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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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