The Penguin Concise Encyclopedia
Author(s): David Crystal
The Penguin Concise Encyclopedia is an abridged edition of the bestselling New Penguin Encyclopedia. With over 21,000 entries and nearly one million words, it is an invaluable and up-to-date source of information on subjects as diverse as current affairs and history, science and philosophy, sport and music, written in clear direct style that illuminates even the most intricate concept.
Product Information
David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. He has published over 90 books, including many for Penguin, and was awarded the OBE for services to the English language in 1995. He is the editor of the Penguin Encyclopedia and The New Penguin Factfinder. He lives in Holyhead, Anglesey.
General Fields
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- : pengui
- : pengui
- : 1.262
- : 07 August 2003
- : 231mm X 171mm X 43mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : David Crystal
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : 032
- : 1040
- : 300 maps and illustrations
