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"Who Do You Think You Are?": Trace Your Family History Back to the Tudors: Bk. 3
Product Group: Book
Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment (2006-09-18)
ISBN: 0007230087
EAN: 9780007230082
Dewy Decimal #: 929.1072041
Hardcover: 224 pages
Edition: TV Tie in Ed
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Customer Reviews
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Neither one thing nor...
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-01-20
The bulk of this book is the author's history of Britain. No doubt fun for him to write, but if I wanted a popular history, I'd go for Starkey, Schama, etc.
The interleaved episodes refer back to the programs in the previous series of WDYTYA - unfortunately, they are only thin reminders of those stories and don't tell the people's stories nor help anyone understand the Family History side.
Yes, there's a list of contacts and odd things, but nothing that can't be gained from Google, GenUKI, Cyndi's List, etc.
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Basically an 11 year old's history book...
Rating (2)
Date: 2007-05-01
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
I think I must have ordered this book based on the incorrect review mentioned below. It certainly isn't the valuable resource I expected (in fairness I haven't inspected the last chapter yet where all the links & resources are listed); it is basically a (very) potted history of Britain and mostly of England. It reminds me of a school history book where the lives and achievements of the Kings and Queens are glossed over simply for young readers. This is a classic TV spin-off for merchandising purposes only.
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All gloss - no substance
Rating (2)
Date: 2007-02-10
13 out of 15 customers found this reveiw helpful
As a general read and as an "add-on" to the recent TV series, this is an interesting book but as a useful geanealogy research reference book, it is practically useless. It is little more than a glossy companion to a TV series but for any serious researcher, the advice must be - look elsewhere.
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Wrong book
Rating  (5)
Date: 2006-11-05
29 out of 36 customers found this reveiw helpful
The other review on this page does not refer to the advertised book. It refers to a completely different book. This book was published in Sept 2006 and the review was written in Oct 2004. Say no more. Please make this clear on the page or remove it.
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Retail Price: £17.99
Amazon.com's Price:£0.50
That's 97% Off!
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