The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of Knowledge

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All too often an encyclopedia sits unopened on your shelf, but the Marshall Cavendish Encyclopedia of Knowledge is that rare exception, a unique experience in illustrated reference works. Over 1600 pages give the reader an astounding 5000 colour illustrations and over one millión words on all the major areas of basic information that are required ín today's complex world. The Encyclopedia of Knowledge has been carefully planned by a skilled and enthusiastic team of over two dozen editors and designers to give you no mere dull compilation of facts,but a dazzling and enticingly organized entry to the world of knowledge. The editors have drawn on the wisdom and expertise of numerous scholars, educators and informed professionals from the major academic fields to produce the first encyclopedic aid to learning that is as entertaining and attractive as it is useful. Appealing to look at and fun to read, the Encyclopedia of Knowledge is a work the entire family can use with pleasure and... Tovább

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All too often an encyclopedia sits unopened on your shelf, but the Marshall Cavendish Encyclopedia of Knowledge is that rare exception, a unique experience in illustrated reference works. Over 1600 pages give the reader an astounding 5000 colour illustrations and over one millión words on all the major areas of basic information that are required ín today's complex world. The Encyclopedia of Knowledge has been carefully planned by a skilled and enthusiastic team of over two dozen editors and designers to give you no mere dull compilation of facts,but a dazzling and enticingly organized entry to the world of knowledge. The editors have drawn on the wisdom and expertise of numerous scholars, educators and informed professionals from the major academic fields to produce the first encyclopedic aid to learning that is as entertaining and attractive as it is useful. Appealing to look at and fun to read, the Encyclopedia of Knowledge is a work the entire family can use with pleasure and profit. Written in a clear and interesting style and imaginatively illustrated, it will not only help children with school projects and examinations, but will alsó encourage them to search further and learn more. Adults, too, will find the arrangement of the basiccareas of knowledge-plants and animals, basic sciences and applied technology, the humán body, geography and geology, plus, of course, the magnificent maps in the atlas section and the comprehensive index - helpful in expanding on the background of that science programmé on television, that earthquake in Yugoslavia, the complex geography of the Pacific, the way the humán brain works, and to gain that altogether broader understanding of the world that separates the educated man from his fellows. Here,for the first time ever, is a comprehensive encyclopedia in a single beautifully illustrated volume that will become an indispensable addition to every family's bookshelf. Vissza