Synopses & Reviews
Accurate and up-to-date, this all new single-volume encyclopedia takes an innovative approach to the presentation of information. Material is organized by subject into fourteen major thematic sections, and is attractively presented using diagrams, tables, lists, maps and graphics as well as concise, easy-to-read text. An indispensable and wide-ranging source of data, The Chambers Encyclopedia is ideal for use as a comprehensive and practical reference, whether in the home, the office, at school, or in the library. Special Features: Over 200,000 facts and figures arranged in tables, diagrams and lists, and over 4,500 entries. Hundreds of illustrations, line drawings and diagrams. Practical and easy to use. Fully indexed. Unique thematic presentation of information with fourteen major sections covering: Space; Earth; Climate and Environment; Nations of the World; Social Structure; History; Time; Natural History; Human Body, Health and Nutrition; Communication; Science and Technology; Arts and Culture; Sport and Games; Thought and Belief. This is the ideal book for you if: You want information, facts and figures arranged by subject You want accurate, up-to-date information You want a comprehensive single-volume family reference source.
About the Author
This internationally renowned reference publisher continues its celebrated tradition of excellence into the present day with such informative and authoritative works as the Chambers Crossword Dictionary, Chambers Encyclopedia, Chambers Biographical Dictionary and the all-new Chambers Dictionary of Quotations.
Chambers is based in Edinburgh, as it always has been, and employs editors with a wide range of skills on dictionaries and other titles for a variety of users, including students and teachers of English as a foreign or second language. As well as the core business of publishing dictionaries and thesauruses, Chambers also publishes a range of titles on grammar and usage, single-volume reference titles on science, history, biography and quotations, as well as titles for Scrabble® and crosswords.