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148 x 280 x 75mm
The most up-to-date, one-volume encyclopedia. Unrivalled coverage for school, home and office use.
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 Center; 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.
Also includes 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 Ivanisevic and Ellen McArthur.
