Sinopse: Revised and updated for this new edition, The Cambridge Concise Encyclopedia is a superb, rapid-response reference tool for home, school and office – in fact wherever quick answers are required. Its clear, easy-to-read entries – nearly 20,000 of them on all topics – contain the essential information for the 1990s. The Cambridge Concise Encyclopedia is not only the most comprehensive and up-to-date portable reference book available, it is also the most user-friendly – due to its wealth of maps, diagrams and its unique Ready-Reference section. No other book of its kind offers such superb value for money. • Over 19,000 entries • Over 750,000 words • 100-page Ready Reference section • 570 maps, panels and drawings • 26,000 cross-references enabling rapid information retrieval • Over 100 internationally-renowned contributors
Biografia: David Crystal é um linguista, palestrante e escritor pertencente à Ordem do Império Britânico. É reconhecidamente um dos maiores estudiosos da língua inglesa no mundo, famoso por sua teoria do inglês global, que defende a prioridade de um inglês formado por falantes não-nativos.
