The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ancient Egypt

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ancient Egypt
Author: Donald P. Ryan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780028642772

Surveys the history and culture of ancient Egypt, including archaeological discoveries, mythology, architecture, and religion.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy
Author: Christopher Gordon De Pree
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2004
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781592572199

Astronomy is an ancient science on the cutting edge. Although it's been around for more than 5,500 years, astronomers say that we've learned more than 90 percent of what we know about the universe in just the last 50 years. Of this body of knowledge, a disproportionate amount has been acquired in the past decade, with each new year yielding more information than the last. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy, Third Edition, covers these new advances and discoveries and is repositioned to focus more on exciting, cutting-edge cosmology topics and less on backyard astronomy.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geography

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geography
Author: Joseph Gonzalez
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2004
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781592571888

An updated guide to world geography explains geographical terminology, differentiates between physical and political geography, discusses the environmental and political events changing the world, and examines the latest statistics concerning country size, population, and geopolitical makeup, all accompanied by new, detailed maps. Original. 15,000 first printing.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Alchemy

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Alchemy
Author: Dennis William Hauck
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2008-04
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781592577354

More than magic... Where else can one combine chemistry and philosophy to turn base metal into gold while discovering a magical elixir to prolong life? Here's a simple and straightforward guide to alchemy that explains its basic principles. Written by one of the world's few practicing alchemists, it's a concise reference guide that provides easy-to-follow information so that anybody can be a wizard-in-training.

Complete Idiot's Guide to Nazi Germany

Complete Idiot's Guide to Nazi Germany
Author: Robert Smith Thompson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780028644752

A comprehensive guide to the Third Reich, this book chronicles the events leading up to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party to the downfall of both.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict
Author: Mitchell Geoffrey Bard
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781592577910

There is, perhaps, no other place in the world fraught with as much turmoil as the Middle East. This updated guide provides readers with an intense look at current events and the ever-changing political and social landscape, as well as the history-ancient and modern-of the region. This latest edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict offers a completely updated view of events in the region through the corrective lens of present-day knowledge, as well as a look at what's going on there right now- The rearming of Hezbollah, and what it may mean to Israel and the Lebanese government. The increased threat of Iran-despite increased pressure from the United States and Europe, its acquisition of nuclear weapons may only be a matter of time. With Hamas controlling Gaza and the Palestinian Authority now divided, can the Palestinians present a united position in peace talks? The evacuation from Gaza-has this peace measure only led to a launching pad for a new front in a war against Israel?

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Theories of the Universe

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Theories of the Universe
Author: Gary Moring
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2002
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780028642420

Looks at religious, philosophical, and scientific theories surrounding the nature and origin of the universe, covering such topics as the Big bang theory, general relativity, quantum theory, evolution, and creationism.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reincarnation

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reincarnation
Author: David Hammerman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2000
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780028638171

Offers an introduction to reincarnation, including the evidence that it occurs, the beliefs of various traditions, gaining access to past lives, karma, soul cycles, and the use of reincarnation in psychotherapy.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Roman Empire

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Roman Empire
Author: Eric Nelson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780028641515

You’re no idiot, of course. The battle scenes in Gladiator had you on the edge of your seat and wondering where you could find more information on the rise and fall of ancient Rome. But so far, your search has left you feeling like a blundering barbarian. Pick yourself up off the coliseum floor! Consult The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Roman Empire—a fun-to-read introduction to the fascinating history, people, and culture of ancient Rome. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: --The history of the Roman Empire’s rise and fall. --An idiot-proof introduction to the great epic literature of the Roman Republic. --A survey of the Romans in arts and popular culture. --Fascinating details of some of history’s most nefarious emperors, including Nero, Caligula, and Commodus.