Almost 800 classic and current titles recommended by major reviewing sources have been carefully compiled by the authors. All regions of the world are included except the U.S., and all time periods are covered from prehistory to the present. Entries feature a complete bibliographic citation, narrative description, geographic setting, time period, reading level, review citations and space for a library holding symbol. Books cited are either in print or classics generally available in libraries. Entries are organized by continent, region and nation.
Indexes provide access by author, title, subject, key historical figures, themes and time period.