The Book of Amazing History by Publications International

The Book of Amazing History Reviews

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  Andy Lambert

  This is an interesting book my MIL gave me for the Winter Holiday. It would be more interesting if it had identifiable authors. The writing style is mostly consistent, but I would bet this was written by many paid ghostwriters who did the individual entries. There is a marked liberal bias in some entries and tang of Christian religiosity in others. If you come across this it makes a great occasional reader, but it's not a unique work. If you're looking for a good history work, I'd recommend any of the ones from the editors of Mental Floss.
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  Tomijo Gale

  Apparently compiled by a collective of researchers, the articles read like a shortened version of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader articles, light of tone and unfortunately fairly light on real details. Each article is more of a dabble than an examination and the writing style is kept purposefully light.
  
  While this book is no general history course, it does cast its eyes on a number of stories not normally told (like Russia's Amber Room), so to anyone with more than a shallow and desultory interest in real history, this collection can pique interest and launch more than a few deeper researches.
  
  Not bad for a starting point but none of the stories told get much beyond after dinner cigar observations.
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  Chris King

  Excellent bathroom reading.
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  Christina

  Yet another collection of facts I can add to my irrelevant-to-my-career mental file folder. It’s a bun chi of interesting stories you’d never hear in history class.
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  Scott L.

  This is a book full of short historical vignettes. I debate some of its accuracy, but it is an ok read for someone who has little or no knowledge of World History, or someone who likes reading about world history a few pages at a time.
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  Raving Redcoat

  A fascinating collection of historical tidbits. Perfect for bedtime reading.