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Summary: Great General Reference Book
Review: This is an excellent reference book for the house. Anytime my wife or I have a broad or general question our first stop is this book. I can't wait until they produce an updated one. The only thing about this book is that some small facts seem to be slightly off; e.g. the enlisted grades for the United States Air Force still list an E-4 as a Buck Sergeant which was changed to Senior Airman around 1995 or so. Because of this small discrepancy sometimes I question the facts in the book since I don't necessarily have first hand knowledge to verify there data. Overall this has been a great book and I would recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Great All Around Reference
Review: What was the first US coin to have the words "United States of America"? What two states border more states that any other? What is the address for the Embassy of Tajikistan? You can find it all here. This book is a nice all around reference of basic facts on a variety of subjects. True if you want more detail on any of these subjects you will need to do additional research. But it seems to do what it was designed for--provide Frequently Sought information in one place.
Rating:
Summary: Great All Around Reference
Review: What was the first US coin to have the words "United States of America"? What two states border more states that any other? What is the address for the Embassy of Tajikistan? You can find it all here. This book is a nice all around reference of basic facts on a variety of subjects. True if you want more detail on any of these subjects you will need to do additional research. But it seems to do what it was designed for--provide Frequently Sought information in one place.
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Summary: I love this book!
Review: You can't get a better book than this to page through on a whim. From a list of major composers to the basic rules of mathematics to traveling tips, this fat reference volume has entries that surprise me every time I open it. You want to know the symptoms and treatment of food poisoning? It's in there. The addresses of major U.S. passport agencies? Got it. How about the names and reigns of every Roman Catholic pope? How to set financial goals for retirement? The length of a day on Pluto? You'll find those answers here as well. The sheer amount of trivia is staggering. If you want to know the answer to a question, no matter how ordinary or obscure, look here first.Dictionary readers will switch their allegiances once they get a hold of this desk reference. All others will refer to it at surprising times. A must have for every reference shelf.
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Summary: I love this book!
Review: You can't get a better book than this to page through on a whim. From a list of major composers to the basic rules of mathematics to traveling tips, this fat reference volume has entries that surprise me every time I open it. You want to know the symptoms and treatment of food poisoning? It's in there. The addresses of major U.S. passport agencies? Got it. How about the names and reigns of every Roman Catholic pope? How to set financial goals for retirement? The length of a day on Pluto? You'll find those answers here as well. The sheer amount of trivia is staggering. If you want to know the answer to a question, no matter how ordinary or obscure, look here first. Dictionary readers will switch their allegiances once they get a hold of this desk reference. All others will refer to it at surprising times. A must have for every reference shelf.
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