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The Columbia Encyclopedia Edition 6 Soon to be released - Place your prepublication order Now The largest one-volume encyclopedia available, The Columbia Encyclopedia is unmatched in its scope and reputation for accuracy and authority. Now the newest edition of this cultural landmark, first published back in 1935, is fully updated and revised by a team of specialists under the guidance of Columbia University Press. The pace of change and growth of information in our world has increased dramatically. The Sixth Edition of the Encyclopedia, with coverage extending to January 2000, brings you up to date with the subjects that have dominated the headlines and news of the 1990s. New entries are particularly notable in such areas as technology, health, alternative medicine, and current affairs. For instance, consider these topics and names that have fixed themselves in our global vocabulary: World Wide Web, e-mail, Year 2000 problem, Echinacea, St.-John's wort, Tony Blair, Slobodan Milosevic, George Soros, the Unabomber and Pete Sampras. These are just a few of more than 1000 entries that are entirely new to the Encyclopedia. As well, existing entries have been fully updated and geographical entries reflect the most recent political changes and population statistics. This important reference delivers authoritative factual information that goes beyond just the facts to offer enlightenment and knowledge. Prepared under the direction of six distinguished consultants who are leaders in their respective fields working with more than a hundred specialist advisers and a professional editorial team, The Columbia Encyclopedia offers more informa-tion in one volume than most multivolume encyclopedias. The new sixth edition includes: More than 50,000 total entries More than 65,000 cross-references leading directly to discussions of related topics in other entries More than 40,000 bibliographical citations suggesting further reading And so much more We believe the Libronix edition will be the most valuable and useful edition of this monumental work availble in any format whether print or electronic. The Libronix edition will instantly link to the thousands of additional reference works in the Libronix Digital Library System multiplying its usefulness.
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