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Title: Cartoon History of the Universe 2 by Larry Gonick ISBN: 0-385-42093-5 Publisher: Main Street Books Pub. Date: 18 September, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.81 (27 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Best way to read about history, period.
Comment: Larry Gonick's Cartoon History of the Universe, all 13 volumes of it so far, encapsulates all the best juicy details of history and presents it in a way that you can't help but want to read it. I've read both books over and over again, and not only am I constantly finding new details and being entertained, I'm learning more than I ever did in my public high school history classes. Hilarious, witty, and informative. You will not regret buying this book, unless you regularly regale in the bliss of Jenny Jones twice a day, right after Judge Judy.
Rating: 5
Summary: Another great book in the series
Comment: Not as interesting as the first one, but it still has its great parts, which is almost all of it. If you want your kids to learn about history, you probably can't do better than this. It does show a bit of cartoon blood and such, but history *is* violent! He does a good job of keeping most of it low-key though, although some parts are very gory in a cartoony way. I highly recommend this, along with the other two books.
Rating: 5
Summary: Religion, politics, sex and humour
Comment: As with Larry Gonick's other guides he manages to pull off the trick of being both amusing and edifying. He also has the artistic flare for painting history in broad yet revealing brush strokes.
The second instalment of his history of the Universe covers ancient India, China's early years and Rome from its mythical founding to its very real collapse.
Gonick is not afraid to offend. His depictions of Jesus, Krisna, Buddha and Confucius are all less than entirely flattering. While he is not the sort to be disrespectful through ignorance, Gonick will not fail to pick out the more obvious weaknesses of any institution or historical figure he comes across. He even takes a swipe at one of Afrocentrisms unjustified claims. Although in the end he pays due recognition to the achievements of each of these figures it is possibly best to avoid this book if you are the sort to yell "Blasphemy!".
Anybody else who has a sense of humour and an interest in history should get their hands on this book immediately.
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Title: Cartoon History of the United States by Larry Gonick ISBN: 0062730983 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 14 August, 1991 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Cartoon Guide to Physics by Larry Gonick ISBN: 0062731009 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 February, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Cartoon Guide to Genetics by Larry Gonick ISBN: 0062730991 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 14 August, 1991 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Cartoon Guide to Sex by Larry Gonick ISBN: 0062734318 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Cartoon Guide to Statistics by Larry Gonick, Woollcott Smith ISBN: 0062731025 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 25 February, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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