The Guinness Encyclopedia

by IanCrofton (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  1993

  $3.25

  Continuing to reflect the rapidly-changing world, this revised edition includes the latest events on the international scene, from the division of Czechoslovakia, the rise of neo-Nazism and the election of Bill Clinton, to the situation in the Balkans, Somalia and the Middle East. In addition, the book explains recent developments in science, such as the new evidence for the Big Bang theory from the COBE satellite, as well as technological innovations from digital compact cassettes to the B-2 flying-wing stealth bomber. Also recorded are the deaths of prominent figures such as Rudolph Nureyev, John Cage, Dizzy Gillespie and Kenneth Macmillan.

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  Hardcover
  1990

  $3.25

  Over 160 advisory editors and contributors have helped to compile this work of reference which is illustrated throughout in colour with photographs, paintings, maps and diagrams. The subject-matter is arranged in 12 subject areas to facilitate rapid reference and extended reading. The volume includes a detailed index with over 11,000 references; an A-Z gazetteer of the countries of the world with 170 national maps and flags; colour-coded sections for immediate identification; and boxes at the end of each spread to guide the reader to related spreads. The Encyclopedia is obtainable singly, or in sets of 12 copies plus a reading copy in a lectern (ISBN 0-85112-935-8).