David Rubel (1)

I enjoyed this book for what it is. There are four "syllabi", each of which contain 5 topics. Each topic in a syllabus is spread over 18 pages. You can approach it anyway you want: read 1 page of each topic a day (5 pages) for 18 days to finish the syllabus, or maybe follow one topic within a syllabus all the way through (18 pages) or read a topic over several syllabi: for example, the topic "American History" in syllabi one and four cover "General Grant's Civil War" and "Civil Rights Movement", or topic "Physical Science" covers "The Astronomical Universe", "The History of the Earth" and "Einstein and Relativity". You get a well-written overview of the topic by a specialist in the course of 18 pages, each page dedicated to one important aspect of the topic. It puts things in context, yet doesn't get bogged down in detail or overly complex. At the back of the book, there is a short bibliography for each topic for further reading. It's a good way to get your footing in an area you may be interested in, but know little about.… (mehr)