CliffsAP World History (Cliffs AP)
by Fred N. Grayson
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Author: Fred N. GraysonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-02-06
ISBN: 0764596314
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Cliffs Notes
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Book Review: Steal oops I mean burn this book - to steal a few words from Jerry Rubin
Summary: 1 Stars
As an AP teacher, I often pick up the various study guides in order to recommend some of the better selections. This is not one of my recommendations by any stretch of the imagination! For one, the format is nothing like the AP Exam. The questions are erratic and disjointed. Above all though this book has been written by perhaps the most extremist agenda driven profs that I have yet to see. Their opinions may be good fodder for a Berkeley class of unfortunates, but the material will possibly not allow you to pass the AP honestly! The material up to 1850 is not bad, but after that it degenerates into incredibly leftist propaganda, esp in view of its consistent romanticism of the Communist movement via the romantification for Guevara Castro Marx and Mao. The most glaring error being a matrix of all the genocides of the 20th century on page 222, but on this page not one mention of Stalin and Mao purges (perhaps 70 million between these two happy-go-lucky funny guys). On 222 the largest one was called a 3.3 mil democide in the Congo. No where in the latter text is to be found anything beyond leftist propaganda for the 1900-2006 era. In fact you will very seldon see the work communism but instead socialism used 90% of the time when discussing centrally controlled totalitarian systems of Marxist states. Also a large portion is dedicated to the glorification of Mao over extensive disparaging of Chiang Kai Shek. On the section of post 9-11 it makes numerous references of how the US is exponentiaaly more terroristic than those regimes it pursues. Please take this book with a grain (large grain) of salt for the post 1850 period. The leftist agenda leaves out large portions of what you will need to know for your AP exam. Take it from one who has seen numerous AP exams. Steer clear of "Cliff`s Little Red Book"
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