| 1. The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings (Hist Atlas) | 
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By: John Haywood
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
September 01, 1995
First, the photos, illustrations, and maps in this book are excellent.
Secondly, the analysis is a little shoddy in places. While I understand that the author only has space for the "reader's digest" version of Viking History, there seem to be a few areas where his findings seem to be contrary to prevailing views. However, that isn't really likely to be of interest anyway to the serious... more
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| 2. The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations | 
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By: John Haywood
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
October 25, 2005
Wonderful overview and introduction to the cultures of ancient civilization. Of note is the inclusion of the "ancient" mesoamerican cultures from the 13th-14th centuries. (...some books fore go these cultures due entirely to European chronology.) Split into 5 parts each distinct culture receives a couple of paragraphs explaining their origins and high points. The author mostly focuses on the geographic... more
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| 3. The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World |
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By: Andrew Jotischky, Caroline Hull
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
October 25, 2005
I bought this atlas not as a study aid, but for general reading. Indeed it makes for a good review of medieval history.
The atlas is as complete as it can be, given that it is only 144 pages. It is mostly centered around medieval Europe, and more on Latin Europe - the west- that on the greek world.
The arab world, and to a lesser degree the far east, are documented as well, mostly... more
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| 4. A New Arabic Grammar of the Written Language |
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By: John A. Haywood, H. M. Nahmad
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers
2000-06
A very handy reference grammer. Not as extensive as Wright's with a relatively more modern treatment. Best suited for a beginning student as a reference grammer. More advanced students of classical arabic should consider wrights. ... more
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| 5. World Atlas of the Past: The Ancient World Volume 1: Earliest Times to 1 BC (World Atlas of the Past, Number 1) | 
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By: John Haywood
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
July 27, 2000
The "Atlas of Past Times" found a permanent place on my coffee table. This book is absolutely loaded with illustrative maps, photos, and text. John Haywood has done to the pictorial record of world history what Kenneth C. Davis did for American history in his "Don't Know Much About History."
Time after time over the years I've heard or read about a particular civilization, war, political... more
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| 6. Atlas of World History |
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By: John Haywood Ph.D.
Publisher: MetroBooks (NY)
2000-10
A single volume; a great price; wonderful, clear illustrations and fascinating text -- this is a superb one-volume companion for any reader of history who wants to be able quickly to visualize the geography he or she is reading about. The maps are clear and excellent, and the index is comprehensive, giving the book great utility as a reference source. But the book is more than a reference; each two... more
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| 7. The Penguin Atlas of British and Irish History (Penguin Reference Books) |
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By: Simon Hall, John Haywood
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
October 26, 2001
This is a fantastic historical atlas. I have a collection of dozens of historical atlases and the quality is not always high. Too often topical historical "atlases" have too few actual maps -- most of which are just reprinted from earlier historical atlases.
"The Penguin Atlas of British & Irish History" is the exact opposite. There's an original full-color map on every page. The... more
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| 8. Historical Atlas of the Celtic World | |
By: John Haywood
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
November 02, 2009
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By: Adam Hibbert, Jen Green, Janet Sacks, Ben Morgan, Robin Kerrod, Claire Llewellyn, Philip Steele, Fiona MacDonald, David Glover, David Goldblatt, Simon Adams, Jude Welton
Publisher: DK CHILDREN
2003-10
An excellent encyclopedia. Each topic is wonderfully illustrated, which helps to engage kids and adults alike. You browse through the book just to look at the pictures, and learn about topics you didn't even know you were interested in. The experience is immersive, nothing like googling the Internet for information, so I disagree with the person that said you don't need this book if you know google... more
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| 10. Historical Atlas of the Ancient World |
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By: John Haywood, Charles Freeman, Paul Garwood, Judith Toms
Publisher: MetroBooks (NY)
2001-08
Any of the historical atlases by John Haywood is excellent. They combine readable text with great illustrative maps. The combination makes history easier to understand and remember. This atlas covers the time of human origins to 500 BC. Those of you familiar with Haywood's Atlas of World History should note that this atlas contains all of the material as the ancient world section of that comprehensive... more
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