The Guinness Concise Encyclopedia

by IanCrofton (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  1993

  $3.25

  This concise version of The Guinness Encyclopedia contains many new articles, photographs, maps and diagrams. The information is presented thematically, with chapters on the nature of the universe, the restless Earth, the human organism, the world today, technology and industry, a history of the world, religion and philosophy, the visual arts, music and dance, language and literature, and countries of the world. The sections are divided into a series of interrelated articles on key topics, each with a see-through panel guiding the reader to related topics, thus creating a network of knowledge throughout the book. The extensive index aids quick reference to a wide range of people, places, events, terms and concepts.