Controversial Books for brin1956

This page shows the most "controversial" books in this library, as measured by the highest standard deviation of members' star ratings.

Standard Deviation Avaliação média Your Rating Título
1.277 3.19 Fabulous Feasts: Medieval Cookery and Ceremony de Madeleine Pelner Cosman
1.225 3.05 The Land of Painted Caves de Jean M. Auel
1.161 3.64 Blackwork Embroidery de Elisabeth Geddes
1.128 3.47 Scottish Clans & Tartans de Ian Grimble
1.127 3.94 Magic and Medicine of Plants de Editors of Readers Digest
1.117 4.22 The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology de C. T. Onions
1.083 3.63 What Life Was Like in the Age of Chivalry: Medieval Europe AD 800-1500 de Time-Life Books
1.082 3.34 In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made de Norman Cantor
1.059 3.43 The Age of Chivalry de Kenneth Meyer Setton
1.054 3.94 Witch Crafting: A Spiritual Guide to Making Magic de Phyllis Curott
1.048 3.93 War in European History de Michael Howard
1.048 3.9 The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse: 1509-1659 de H. R. Woudhuysen
1.029 3.7 Greece and Rome: Builders of Our World (The Story of Man Library) de National Geographic Society
1.029 3.48 Age of faith de Anne Fremantle
1.017 4.2 The Weaving, Spinning, and Dyeing Book de Rachel Brown
1.012 3.72 The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft de Rosemary Ellen Guiley
1.005 3.8 The Book of Five Rings de Musashi Miyamoto
1.005 3.81 Heroes of History de Will Durant
1.001 4.22 The Art of Shen Ku: The Ultimate Traveler's Guide : The First Intergalactic Artform of the Entire Universe de Zeek
1 3.32 Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire de Jason Goodwin
0.996 3.74 A Farewell to Arms de Ernest Hemingway
0.994 3.65 A History of Knowledge: Past, Present, and Future de Charles Van Doren
0.993 3.29 Costume and Fashion: Volume 2 Senlac to Bosworth de Herbert Norris
0.99 4 Gemstones de Cally Hall
0.985 3.57 The Lore of the Unicorn de Odell Shepard
0.979 3.64 Sex With Kings de Eleanor Herman
0.975 4.19 The Complete Metalsmith: An Illustrated Handbook de Tim McCreight
0.97 3.36 The Plantagenet Prelude de Jean Plaidy
0.97 3.83 Ancient Egypt de David P. Silverman
0.968 3.36 The Medieval Reader: First-hand Accounts of the Middle Ages Including Letters, Essays, State and Church Documents, Poetry and Ballads de Norman Cantor
0.968 3.83 A arte da guerra de Sun Tzu
0.965 3.81 The Art of Calligraphy: A Practical Guide to the Skills and Techniques de David Harris
0.96 3.35 Tudor England de S. T. Bindoff
0.96 3.55 The Nature of Economies de Jane Jacobs
0.957 3.66 A History of Greece de J. B. Bury
0.956 3.63 The Crusades de Zoé Oldenbourg
0.939 3.39 Tudor Costume and Fashion de Herbert Norris
0.936 3.6 New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors, 1485-1603 de Susan Brigden
0.935 3.76 The Egyptians de Alan Gardiner
0.934 4.12 Cut My Cote de Dorothy K. Burnham
0.931 4.16 The Complete Encyclopedia of Needlework de Thérèse de Dillmont
0.93 3.87 Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction de Aldren Watson
0.924 3.86 A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam de Karen Armstrong
0.923 3.9 The Stories of English de David Crystal
0.919 4.16 Hamlet de William Shakespeare
0.917 3.71 A Pocket Guide to Writing in History de Mary Lynn Rampolla
0.917 4.18 The Complete Encyclopedia of Stitchery de Mildred Graves Ryan
0.916 3.81 Medieval Technology and Social Change de Lynn Jr. White
0.916 3.95 The Other Boleyn Girl de Philippa Gregory
0.915 4.07 Architecture: Form, Space, and Order de Francis D. K. Ching
0.915 3.71 The Speedball Textbook de Joanne Fink
0.914 4.04 The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1 de M. H. Abrams
0.911 3.79 Arms & Armor (Eyewitness Books) de Michele Byam
0.91 4.17 The Power of Myth de Joseph Campbell
0.908 3.59 Daily Life in Ancient Rome de Jérôme Carcopino
0.906 4.04 The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events de Bernard Grun
0.901 3.57 The Secret Language of Symbols de David Fontana
0.899 3.5 The Monks of War de Desmond Seward
0.895 4.06 The New World de Winston S. Churchill
0.892 4.09 The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles de Anne Savage
0.89 3.96 1066 and All That de W. C. Sellar
0.889 4.29 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire de Edward Gibbon
0.888 3.96 Bulfinch's Mythology de Thomas Bulfinch
0.886 3.83 Splendors of the Past: Lost Cities of the Ancient World de National Geographic
0.884 4.07 The Renaissance de Will Durant
0.879 3.88 Gods and Myths of Northern Europe de H R Ellis Davidson
0.878 3.7 The Queen's Conjurer: The Science and Magic of Dr. John Dee, Adviser to Queen Elizabeth I de Benjamin Woolley
0.877 3.85 Atlas of Medieval Europe de Donald Matthew
0.876 4.15 Folk Socks: The History & Techniques of Handknitted Footwear de Nancy Bush
0.876 4.19 The Hollywood History of the World de George MacDonald Fraser
0.875 3.48 Knights Templar de Stephen Howarth
0.875 3.73 The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe de George Holmes
0.873 4.01 Homespun Handknit: Caps, Socks, Mittens & Gloves de Linda Ligon
0.866 3.58 Basic Bookbinding de A. W. Lewis
0.86 3.88 The Golden Bough de James George Frazer
0.854 3.68 Celtic Myths and Legends de Charles Squire
0.852 3.89 Food in History de Reay Tannahill
0.85 4.1 A History of Reading de Alberto Manguel
0.85 3.81 Western Society and the Church in the Middle Ages de R. W. Southern
0.849 3.65 The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium de Robert Lacey
0.848 3.63 The Ottoman Centuries de Lord Kinross
0.848 4.09 The Celtic collection : twenty-five knitwear designs for men and women de Alice Starmore
0.847 3.46 Legends, Lies, and Cherished Myths of World History de Richard Shenkman
0.846 4.12 The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers de Margaret George
0.846 3.49 Medieval People de Eileen Power
0.844 4.17 Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology de C. S. Ceram
0.842 3.95 Mary Queen of Scots de Antonia Fraser
0.84 3.63 Medieval Europe: A Short History de C. Warren Hollister
0.834 3.73 Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemen Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail de Stephen R. Bown
0.832 3.86 Cassell Dictionary of Superstitions de David Pickering
0.823 3.81 Shoes: A Celebration of Pumps, Sandals, Slippers & More de Linda O'Keeffe
0.816 3.57 Age of enlightenment de Peter Gay
0.815 3.7 Arab Historians of the Crusades de Francesco Gabrieli
0.815 3.87 The Complete Book of Heraldry: An International History of Heraldry and Its Contemporary Uses de Stephen Slater
0.814 3.64 A History of Warfare de Bernard Montgomery
0.814 3.72 Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas de H. A. Guerber
0.813 3.53 Birth of the Chess Queen: A History de Marilyn Yalom
0.812 3.81 The Queen's Man de Sharon Kay Penman
0.811 3.69 1215: The Year of Magna Carta de Danny Danziger
0.809 3.88 Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life de Alison Weir
0.809 3.55 The Middle Ages, Volume I, Sources of Medieval History de Brian Tierney
0.801 3.15 The Crusades: A Very Short Introduction de Christopher Tyerman
0.799 4.2 A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem de Steven Runciman
0.797 4.28 Corsets and Crinolines de Nora Waugh
0.792 3.82 Catherine of Aragon de Garrett Mattingly
0.786 3.67 Ancient Egypt de Lionel Casson
0.784 3.84 The Bog People; Iron Age Man Preserved de P. V. Glob
0.782 4.18 A History of Art de H. W. Janson
0.78 4.07 Folk Shawls de Cheryl Oberle
0.776 4.22 Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga de William W. Fitzhugh
0.776 3.56 How to Knit: The Definitive Knitting Course Complete with Step-by-Step Techniques, Stitch Library, and Projects for Your Home and Family de Debbie Bliss
0.775 4.05 Card Weaving de Candace Crockett
0.774 3.71 The Battle That Stopped Rome: Emperor Augustus, Arminius, and the Slaughter of the Legions in the Teutoburg Forest de Peter S. Wells
0.771 3.96 Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London de Liza Picard
0.77 3.88 The Ancient Celts de Barry Cunliffe
0.768 3.95 Sex in History de Reay Tannahill
0.768 3.65 Imperial Rome de Moses Hadas
0.765 4.36 Color in Spinning de Deb Menz
0.759 4.17 Creative Bead Weaving: A Contemporary Guide To Classic Off-Loom Stitches de Carol Wilcox Wells
0.753 3.99 The Anglo-Saxons de James Campbell
0.752 3.55 Felted Knits de Beverly Galeskas
0.748 3.9 Five Thousand Years of Slavery de Marjorie Gann
0.745 3.85 Classical Greece de Maurice Bowra
0.743 3.59 Life in a Medieval Castle de Joseph Gies
0.743 4.2 The Age of Reason Begins de Will Durant
0.73 3.71 Life in a Medieval Village de Frances Gies
0.729 3.79 Knight (Eyewitness Books) de Christopher Gravett
0.728 3.99 A History of Western Music de Donald Jay Grout
0.725 3.93 A Complete Guide to Heraldry de Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
0.724 3.83 The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake de Samuel Bawlf
0.723 3.76 The Medieval Cookbook de Maggie Black
0.722 4.07 Agincourt: The King, The Campaign, The Battle de Juliet Barker
0.716 4.42 Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years : Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times de Elizabeth Wayland Barber
0.714 4.3 Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince: A Study of the Years 1340-1365 de Stella Mary Newton
0.691 3.88 Bloody Mary: The Life of Mary Tudor de Carolly Erickson
0.674 3.51 The World of the Druids de Miranda J. Green
0.64 3.95 Stolen Continents: The Americas through Indian Eyes since 1492 de Ronald Wright
0.639 3.63 Heroes of the Dawn: Celtic Myth (Myth and Mankind) de Fergus Fleming
0.634 4.53 The History of Beads: From 30,000 B.C. to the Present de Lois Sherr Dubin
0.631 4.57 Shoes and Pattens de Francis Grew
0.627 4.63 Woven into the Earth: Textile finds in Norse Greenland de Else Ostergaard
0.624 3.67 Atlas of the North American Indian de Carl Waldman
0.614 4.56 The Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing Sixteenth-Century Dress de Ninya Mikhaila
0.582 4.48 The Techniques of Tablet Weaving de Peter Collingwood
0.444 4.79 The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women, c1560-1620 de Janet Arnold
0.17 4.94 Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd de Janet Arnold