Reddit mentions: The best history encyclopedias

Some good resources:
http://www.rome.mrdonn.org/ (the site looks clunky but there's a TON of good information, kid's level, activities and games and free cute illustrations)

Also: http://www.amazon.com/Usborne-Encyclopedia-History-Internet-Linked/dp/1409519074/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1345802116&sr=8-3&keywords=usborne+internet+linked+encyclopedia+of+world+history This book is a constant favorite.

http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Kids-Activity-Ancient-Greece/dp/1556522908/ref=pd_sim_b_19 (check the library for this one)

Another activity book http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Rome-Exploring-Powerful-Kaleidoscope/dp/1885593600/ref=pd_sim_b_8

http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Rome-DK-Eyewitness-Books/dp/075663766X/ref=pd_sim_b_2 (library will also have this one, and the clip art CD included is pretty cool)

Some kids will dig this level of detail http://www.amazon.com/City-Story-Roman-Planning-Construction/dp/0395349222/ref=pd_sim_b_18

Okay I don't know why these are kind of hard to find, but they ROCK. Just gross enough to fascinate kids! http://www.amazon.com/You-Wouldnt-Want-Roman-Gladiator/dp/0531162044/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345802331&sr=1-1&keywords=you+wouldn%27t+want+to+be+a+roman+gladiator

http://www.amazon.com/You-Wouldnt-Want-Roman-Soldier/dp/0531124487/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345802331&sr=1-2&keywords=you+wouldn%27t+want+to+be+a+roman+gladiator

I generally don't care for the Yahoo directory, but years ago when I was looking into philosophy I found this list of philosophers. It lists many popular philosophers and their years. I also found epistemelinks.com. The front page is kind of cluttered, but it looks like all the important info is under the "Philosophers" and "Topics" links. I never really ended up diving into it. I just thought I'd pass on some possibly helpful links. I also thought about buying a book like this. Maybe browse the related books for one that interests you.

The Roots of Consciousness. By Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD! This is an amazing book! I have the hard copy. It's totally worth buying if you're into the subject. I think the most recent revised and expanded version was this one from 1997. The content and scope of info in it is really amazing. Jeffrey Mishlove is one of the only people in the United States to hold a PhD in Parapsychology. I think he got it from UC Berkley. This book is often used as a textbook for intro classes on the subject of the paranormal. He also used to have this awesome show called Thinking Allowed where he interviewed many interesting people about philosophy and the paranormal and other interesting topics. You can find a link to their YouTube channel on the site.

Ok, we can look at that for a moment. Before we start though, let's frame the discussion in a more academic light and say: "His views do not correspond with the current consensus of the research community." That way it's not about "right" and "wrong" but about what is "most likely" the correct outcome.

We should begin by noting that Hancock is not trained in history, archaeology or anthropology. Please recognize that this does not make him wrong by default, but it does make his claims more susceptible to criticism by individuals who are trained in those fields.

Wikipedia suggests that works by Fagan, Regal and Greene contain criticisms of Hancock's work. The wiki page on pseudoarchaeology also contains some discussion of Hancock. More importantly however, the wiki page lists characteristics of pseudoarchaeology that we can use to examine the claims that Hancock makes.

Not being my direct area of study, I don't know the location of strong academic resources, but I suspect that if you sent an e-mail to your local university's department of history/archaeology they would be more than happy to point you in the right direction.

I hope that this helps!

Edit: You might also try messaging one of the archaeology folks on the panel of experts for asksocialscience. They may not have checked in, but you might be able to get more direct answers from them.

I agree with /u/mildly_interesting and the suggestion for the Bingo Cards. I've used those once before and they're pretty fun!

If you like puzzles you should consider a "MouseAdventure Vacation" packet. They collect a handful of "Quests" from old events and put them into a bound booklet you can take to the park with you. It's not everyone's cup of tea, and some of the puzzles are tough. But it can be fun as a group to solve. Check it out here. (The packets are available a bit down that page.)

Lastly, I'd suggest picking up a copy of this book. The Disneyland Encyclopedia. While not a treasure hunt, it has SO much information on Disneyland that you're bound to find secrets and facts about the park that'd you would have never known. On top of that, you can go find those previously unknown details in the park and see them for yourself.

Thanks! This will be my first attempt at doing anything out in the field so I'm hugely excited about it, even if it will be slow going and clumsy. =)

Got any recommendations for field identification books? I've got the Dorling Kindersley and the Philips guides at the moment - but they seem a bit light on the details. Are there any "classic" field guides worth picking up?

I was quoting http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Classical-Philosophy-Donald-Zeyl/dp/0313287759 under Anaxagoras entry.
If you'd like I could type the relevant section.

Best I can find with a quick internet search

http://lukemuehlhauser.com/pre-socratics-a-painless-introduction/

How old is she? This one looks quite amazing (though expensive)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Encyclopedia-Animals-Complete-Visual-Guide/dp/0520244060/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1322413954&sr=8-8

EDIT TO ADD - looks like its out of stock at the moment though :-(

In response i simply recommend this book makes for good toilet time reading (except for the ones about people dying on toilets).

This would be the correct answer. If you want a second book, this would be a good one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0754817644/ref=cm_sw_r_taa_vkEsybAWRJVPB

Pentru că Veiga nu citează site-ul, ci cartea asta. Online, n-am găsit decît o versiune care se opreşte la litera I. Poţi s-o consulţi aici.

Here are my favorites:

Unofficial Disneyland Encyclopedia

Mouse Tales

The Disney Mountains

The old classics are Smith and Barraclough/Crampton. Znamierowski is more up to date.

Beyond that, there are good books on quite a few more specific topics - design, particular sorts of flags, specific times and places, etc.

It looks like there is going to be Abridged edition of the The Anarchist Encyclopedia in English,published in march 2019

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anarchist-Encyclopedia-Abridged-Sebastien-Faure/dp/1849353069/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1537408512&sr=1-12&keywords=anarchism

Something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/Disneyland®-Encyclopedia-Unofficial-Unauthorized-Unprecedented/dp/1595800689

You can buy them on amazon, but they are pretty expensive :/

My high school offered a course on historical and modern genocides, it compared and contrasted older genocides to the 20th century genocides.

There's public resources, like these:

http://endgenocide.org/learn/past-genocides/

http://www.sciencespo.fr/mass-violence-war-massacre-resistance/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides_in_history

Then there is textbook after textbook on genocides:

https://www.amazon.ca/Modern-Genocide-volumes-Definitive-Collection/dp/1610693639

https://www.amazon.ca/Encyclopedia-Modern-Ethnic-Conflicts-Rudolph/dp/0313313814

https://www.amazon.ca/Atrocities-Massacres-War-Crimes-volumes/dp/1598849255

If you were serious about finding resources on this, or in fact any topic, find university courses and their references, for example:

http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/14-15/dpt/cxpghc11407.htm

http://guides.lib.uwo.ca/history3722f

I didn't even have to look on the second page of google.

Edit: Oh and the holocaust museum has information on other genocides: https://www.ushmm.org/confront-genocide/cases

This one might be worth a look?

http://www.amazon.com/Conspiracy-Encyclopedia-The-Theories/dp/1596091568

https://www.amazon.com/Battleships-World-War-Two-International/dp/185409386X and David K browns 'Nelson to Vanguard' warship design book. Both have full loads of the Nelson at 41250 and Whitley and Wiki have the Nagato at a full load of 38510.

The Numbers make sense to me at first glance with Nelsons much wider beam with thicker and greater surface of belt armour.

The front logo is the same as this set of Pictorial Encyclpedias at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Pictorial-Encyclopedia-People-Made-America/dp/B002QCDK20

Maybe it was an activity that came with that set.

The Concise Encyclopaedia of World History - Rodney Castleden.

It details significant events from 38000BC onwards that occured everywhere. You can follow all those things you asked for through time; Cities being built, Cultures rising, the lead ups to war and other smaller things that are just fun to read (For Example: 1190BC There is a Naval Battle between the Sea Peoples and Egyptian Forces) I recommend it highly.

I usually start here.

I have a book with this picture on the cover: The Encylopedia of Animals

> illustrated history of WWII in at least 20 volumes

This, perhaps?

I kept this one in my bathroom for about a year.

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Exits-The-Illustrated-Encyclopedia/dp/0060817410

I'd recommend reading this book, Pseudoscience: A Critical Encyclopedia. I've read Magicians of the Gods and The Mars Mystery by Hancock for balance, and unfortunately they both read like pseudoscience. Because he is a pseudoscientist.

He's even admitted himself he isn't a scientist, just an author, which is why his work is so scientifically flawed. He's admitted this on pretty much every single podcast he's done with Joe.

>He's being proven more and more right every day.

By who exactly? Who is proving his pseudoscience, please provide me the necessary facts grounded in hard science. I'm open to being wrong, just Graham Hancocks work has yet to change my mind about his worth.