What Every American Should Know About the Rest of the World: Your Guide to Today's Hot Spots, Hot Shots and Incendiary Issues
by Melissa L. Rossi
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Read in May, 2008
The only "catch" with this book is that it is a bit dated by now (this is the only reason I only gave it 3 stars). Published in 2003, the world has changed a lot since then. Having said that, the book is still a very good primer for people needing to know what is going on around the world. Basically, this book is a nice and quick way to get background and "the bottom line" on various nations and world issues. For well-read people, this book may not be as essential, but it may...more
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Read in January, 2006
recommends it for:
americans, teachers, people with short attention spans
This is a very useful reference book. It doesn't make for very good reading page-to-page, but if you are wondering, say, what the capital of Tajikistan is (Dushanbe) and what percentage of people in that country live in poverty (80), you can quickly look it up without getting online and thus irrevocably distracted by Go Fug Yourself or People Magazine. There's nothing here you can't get from Wikipedia, but what is here gives me the illusion of being cosmopolitan.
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This was a discussion book for my 7th grade history class. Honestly I wish I had paid more attention. I'm gonna read this one again...it's so helpful. They guy who writes it makes world issues easier to understand. It was written a few years ago and it's wierd how he makes these predictions and they actually came true. It helps to get what's going on now, especially if you don't know the basics.
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Read in October, 2004
The title explains itself.
Great overview of international relations and geopolitics. Provides brief historical backgrounds and perspectives to help you better understand our world and foreign affairs.
My French husband laughed at this book, but I caught him reading it and he reluctantly admitted that he also learned a thing or two.
Thanks to Aunt T for a great gift.
Great overview of international relations and geopolitics. Provides brief historical backgrounds and perspectives to help you better understand our world and foreign affairs.
My French husband laughed at this book, but I caught him reading it and he reluctantly admitted that he also learned a thing or two.
Thanks to Aunt T for a great gift.
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I'd always felt that the term 'mental midget' was unnecessarily harsh and best avoided. Until I read this piece of crap. It's hard to imagine a more fitting description of Melissa L. Rossi, if this book exemplifies her work.
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Read in February, 2008
This book made me realize how little I knew about the rest of the world! Not a book you sit down and read cover to cover-- it's more like read it one country at a time.
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Read in January, 2006
In this ever shrinking world this book is quite a gem. Able to be read in small bites this book pulls down the history map on current events in a way the news never does.
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Good read to brush up on how crazy/different the cultures and governments of all the other countries in the world are. A quick read but very informative.
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recommends it for:
Anyone who doesn't want to be an ugly American
A reference great book for the geographically challenged,but very full of interesting and unusual information on every country in the world.
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Even though it's pretty dated, there's is a LOT of good information here. It's a very good reference book.
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