Funk & Wagnalls new encyclopedia [Hardcover]

Leon L. Bram; Robert S. Phillips (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Funk & Wagnalls (1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0834300516
• ISBN-13: 978-0834300514
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,882,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars OK, but outdated, November 11, 2004

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Eric McGill "Eric" (San Diego County, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Funk & Wagnalls new encyclopedia (Hardcover)

I have the 1983 edition, and while it is thorough and detailed, it is over twenty years out of date. It's older than I am. I'd recommend going with a newer version, or using Wikipedia.

5.0 out of 5 stars An old set; still valued, February 11, 2012

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Epifania P. Malone (San Bernardino, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Funk & Wagnalls new encyclopedia (Hardcover)

This encyclopedia set is an old one my mom got for my from a thrift store when I was in elementary school. Even now in college I have volume three open to "Babylonian Religion" an am extracting in important assertion made by Samuel Noah Kramer, a world renowned scholar who knew everything about the culture I was researching for my politics class essay. Mr. Kramer is no longer with us, but his words are as valuable today as they were in the 90s.

That said, I agree with the previous reviewer that you should definitely get a newer edition if you can, and make sure it is up to the standard that this set had.