Reviews for Houghton Mifflin Mathematics

The average rating for Houghton Mifflin Mathematics based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-10-07 00:00:00 Sharon Simmons Dorling Kindersley, aka DK, puts out excellent introductory nonfiction. This one is no exception. I'd love to have my own copy. It's a great introduction or filler-in for students of world history, or history in general, of whatever age level. Even though it's aimed at young adults (Amazon says age range is 9-17, and grade level is 4-12), I'd say it's great for adults too. Instead of just following one country or continent from beginning to the present, they cover all the major inhabited areas: Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Oceania in parallel so you know what's going on in other areas at the same time, at least approximately. It's not deep in any area, but it's so broad it makes up for that. Also the illustrations give a fuller picture than traditional history books do. Highly recommended to any student of history. As a minor comment: I love the author's name. He'd almost have to go into history. NOTE: Aha. He "created" the name himself, except for the Fry. He was born Peter George Robin Fry. He adopted the nickname Plantagenet in university because he favored Richard III. And he added Somerset by deed pole. Still, a great name for a historian. Main chapters are: Introduction to Human History; Early People; The First Civilizations; Traders and Warriors; The Growth of Empires; The Decline of the Ancient World; Religious Worlds; New Nations; Monks and Invaders; Conquest and Plague; The Expansion of Knowledge; The Great Rulers; Commerce and Colonies; The Age of Inquiry; The Age of Revolution; Independence and Industry; The Rise of Nationalism; The World Goes to War; Peace and War; One World.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-02-20 00:00:00 Michael Furniss Alongside The Lemon Tree and a biography of Abe Lincoln published in 1925 based on a film (yes) and rife with many verbatim speeches and examples of his wit, I am reading this world history. This is a coffee type book aimed at children in my opinion, due to its lush illustrations and photographs. It works for me as I try to make sense of "it all." Seems as though humanity has not progressed too far as I suspected. I see that change takes place so slowly and we have not actually learned that much as a species. I am looking for the connectors, the commonalities in the worlds previous times to see where we might be heading and what the best role is to play to give the most of myself at this time. This book is satisfying from that point of view, although there are definite editorial slants that are particularly notable when various religions are discussed. Still the factual information is interesting and useful, and I keep on reading it as though it were a novel rather than a reference book.