Macmillan Encyclopedia 2003

by Market House Books (Author)

• Used

  Illustrated
  2002

  $3.44

  The best value and most up-to-date one-volume encyclopedia Comprehensively revised and enlarged every year, the Macmillan Encyclopedia reflects all the most recent events and developments. Over 26,000 entries cover the whole field of human knowledge, including science and technology, countries of the world, space, natural history, medicine, politics, sport, people, literature, art and history. New entries for this edition cover the latest political developments around the world, including world terrorism and the attack on the World Trade Centre; updates on the Middle East and Northern Ireland; new people of significance, including Osama Bin Laden and Iain Duncan Smith; the new Nobel Prize winners; the latest innovations and discoveries in science and technology, including stem cell research; and the new top events and people in literature, art, film, theatre and sport, including entries for Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, and for Nasser Hussein, Goran Invanisevic and Ellen McArthur. Unrivalled as a resource for school, home, library or office use.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $7.98

  Comprehensively revised every year, The Macmillan Encyclopedia reflects the most recent events and developments, making this a useful one-volume encyclopedia. New entries in the 2002 edition include: political developments around the world; new people of significance, including the new US President, the Nobel Prize winners, musicians Yevgeni Kissin and Maxim Vengerov and architects Frank Gehry and Daniel Libeskind; innovations in science and technology; and sport, including outstanding results of the Sydney Olympic Games.