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Title: Columbia Encyclopedia by Paul Lagasse, Lora Goldman, Archie Hobson, Susan R. Norton, Columbia University, Columbia University Press ISBN: 0-7876-5015-3 Publisher: Gale Group Pub. Date: June, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $135.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A lot of information in one book
Comment: I bought the Columbia encyclopedia a little over a year ago and now I feel qualified enough to review it.
I'm never amazed at the amount of information that is presented in this book. It has never failed me or my seventh-grade daughter with any of her school related questions. Whether her questions have to do with the population density of Calcutta (population and area in sq. miles), cell reproduction or plate tectonics, I have yet to find something that she needed and it was not there.
The information is presented in a very succinct manner. There is never too much or too little information for a specific entry - always just enough. The "also see" and bibliography references at the end of many entries are very useful. The binding is great. I was afraid that this huge book after constant use would crack at the hinges, but that is not true. This is one of the bulkiest books I've got and, yet, surprisingly, is also one of the strongest. After more than a year's frequent use, the hinges feel as strong as when I bought it and so do the ledge and spine.
This is not a multimedia information center. There are no pictures, only maps and drawings. When you first open it, you are faced with columns and columns of small font text, though it's nicely laid out.
I do not find any social or political bias in the book, but I may not be sensitive to it. One will not find positive or negative references being made on specific issues, although one may find something to the extend of "some academics feel that..." or "in this century XYZ has fallen out of favor with..." The book does not take sides, its stance is neutral and objective with no flavor. It does not offend and its errors (if any) are ones of omission not commission.
It may be a good idea to visit your local library first to take a closer look at its heftiness, lack of pictures and, perhaps, objectivity prior to purchasing it to see if it's something that suits your family's style. If you decide to buy it without examining it first, I don't believe you will be dissapointed - it's a great book and a best buy.
Rating: 4
Summary: Mostly excellent but....
Comment: As far as content goes, the book is certainly a treasure house of information. However, on certain sensitive socio-political topics, some of the contributors clearly show their bias. Thus, one should approach such entries with the proverbial grain of salt. I feel that an encyclopedia's contributors should be as factual and objective as possible, and make a point to avoid any appearance of personal bias...
Rating: 2
Summary: not good
Comment: English lanquage is underrepresented.Word crime is not
here but we have criminal law.I expect on word crime
to see crime rates in the world and where USA is.
Word hunger not here either but we see hunger strike.
Encyclopedia not suppose to hide anything.
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Title: Britannica Concise Encyclopedia by Britannica Editors ISBN: 0852298323 Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: The New York Public Library Desk Reference (4th Edition) by T/K ISBN: 0786868465 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language by Editors of The American Heritage Dictionaries ISBN: 0395825172 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature (17th Edition) by Justin John/Kaplan Bartlett ISBN: 0316084603 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia by Paul Legasse ISBN: 0395624398 Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub. Date: October, 1994 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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