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Title: A marvelous little historical reference book
Review: I love this chunky little book. While it is true that this hardcover fits in the palm of your hand, it contains 664 pages. I've lost track of the number of times that I've reached for my copy to not just check on a specific date or event, but to read through to get the feeling of a period. It is well organised sequentially by year (starting in 38,000 B.C.) The significant events of an entire year are covered in a paragraph of less then a page, with significant milestones in architecture, art, literature, and music set off with icons immediately afterwards. Moreover, there are very complete lists of rulers, discoveries and explorations, major wars, and inventors listed in convenient tables in the back. While the print is small , it is not ridiculously so- and there is ample room in the margins for your own notes.
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