New Concise World Atlas
by Oxford University Press
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Book Reviews of New Concise World Atlas
Book Review: Nice Book, But Missing Some Nice Features
Summary: 3 Stars
I hadn't bought an atlas in a very long time, and a new one was way over-due. With all the changes in the world, my old one was pretty out-of-date. I finally decided on the Oxford one. I'm okay with it, but, while this one is a handsome book, has great maps and a lot of info on the planets, etc.., I really miss some of the features my old one had. My old atlas (a Rand-McNally) had cities/towns (and their population) listed with each map. For the U.S. it even listed zip codes for each town! With this new one, ALL the cities are listed in the back of the book, and there are no population stats. It's much less convenient than what I'm used to. I will keep it and use it, but I'm still searching.Book Review: Not All that Concise, But Still Grand
Summary: 5 Stars
I probably didn't read the product description very carefully, and I assumed that this concise atlas would be much smaller than it actually is. It's really the size of a coffee-table book, much larger than I had originally thought. However, the atlas itself is wonderful. It has information about the universe and the solar system, interesting articles about geography and beautiful colored maps. We've consulted ours many, many times in the couple of weeks that we've had it. The pages lay nice and flat, so you can study a map without struggling to hold the book open. This is a great book for settling geographical debates or for teaching young children about our world.Book Review: Great for research
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this atlas because I wanted one as up-to-date as possible (in light of political boundaries and such), and wanted something to accompany a globe I have. There is a lot of useful information at the front of the atlas, so it's not just a book of maps. I use it for reference while taking classes for my masters (logistics and transportation) degree, and my stepson uses it for some of his high-school classes, as well. I think it's an atlas worth sharing with the family to learn geography.Book Review: The world keeps a changin'
Summary: 4 Stars
My wife had a huge National Geographic atlas from the early 1980's. She would often refer to the atlas. After many years the book started falling apart. Also the nations of the world had obviously changed a great deal over the years. I wanted to buy her a new atlas but did not want to spend an exorbitant amount of money. For the price, this is an excellent world atlas, and my wife is very happy with the book. It is a very good reference for any family.Book Review: World Atlas
Summary: 5 Stars
Very nice. I was just looking for an overall atlas I can take out of my shelf when looking for something or compering what I know with potential changes or just to refresh my memory. Does the job.
I would recommend to all friends of mine especially Americans known for luck of knowledge in geography and those with kids naming China as one of the stats of USA and pointing at Africa when asking where North America is...