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The New Penguin Encyclopedia (Penguin Reference Books) (Hardcover)
by David Crystal (Author, Editor)
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  • Hardcover: 1704 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (26 Sep 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141009179
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141009179
  • Product Dimensions: 25 x 18.6 x 8.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  (2 customer reviews)
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The New Penguin Encyclopedia forms an integral part of Penguin's expanding reference publishing programme. Edited by David Crystal, without doubt the UK's most widely respected reference editor, it offers more information and detail than any other comparable British encyclopedia. Its authoritative coverage runs from Aachen to Zygote, with over 27,500 articles on all branches of human knowledge. In all, it contains over 2 million words and over 300 charts, maps and diagrams.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars First rate, 15 Jan 2003
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I found the Penguin Encyclopedia to be invaluable. Unlike the previous reviewer, I felt that the Penguin had a lot to offer. Having used the Hutchinson, Random House and Philips Encyclopedias for desktop research, I felt that the Penguin offers a number of distinct advantages. The entries are consistent. A lot of effort has been made to keep the entries succinct but highly factual. IMHO the aforementioned reference works made it very difficult to draw comparisons between two individual entries due to a lack of style and structure. I also welcome the lack of political, religious or any other kind of bias that seems to be the issue with a number of other reference works. The international perspective is excellent. I have learnt more about European culture through Penguin that any other title.
In short the Pengiun offers an excellent medium to obtain the salient facts about a subject and provide a good platform to send you on your way to more indepth and specialised research. This book does not promise what it cannot deliver and as such is an honest and valuable resource. Well done Penguin.
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