The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geography

It is an excellent book who wants to know the basics of geography. The book has information that you will get what you didn't get it in school. Strongly recommended for anyone who wants to know the geography of the world.

This book does what the schools will not, give information on Geography. It gives a more graphic idea and gives more information on geography than most other books of it's kind.

geography overview made interesting in this format presented

I don't think I have ever seen anything like this book. This book is excellent if you want to get an overview of every part of the world. The author begins by dispelling the myth that geography entails memorizing a lot of place names; perhaps a myth that I had formally believed. I was excited as every new chapter launched me into a different region of the world. The author gives facts about the physical features of the area, its people including: history, languages, numbers, religions, problems, and successes as well as lots of interesting tidbits on the side. Of course, keeping with the genre of all Idiot's books, he also keeps it light hearted and funny. He is forced to be very brief on his discussions, and I can imagine someone could get offended on how little he covers their particular place of interest. The only thing I can say is to keep in mind that he has to cover the whole world in just 363 pages. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to extent his or her minds beyond our own borders and explore the rest of the world.

It is hard to believe that a geography book could be so much fun and so readable. The book takes the reader on a grand tour of the earth and its people bringing us both history and current events. Maps and sidebars do an excellent job of explaining the material. For the individual who feels like geography passed them by, this is the book!