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Crystal Reference Encyclopedia
Crystal Reference is led by renowned author, language expert and world
authority on reference publishing, Professor David Crystal, who received
an OBE in 1995 for his services to the study and teaching of the English
language.
The Encyclopedia contains many thousands of entries, ranging from absolute
zero to zorilla, and over 83,000 cross-references. With an unparalleled
level of accuracy and concision, the Crystal Reference Encyclopedia ensures
that the essential facts are always at your fingertips.
Philip's
Encyclopedia
Identification Guide
Pictorial guide to the stars and planets (Equatorial star charts and celestial
objects), the human body (Bones, muscles, circulation and nervous system),
mammals (Marsupials), birds (Birds of prey, butterflies and trees (Conifers),
with 1000 colour illustrations.
A-Z Encyclopedia
13,000 fully cross-referenced entries cover science and technology, the
arts, history, geography, current affairs, religion, sports, and popular
culture, with 1500 colour illustrations.
Ready Reference
Tables, charts and lists give thousands of up-to-date facts and figures
in essential, easy-to-access form
The Columbia
Encyclopedia
First published in 1935, The Columbia Encyclopedia has maintained its
reputation for its unmatchable scope, accuracy and authority, covering
entries from aardwolf to Agassi and weevil to whiskey. The Columbia Encyclopedia
provides authoritative factual information about our world in its many
guises - physical, historical, geographical, political, scientific, religious,
and cultural.
The scope of the Encyclopedia goes beyond the facts to provide a higher
level of enlightenment and knowledge. This is the seventh time in its
69-year history that the Encyclopedia has been revised and updated. Completely
updated in February 2004, the digital edition of the Encyclopedia has
more than 50,000 articles, 80,000 cross-references, and 40,000 bibliographical
citations.
The Hutchinson
Encyclopedia, Helicon
This new 2001 edition of The Hutchinson Encyclopedia has been systematically
and thoroughly updated to include the latest people and topics - from
popular culture and sport (Will Smith, Sam Mendes, Denise Lewis) to the
most recent developments in science and technology (antibiotic resistance,
nanotechnology, genetically modified foods).
• Over
50,000 entries
• Fantastic explanatory figures and diagrams
• Many beautiful colour images
The Macmillan
Encyclopedia
Comprehensively revised and enlarged every year, the Macmillan Encyclopedia
is completely up to date, reflecting all the most recent world events
and developments. It is the most reliable and useful one-volume encyclopedia
available.
Over 26,000 entries cover the world spectrum of human knowledge, including
science and technology, countries of the world, space, natural history,
medicine, politics, sport, people, literature, art and history.
New entries in this edition cover the latest political developments around
the world, including the events of 11 September 2001 and the subsequent
war on terrorism; updates on the Middle East and Northern Ireland; people
of significance, including Osama Bin Laden and Iain Duncan Smith; the
new Nobel Prize winners, film director Peter Jackson, and authors Louis
de Bernières and Philip Pullman; the latest innovations and discoveries
in science and technology, including stem cell research; and the latest
in sport, including entries for Nasser Hussein, Goran Ivanisevic and Ellen
McArthur.
Entries combine accuracy and detail with a concise and lively style to
ensure that this encyclopedia can be used by readers of all ages. For
school, homework, library or office use this is an unrivalled resource.
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