Samurai Poor scholarship without historical pictures: This is a coffes table book at its best: nice format, high quality paper and illustrations, thus the two stars. The contents though are mainly photos from a Japanese festival where modern day Japanese history [... more]
$36.58 Amazon.com
THE NATIVE TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA: A CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Most Excellent book on groups & tribes I've seen.: This book has an amazing amount of info on nearly all Native American tribes & groups. The photos & drawings are wonderful. Maps show where the tribes lived; extremely helpful. Wonderful book! [... more] Amazon.com
New York: The Growth of the City Laughably inaccurate, skin-deep beauty: This book has numerous inaccuracies so, if you care about learning about the growth of New York City, this is NOT the book to buy. For example, on page 19, the map has designated Long Island as being part of [... more]
$9.99 Amazon.com
