The Cambridge Factfinder

by David Crystal (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $3.27

  The Cambridge Factfinder remains the most comprehensive and up-to-date general factbook available. In this new extended edition every area of knowledge has been updated, including populations, international boundaries, the world's political leaders, and international prizes. There is new material covering more than 30 extra pages, including the world's largest cities by population, the most up-to-date political and geographical coverage of the war in the former Yugoslavia, Eritrea as a new country, data about the legal systems of Australia, Canada, South Africa and the USA, details of the universities of 30 new countries, the most recent statistics about the world's language families, the latest details of world English use, and the major causes of death worldwide. There are over 360 illustrations - graphs, diagrams, and specially-drawn maps - and a substantial index.

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $25.12

• Used

  Hardcover
  1994

  $3.27

  Now thoroughly revised and updated, this popular reference book provides the quickest and most accurate answers to the widest possible range of questions. With more up-to-date facts and figures than any similar book, The Cambridge Factfinder is a storehouse of general and not-so-general knowledge for anyone needing information in a hurry. The information is clearly presented in the form of tables, lists, maps and diagrams. Its logical ordering, attractive page design and superb index makes this the most user-friendly source of information available. * Over 800 pages of up-to-date information * Covers all areas of human knowledge * Over 180,000 facts and figures * Over 300 maps and diagrams * 120-page index ensuring rapid information retrieval