The CIA World Factbook 2008 (Cia World Factbook)

The CIA World Factbook 2008 (Cia World Factbook)
by Central Intelligence Agency

The CIA World Factbook 2008 (Cia World Factbook)
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Author: Central Intelligence Agency
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-12
ISBN: 1602390800
Number of pages: 832
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

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Book Review: Kindle Edition review & workaround
Summary: 4 Stars

The Kindle edition has two problems:

1) The text justification is Centered and can't be altered to full or left justification. This makes for rather annoying reading regardless of what type size you choose.

2) In the Table of Countries, the quickest way to get to the right entry should be to click on the appropriate letter of the alphabet in the alphabet letter list at the top of the Table of Contents.

On the Kindle, you get the alphabet in two lines, A-W and
X-Z.

However, the Kindle handles this kind of links with a pop up "menu" and that only will display links for the letters A through M when you click on the link A-W. So unless you either use the Search on Kindle or page down through the table of contents, you can't get to a N-W country rapidly.

A work around: Go through the text for the N-W countries and use the Kindle Highlight to highlight each letter of the alphabet (at the head of that letter's list of countries. I actually did the whole alphabet this way). Then instead of using the table of contents, use the Menu feature for your Marks.

Also note that Taiwan is listed at the very end of the regular alphabet list.

Summary of The CIA World Factbook 2008 (Cia World Factbook)

Chock full of up-to-date coverage of countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this fascinating reference-intended for use by government officials-should be on the shelf of every school, world traveler, and journalist. For each country, you'll find: a thorough introduction with historical background; detailed geographical facts, including current environmental issues; and a full description of the people, with information on literacy rates, HIV prevalence, and major infectious diseases. There are also details on conventional political parties, contact information for diplomatic representation, and the nation's economic status, complete with statistics. A synopsis of transnational issues includes narcotic-related corruption. Along with multiple appendices, this attractive book features pages of beautiful, recently-updated maps, and three high quality fold-out posters.

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