Webster's New World Encyclopedia

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Lhe quality, clarity, and attention to detail that have made Webster's New World America's first choice for dictionaries and other fine reference works are evident on every page of this superlative new one-volume encyclopedia. Its 25,000-plus entries are accurate and up to date, right up to the 1990 census and the history-making changes taking place in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Included are subjects as ancient as the abacus, as contemporary as in vitro fertilization and Tiananmen Square, as entertaining as baseball and the pirate captain Jean Lafitte. The span of topics is wide-ranging and comprehensive, encompassing:
¦ History
¦ Science and Technology
¦ Current Affairs
¦ Art and Literature
¦ Sports
¦ Popular Culture
This distinguished reference provides the breadth of coverage and depth of information every home and business needs.
Even more important, the Webster's New World Encyclopedia is designed to be used, by every member... Tovább

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Websters
NewW>rld Encyclopedia
Lhe quality, clarity, and attention to detail that have made Webster's New World America's first choice for dictionaries and other fine reference works are evident on every page of this superlative new one-volume encyclopedia. Its 25,000-plus entries are accurate and up to date, right up to the 1990 census and the history-making changes taking place in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Included are subjects as ancient as the abacus, as contemporary as in vitro fertilization and Tiananmen Square, as entertaining as baseball and the pirate captain Jean Lafitte. The span of topics is wide-ranging and comprehensive, encompassing:
¦ History
¦ Science and Technology
¦ Current Affairs
¦ Art and Literature
¦ Sports
¦ Popular Culture
This distinguished reference provides the breadth of coverage and depth of information every home and business needs.
Even more important, the Webster's New World Encyclopedia is designed to be used, by every member of the family or the office staff. More than 2,500 illustrations, many in glorious full color, not only enhance the text but invite browsing.
Throughout the book are scores of features, including:
¦ Maps and charts
¦ Tables and Graphs
¦ Chronologies
¦ Information boxes
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Its entries are not only accurate and up to date; they are written to be accessible to young people while remaining incisive and informative enough to satisfy adults. Where a subject is of special interest— such as acid rain—there is a special full-color information box with extra text and illustrations to enhance the main entry.
Finally, the Webster's New World Encyclopedia is designed for both maximum information display and readability. Its A-to-Z format makes it easy to locate the entries you need, and it's extensively cross-referenced, to direct you to all the information you need on any given topic.
Whether you're looking for a handy source for your high schooler's class assignments, a reference to give depth and background to the daily news, or a fact-checker for your business or home office, the Webster's New World Encyclopedia is the finest one-volume reference on the market.
Front-cover photos, left to right: Martin Luther King, Jr. (© Popperfoto); Boris Yeltsin (© Bettmann Archive); the Space Shuttle Atlantis (© NASA); Ulysses S. Grant (courtesy Sachem publishing); detail of The Paris Basin by Mary Cassatt (© Bridge-man Art Library).
Back-cover photos, left to right: Gabriela Sabatini (© Allsport); F. Scott Fitzgerald (© Popperfoto); a statue at the Sacred Way to the Ming Tombs, Beijing, China (© Anthony Lambert); Joan Crawford (© Bex Features); Anwar Sadat (© Popperfoto). Vissza