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Pears' Cyclopaedia 2011-2012 [Hardcover]

Chris Cook (Author)

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Hardcover: 832 pages
Publisher: Allen Lane (1 Sep 2011)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1846143756
ISBN-13: 978-1846143755
Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 14 x 4.1 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 11,137 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Pears is remarkable, cramming an extraordinary wealth of fact, analysis and speculation into its pages ... the great almanac remains Pears (Guardian )

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Continuing to inform and intrigue generations of readers with its unique mix of solid facts and fascinating gems, Pears' Cyclopaedia offers clear and concise information on such wide-ranging subjects as global events, Norse mythology and modern cinema.

This year, in researching Pears, some of the more unexpected facts uncovered in this issue are that penguins have more feathers than any other creature, white rhinos are not in fact white, China produces more potatoes than any other country - and Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt.

Updated regularly by a panel of loyal experts, this handy edition includes new and revised sections - making Pears' Cyclopaedia the only reference book you'll ever need.

Additional material includes famous gardens, drinks from cocktails to fortified wines, current affairs from the coalition period to the global warming debate, and new phrases including 'Boris bikes' and 'screenagers'. Plus all the traditional favourites: famous people, medical matters, classical mythology, gazetteer of the British Isles, music, the world of science, sporting almanac, latest tax advice and general information.

Little wonder Pears remains Britain's favourite encyclopaedia from the world's most famous publisher.

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The world is not enough.... 1 Dec 2011

By Mr. R. S. Young

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We do a lot of crosswords and so reference books are essential as our brains are not sufficient ! We have had a Pears' for some years so thought it would be a good idea to buy a new updated version. Thankfully we purchased it from Amazon because the High Street price is �25 and we were disappointed with the new version. A whole section - World Gazetteer - has gone and this we always found most useful when trying to place towns and rivers around the world. It seems to have been replaced with beers and drinks which gives you some idea of the level of intelligence these days.
No, sorry but this is not a good buy and suggest people consider by an earlier one which they will find considerably more useful.

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Disappointed 18 Jan 2012

By Max

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I have been buying this book for many years and always find it very helpful when doing crosswords. However very disappointed to find this year that the gazeteer only covers the British Isles. Where am I going to look now for the rest of the world?

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disappointed 31 Dec 2011

By grumble

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Lovely book but why is the print so small,I have never had any problem reading any book before,but now I have eye strain after spending just a few minutes with this book.

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