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mehsi's review
5.0
This is a fantastic book, full of facts, funny things (the person who wrote it has a good sense of humour) and I learned quite a few new things.
I am hoping for more book of Everything* with new info and new facts. :)
*Almost
I am hoping for more book of Everything* with new info and new facts. :)
*Almost
debz57a52's review
3.5
I really like seeing graphic organizers, infographs, diagrams, and the like as a way to organize and convey information. This book is one of those collections, with a mostly thematic focus on travel, since it's from Lonely Planet. The visuals are grouped by topic - understanding the world, outdoor survival, etiquette, medical, food and drink, personal safety, and then randomness - and the information is accurate and clear. Each topic in the chapter has a two-page spread of information. Some topics were more interesting or applicable to me, but all of them were generally clever and easy to read.
basilkumquat's review
3.0
Fun info graphics with trivia about the world, first aid, animal tracking, tipping, self-defense, etc. Note that since the book was published in 2012 some of the facts are out of date. One weird bit was etiquette on kissing in the US because proper greeting etiquette would generally not include any sort of kissing, so there might be other slightly odd tips in there as well.
Would advise people to read this book for fun, but not to actually prepare for an upcoming trip since it's not specific to any particular country.
Would advise people to read this book for fun, but not to actually prepare for an upcoming trip since it's not specific to any particular country.
kbeddes's review
4.0
Sweet little book that kind of reminded me of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (the metaphorical one, not literal) because it really did cover almost everything someone would need to know about this planet and how to function in every part of the globe. I loved all the little tidbits I learned and got to share with everyone around me. Super short read, but super informative.
audstruck's review
4.0
This is about as close to a real life version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as we can get. Perfect on an e-reader so you can take it everywhere. If only it came in a pocket version for us paper book folks.
bookedallweek's review
2.0
I read this on a whim, "free" on Scribd. While some of the stuff was interesting, the majority was nothing new to me. Some pages I felt were added as "fun" pages for kids? And I'm pretty sure some of the information was outdated, like the bit about not using your mobile phones on a plane even on flight mode. I often read books on my phone when I'm flying so I definitely keep my phone on flight mode but apparently that's wrong?
Anyways, there's a similar book that has graphics to showcase all sorts of different information, I think it's called 'Information is Beautiful', and I much prefer that one even though some of the information in this one was interesting as well.
Anyways, there's a similar book that has graphics to showcase all sorts of different information, I think it's called 'Information is Beautiful', and I much prefer that one even though some of the information in this one was interesting as well.
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