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The Illustrated Signs & Symbols Sourcebook: An A To Z Compendium Of Over 1000 Designs. Adele Nozedar (2008)

by Adele Nozedar(Favorite Author)

4.37 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0007379005 (ISBN13: 9780007379002)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

review 1: This is a very pretty book, and as long as the author just discusses symbology, it seems pretty decent. So why the low rating? Because it is so packed full is misinformation and mystical rubbish. I gave up making notes of everything that was wrong, because I was filling up my paper too quickly. Some of the most egregious are the medical claims. For example on page 185 she claims "Homeopathy relies on the power of water to be able to dilute and yet strengthen the essence of the remedy" - This is of course complete bullshit. Homeopathy has been tested repeatedly. It does not work, there is no essence, and nothing to strengthen. Other "alternative" medicine claims accepted uncritically include cancer fighting properties of mistletoe (pg 304) and copper bracelets aid pain reli... moreef (pg 345), and this isn't a book about alt med. This shit is dropped like stinking turds in the middle of what could otherwise be a useful reference book.page 191: She claims that squaring the circle is a fundamental part of secular geometry, which is not really correct at all. In fact it has been proven to be mathematically impossible, because pi is a transcendental number, which has nothing to do with flighty new-age notions of transcendence.page 210: Apparently accepts the actual existence of fairies, pixies, elves and spirits as really existing in twilight.page 214: Claims that there are enough sightings of Sasquatch and big cats to satisfy all but "the most hardened realists", simultaneously equating a mythical creature for which we have no verifiable physical evidence, with a class of creatures for which we have incontrovertible evidence, and subtly implying that anecdotal evidence is all we need to accept the reality of something.Rant to be continued...
review 2: This is a wonderfully fascinating reference book for signs and symbols! A person can get lost in this book for hours at a time!An A to Z compendium of very descriptive notes on all manner of signs, symbols and shapes.This is a very well compiled serious work with detailed descriptions and beautiful graphics to represent each entry. This book would be an asset to anyone's library or bookshelf as a ready reference guide, while at the same time being a fascinating book for even the casual reader to peruse at random....and, as it is so beautifully presented it would be just as much at home on a coffee table. This is not a book you read and be finished with, rather it is a book to refer to again and again.I love this book...Highly recommend 5*s less

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