Arthur Goldwag

Fun romp through a load of ideas. Has the problem that it covers so much that the information given is often not enough for your interest, although he does a decent job with the space he has. Also doesn't really bring much or any personality to it, leaving the question "why not just use Wikipedia?"

This book is potentially helpful and fun to browse, but religion section errors grossly misrepresent (at best) Bible believers and the Bible. Where were the fact checkers? Discernment required to avoid deception, libel, etc.

I haven't read all of it really, since it's a reference book. But I've read most of it, and I learned a LOT. I'd recommend it to anyone who stays up past midnight just reading random wikipedia articles. There are some things you could be not interested in, however, it's definitely useful knowing about them.

Excellent if you like reading a book that sounds more list-like than cohesive story. It wasn't satisfying. But it's more of an overview anyway, something to pique your curiosities and nudge you to go do more research on your own.