The Cambridge Concise Encyclopedia New updated edition

by David Crystal

Revised and updated for this new edition, The Cambridge Concise Encyclopedia is a superb, rapid-response reference tool for home, school and office - in fact wherever quick answers are required. Its clear, easy-to-read entries - nearly 20,000 of them on all topics - contain the essential information for the 1990s. The Cambridge Concise Encyclopedia is not only the most comprehensive and up-to-date portable reference book available, it is also the most user-friendly - due to its wealth of maps, diagrams and its unique Ready-Reference section. No other book of its kind offers such superb value for money. * Over 19,000 entries * Over 750,000 words * 100-page Ready Reference section * 570 maps, panels and drawings * 26,000 cross-references enabling rapid information retrieval * Over 100 internationally-renowned contributors