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The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge, Second Edition: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind |  | Author: The New York Times
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 46501
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 1328
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.5 x 2.7
ISBN: 0312376596
Dewey Decimal Number: 031
EAN: 9780312376598
ASIN: 0312376596
Publication Date: October 30, 2007
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Product Description
A Complete Revision and Thorough Updating of the Ultimate Reference from the Newspaper of Record Whether you are researching the history of Western art, investigating an obscure medical test, following current environmental trends, studying Shakespeare, brushing up on your crossword and Sudoku skills, or simply looking for a deeper understanding of the world, this book is for you. An indispensable resource for every home, office, dorm room, and library, this new edition of The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge offers in-depth explorations of art, astronomy, biology, business, economics, the environment, film, geography, history, the Internet, literature, mathematics, music, mythology, philosophy, photography, sports, theater, film, and many other subjects. This one volume is designed to offer more information than any other book on the most important subjects, as well as provide easy-to-access data critical to everyday life. It is the only universal reference book to include authoritative and engaging essays from New York Times experts in almost every field of endeavor.
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 overall a real brain builder March 20, 2010
P. Pasda (usa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A really great book for growing in your knowledge of current data and past history of events, countries , finances, governments etc. This book can help you be savvy about a great many things in a short time... Good fr any employee at a bosses dinner or a student at an interview... a real brain builder with so much contained...The Illustrated Brief History of Time, Updated and Expanded Edition
el qualitat! December 28, 2009
Leonard Beck (niagara falls,ny us of a)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
the book was in perfect shape and i received it just a couple days after the purchase.
very pleased.
Fantastic Book - must have for every bookshelf October 4, 2009
Justin Clarence (ASPEN, CO)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great book - captivating reading - amazing that one book can cover such a vast array of interesting info!
 misinformation June 17, 2009
rxtrekker (kettering, OH United States)
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
just glancing through the book--i see glaring errors. i focused on the section dealing with psychiatric drugs--saw dangerous misclassification in the listing of MAOI drugs. Get it right, or don't publish it at all! If I found this with just a cursory glance, heaven knows what other "bad" info there is!
A great book... if you don't have internet access. March 31, 2009
Steven J. Wilson (New York, NY)
6 out of 15 found this review helpful
Others have called this a "vast reference". It is definitely vast... and utterly useless. Perhaps it just wasn't what I was expecting but if you have internet access and you know how to use google, you do not need this book. It's simply a reference book without editorial or much else. All the information in it is contained on the internet which I find to be infinitely more useful (albeit more dubious). Nevertheless, it would take far less time to find confirm 3 sources on the internet than it would be to find what you're looking for in this book.
I guess if there was anything nice I'd have to say about this book is that it's big so it'll take up space on your bookshelf if that's what you need.
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