National Geographic Almanac of World History

by Patricia S. Daniels, Stephen G. Hyslop

National Geographic Almanac of World History by Daniels, Patricia S., Hyslop,...

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Reference, Textbooks

384 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2003

About the author

Patricia Daniels has written extensively on science and health. Among her publications are The New Solar System, Human Body, Encyclopedia of Space, Childhood Medical Guide, and The Medical Advisor.

Reviews

[Vu Phong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lược sử thế giới (Patricia S.Daniels)

[Carlie Crowe]

Daniels, P., & Hyslop, S. G. (2003). National Geographic almanac of world history. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.

Citation by: Carlie Crowe

Type of Reference: Almanac

Call Number: Ref 909

Content/Scope: This almanac is relevant to high school students and contains all of human history from ancient times to present. Contents include almost 50 maps that show major empires, battles, trade routes, and historical events, with imagery and artwork.

Accuracy/Authority/Bias: National Geographic is a world leader in geography, cartography and exploration. It is used by educators as a resource across the globe.

Arrangement/Presentation: Arrangment is chronological. Included in the 396 pages of eh almanac are highlights of the time period, great ages and cultures told in vivid and varied format. Included is also a detailed index.

Relation to other works: There are many almanac that cover world history; this almanac meet requirements for libraries that need a comprehensive reference at a high school level.

Accessibility/Diversity: The illustrations include a diverse population. This will be of specific interest to children who are visual learners.

Cost: $23.00

[Mary K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Daniels, P., & Hyslop, S. G. (2003). National Geographic almanac of world history.Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.

Citation by: Mary K Smith

Type of Reference: Almanac

Content/Scope: Encompasses all of human history, from ancient times to present. Included are nearly 50 maps to show the major empires, boundaries, battles, trade routes, historical events, and other fascinating elements.

Accuracy/Authority/Bias: Patricia S. Daniels has written and edited books on history, science, and geography for both children and adults. Her other books include: Great Empires, Eyewitness to the Civil War, and Chronicles of Indian Life.

Arrangement/Presentation: Almanac is told in vivid and varied format with many visuals. It is divided into major eras and organized chronologically with a detailed time line.

Relation to other works: National Geographic also has an Almanac of American History.

Accesibility/Diversity: This book is engaging for both children and adults and is geared towards students of all ages.

Price: $40.00

[Tiffany Morgan]

Daniels, P., & Hyslop, S. G. (2003). National Geographic almanac of world history.Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.

Citation: Tiffany Morgan

Call Number: Ref 031

Type of Reference: Almanac

Content/Scope: This almanac includes information from the first civilizations all the way to the 21st century. The content includes wars, religion, presidents, world figures, artists, etc. It also includes narratives, analyses, timelines, maps, and illustrations.

Accuracy/Authority/Bias: National Geographic is a well known name and it's content in always accurate. Patricia Daniels has also written many other works and is a popular author.

Arrangement/Presentation: This paperback book is 384 pages and has an appendix, glossary, and index to help you quickly find what you are looking for.

Accessibility/ Diversity: Great for people 4th grade and up.

Relation: It is great for anyone who wants to more about the world and all the questions and answers you can think of.

Cost: $40.31

Professional Review:

[Andrew Stone · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very well informed overview of the vast sweep of human history, that isn't overly Eurocentric and is accessible enough to dip in and out of. My main gripe is the lack of environmental history, including a complete silence on climate change when it comes to discussing modern history and the challenges lying ahead. I know the book is a couple of decades old but that's still a decade after the Kyoto conference, and three after the climate science began to be established.

[Joe Bruno · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a big coffee-table book that I found at the St Vincent DePaul in South County. I was looking at it while my wife shopped, I just sat in a comfortable looking chair with a couple of books that had struck my fancy when went past the book aisle. When my wife was done shopping I wanted to read more of the book, so I bought it. It was like 2 bucks.

So when I got it home I put it by the other books I am reading right now and would read a chapter or two as the mood struck me. I didn't study this, I didn't take notes, it is not a textbook anyway. I thought it excellent for what it is, broad strokes painting big parts of world history with great illustrations. I did not learn a great deal, I am no historian but I do know a little history. I don't think that is the best purpose for this though, to be a textbook. This was produced to create an interesting marketable collection on a subject that can be referred as entertainment. Sort of.

If you want a textbook, this is not that. Also, I would bet that most of the time books like these never get read. I read the whole thing and I enjoyed almost all of it. I think that for me personally the most unexpected bit of information was that the original technology that Luddites were protesting was automatic looms that put put men out of work. I would have thought it was some sort of digital tech, but no. There were lots of little bits of info that I enjoyed.

This was published in 2003. That does not change any of the earlier history, but the last 20 years or so have been pretty busy. Of course, if you read the book you notice it is always like that in human history. Lots of wars and upheaval all the time.

There is a new edition for this and you can get it for like 30 bucks. I don't know if it is worth that. This edition is like 5 or 6 bucks on Abe Books. I would have not paid that, the only reason I bought it for $2 is because I wanted to finish what I had been reading while my wife shopped. If you come across a copy at a Goodwill or a resale shop for a couple of dollars it is well worth that.

[Tevin Kodithuwakku · Rating 2 out of 5]

Firstly, I just want to state that this book was very bland and dry. The book kept switching back and forth from different topics and was very unorganized, as well as very messy. This book was very misleading due to the fact that "Great Britain" was spelt as "Great Britian" which is incorrect. This leaves me wondering how this got past the reviewing phase of this book and how the editors missed this book. They could have easily found this mistake and even I found it. Compared to the Bible, it is not very difficult to find a spelling mistake like this in this book. Overall, this book was dissapointing to read and upset me. If a stupid mistake ever happens like this again, I will be contacting National Geographic HQ to complain about a matter like this.

- Jamar Bartholew Futletugan

[Eric Elegado · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I've ever read. More than a reference book, this masterpiece takes its reader on an epic ride from Prehistory to where we are now. The information are systematically presented and it always makes me look forward to reading the next page and what happens after that. I hate to exhaggerate, but finishing this just makes me feel like a demi-god or something. Knowing a lot of things about man and the things that passed. It allowed me to see the current world and the people around me in a different perspective. And I think that feels awesome.

[Stephen Chase · Rating 5 out of 5]

The greatest Audiobook on CD about history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Thu Nga Le · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such a compact book. I read for my nephew before he goes to sleep and I end up finish it anyway :)

[Valery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty dry, as most history books are. The reason for only three stars is the amount of grammatical errors within the text. There are many more than industry standard. That, and the last 100 years are glazed over and summarized, whereas most earlier eras provide more in-depth examination.

[Johanes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

[Joshua · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of history in a nutshell. I finished this months ago. Ask me a trivia question from it and that would tell you what I learned.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

History is Awesome

[Mustafa Basree · Rating 5 out of 5]

if you couldn't fine it, it didn't happen! briefly, yet comprehensively, addresses the major events and ideas of time since Homo-sapien till today...

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite enjoying so far, the chronological order of it made me little confused.

Finished just now. Didn't find it a very good source.

[Iamme11`]

1) I'm on page 194.
2.) This book was a gift.
4.)History/nonfiction
5.) Easy read.
6.) I'm really learning much considering I took AP World History last year.

[Susan Altick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, clear, concise, informative!

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent summary of world history. Although it presents the basics of each historic period/event, it provides a very good overview. For its purposes, it is an excellent quick resource.

[Nikki · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has short but informative snippets about historical events and the people that influence them. It's a great, quick resource to freshen your memory on certain time periods and it's leaders.

[Tammy Post]

Excellent book.

[John Baw · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite a comprehensive but elementary sweep of history. Nicely divided into relevant sections.

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brief but informative essays on numerous historical events and topics. Learned a lot!

[SHARYN Guarino · Rating 4 out of 5]

If your looking for the short story on a historical event then this is perfect. As always National Geographic​ delivers and by know means is a disappointment to the reader.