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Cartoon History of the Universe 2: Volumes 8-13
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 902.07
EAN: 9780385420938
ISBN: 0385420935
Label: Main Street Books/Doubleday
Manufacturer: Main Street Books/Doubleday
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 305
Publication Date: 1994-10
Publisher: Main Street Books/Doubleday
Release Date: September 18, 1994
Studio: Main Street Books/Doubleday
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Editorial Review:
Continuing right where the first book left off, The Cartoon History of the Universe II once again combines Gonick's superb cartooning with the lessons of history. Find out what Lynn Johnston, creator of For Better of Worse, calls "a gift to those of us who love to laugh and who love to learn." Part II contains volumes 8 to 13, from the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome (and India, too!).
Here's a new installment of the phenomenal bestseller that Publishers Weekly selected as one of the twelve graphic books of all time. Spanning ages and continents from Ancient India to Rome and China in A.D. 600, Volume II is hip, funny, and full of info. B & W illustrations.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome
This is the second volume of Larry Gonick's Cartoon History of the Universe. The series tells the history of the world, in comic book form. Lots of bad puns are thrown in to keep things interesting. This particular volume focuses on India, China and Rome. This is a fun way to learn history.
Rating:  - my favorite of the series
Every book in this series is both funny and intelligent. Much of the dumb humor comes from getting the facts straight. Even small details like Galba jumping into his boyfriend's arms after learning that he has been declared emporer is from Tacitus.
This is my favorite by virtue of being about Ancient Rome, its rise as a Republic, the height of Empire and its collapse into the dark ages. The fact that he doesn't flinch from the more scandalous details (such as Tiberius' proclivities ... Read More
Rating: - The universe in comics... finally...
Comics have no limits. Anything can get depicted with words and pictures. And, after Larry Gonick completes his "Cartoon History of the Universe" series, most everything will be. Over the past three decades Gonick has stretched modern comics from the purely fictional into the scientific and historic. He has cartoonified esoteric subjects that would bore most medieval scriveners. Snoozers like statistics, genetics, physics, chemistry (and the one exception, that great unmentionable - blush, blush ... Read More
Rating: - Great Service!
The book is really funny. It arrived quickly, with no hassle at all!
Rating: - Great Book!
I teach 6th grade social studies and have found that these books are very popular as well as informative. In fact, I am replacing the ones I have because they are falling apart!
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