the downside I seen some typos. On the upside it has a wide variety of names and careers in here, such as movies, music, politics, and much more. Ok, I've seen better, but I give it 3-4 stars.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't buy - - politically skewed and inaccurate,
This review is from: 1001 People Who Made America (Paperback)
Each person noted in the book is given a brief paragraph. Not a bad concept unless you consider that the author and/or editor had to choose which information to include or exclude. Consequently, you get a very skewed opinion of historical figures.
Sorry, but when there is only gushing praise for Hillary Clinton, factual inaccuracies about the Clinton presidency, and all negative information on both Bush presidencies, how can you trust any other information in the book to be accurate? When will "historians" stop spinning their political agenda and just present facts? |
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