World History Books

Rabbi Wein does a good job with the commentary, and the layout is beautiful. Buy it and read it slowly.
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I began reading 1491 having absolutely no idea of what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised to learn tons of information of which I was totally unaware and which is hardly ever discussed in traditional history books. The author (Mann)...
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I wanted to like this book and believe in the arguments that the author was making, but in the end I simply could not do it.

There was too much anecdote and speculation used to support the author's ideas about the size and...
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Some good and some bad in this book. There is a lot of information here, but most of it I had seen before in other sources. If you're new to the subject, this provides a broad overview, but please read additional material. The book presents the...
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This was a nice review of American history but one distraction was present throughout: Calling Native Americans "Indians." Just seems that in this time of political correctness, the author might have corrected that.
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Moving to America with very little memory of what I'd learned in school - and that from a European perspective anyway - I thought this book would be a good way to get up to speed on American history. There is a lot of information packed in to the...
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This book was more of a fun fact book than a history book. The author fills the book with information not relevant to important history, and skimps on the important stuff. I wouldn't reccomend this book to anyone over the age of 10!
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Unfortunately, many historians and modern politicians praise FDR's New Deal because of the underlying intent behind his revolutionary programs. Not this book. CATO Institute historian Jim Powell properly evaluates the domestic policy of FDR by...
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If Mr. Powell had submitted this as a paper in one of the college economics classes I taught, he would have received an F, for incompetent economic analysis and intellectual dishonesty. Mr. Powell picks his facts carefully, citing only those for...
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I haven't actually read this book. I've just been reading the reviews trying to decide if I'd like to read it. It seems that most of those who rated the book highly gave very thoughtful reviews with a lot of examples to substantiate their...
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After spending four tours in Iraq and just getting home from the last one, I can say that what is said in this book is correct.

There is no more the rising threat, but the threat that has already risen and is here in the US.
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This is pure propaganda and misinformation to create hate. Robert Spencer is openly Islamophobic racist and don't know basic facts about Islam and Muslims. The reason why this book was written was to make money.
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I bought this hopeing for a bit more humor, something to put the FUN back into fundementalism. I didnt get much "funny" from this book, but it did contain alot of good information that people should definately know. However I would not hand this...
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There are many who will blast this book as being antiMuslim propaganda. That is complete nonsense (but as the author points out in the book, anything less than complete submission to the teachings of Islam will be viewed by Islamic extremists as...
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This book raises very important issues facing Europe and the West and its confrontation with forces of radical Islam. Having lived extensively in Denmark, I have seen first-hand the "culture clash" that is going on there.

But this...
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While I found the book compelling and interesting I have to admit I can't trust its reliability. There are hardly any footnotes or cited sources for me to check. For instance, Bawer claims Switzerland is 20% Muslim. Yet every statistic I see...
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First published in 1996, this scholarly discussion of future international relations has been a classic from the beginning and will remain so for decades to come. From among the seven most important civilizations the author selected three, which...
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As an Arab-Canadian, I'm pretty much at the forefront of this so-called "clash of civilizations", and the way I see things as it stands, it seems as though there is indeed a 'clash' materializing. However, that is only a superficial gut feeling,...
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There aren't really 8 civilizations. The Western European, Eastern European and Latin Americans are all from different branches of a same Judeo-Christian civilization despite their political differences. Japanese is obviously a branch of the...
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Aslan's book provides a wonderful historical narrative of the origins of Islam and how history has shaped it into the religion it is today. His insight into major events over the centuries and how they relate to our current climate is quite...
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This book was never delivered and e-mails to the seller elicited no response. DO NOT do business with this seller.
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As a Muslim, I read this book with interest. In NO GOD BUT GOD, Reza Aslan attempts to narrate and analyze the Origins and Evolution of Islam, and a vision of its Future.

Starting with an exploration of Pre-Islamic Arabia, he...
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