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The Cambridge Paperback Encyclopedia
The Cambridge Paperback Encyclopedia
Now thoroughly revised and updated, The Cambridge Paperback Encyclopedia remains the most comprehensive portable reference book available. Its clear, easy-to-read entries - nearly 20,000 of them on all topics - contain the essential information for the 1990s. All areas of human knowledge are covered: technology, the environment, sport, geography...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521559683
ISBN-10: 0521559685
Publication Date: 8/25/1995
Pages: 1,088
Edition: 2
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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Yes, we've all come to rely on Wikipedia for our quick encyclopedia needs. But there's something to be said for a comprehensive, pithy, desktop reference book that is edited by professionals. This formidable text includes many illustrations, and a 100+ page reference section at the back. Fun to browse, beautifully edited, and quite comprehensive, this encyclopedia may represent a dying breed, but there is still much to delight true bibliophiles.


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