Art A New History

So, I got my book.
The other day I went to the library (after researching art history books that they had and deciding I would rather just go and look on the shelves) and went to the art and culture section. I was wandering down the aisle with my sister and came across a book I had seen during my brief research session: Art A New History.

The benefit: it is perfect. I mean in the table of contents there's a list of different time periods that are in it. There's art and history and pretty much exactly what I need.
The problem: It's about the heaviest book I've ever had the pleasure of carrying around with me in school. I mean besides the crazy thick text books we carry (Not that I've had to carry those this year. That's one of the benefits of the IPad: I can just use the online book).
Anyways, I'm pretty excited about this. It seems interesting (even though my arms are dying because I'm carrying it with me everywhere. I'm contemplating buying it online... that's another place the IPad could come in handy. Not sure.
I think I'm rambling (or at least my brain is).
Bye
~Shannon