Product Description

The Pears' Cyclopaedia was first published in 1897, and over 100 years later is still informing, intriguing and surprising generations of readers with its mixture of little-known curiosities and up-to-the-minute facts and figures, and is still the only book of its kind to be annually updated by experts. This latest edition contains many of the oringinal's favourite topics and a host of new features. There are major sections ranging from world affairs and economics, through literature and music, to science, medicine and the environment; a detailed world gazetteer (with updated census figures); as well as sections on subjects as diverse as sporting winners, art terms and money matters.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1460482 in Books
• Published on: 2005-11-17
• Released on: 2005-11-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1056 pages

About the Author
Dr Chris Cook was born in Leicester in 1945. He was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and at Nuffield College, Oxford. He subsequently combined an academic career with a variety of writing and editorial work. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.