Pears' Cyclopaedia by Chris Cook
Offers information on such wide-ranging subjects as global economics, Norse mythology and modern cinema as well as, some details about, among others, brittle stars, cloud computing and ziggurats. This book includes sections on Art and Architecture, the World of Wine and Britain, covering Oscars, Afghanistan and the first year of Barack Obama.
Pears is remarkable, cramming an extraordinary wealth of fact, analysis and speculation into its pages..the great almanac remains Pears. Guardian
Dr Chris Cook has been editing Pears' Cyclopaedia since 1977: the year of the Queen's silver jubilee, James Callaghan and The Clash. The world has changed since then, but Pears is still the only book of its kind to be updated and revised annually. Dr Cook is helped in his daunting yearly task of overseeing a varied team of expert contributors - and condensing their wisdom into one volume - by his love of reference books, the compulsive reading of every kind of newspaper, and his formidable academic record in creating historical works that have been translated into a dozen languages (from Spanish to Korean). He receives letters from Pears fans all around the world, who have long seen the book as a trusted friend.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846142932 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846142938 |
| Title | Pears' Cyclopaedia |
| Author | Chris Cook |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 1056 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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