Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (Volume 1 and 2) (Includes a hardcover copy of "The Detail Determines Success")

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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (2 volumes) is a new achievement of cooperation between China and the United States. It is a desk reference book launched by the U.S. Britannica Encyclopedia Company in the early 21st century. It focuses on introducing knowledge with universal, typical, and high retrieval rates, emphasizing the accuracy and authority of knowledge and data, fully reflecting the knowledge and events of the new century, such as gene replication, terrorism, and new political and academic figures. The Chinese edition is translated from the latest English edition. The entire book contains nearly 30,000 entries, totaling 9 million words, and is accompanied by over 2,000 images, charts, and maps, making knowledge themes more intuitive, vivid, and easier to compare. To facilitate readers of all levels, the main text of the entries is arranged in Pinyin alphabetical order based on the Chinese titles, and an index of Chinese titles by stroke order is appended, along with a index of foreign titles and Chinese titles. The book sets up tens of thousands of cross-references, linking the content of entries to provide readers with more knowledge within a limited space. This book condenses the essence of the Britannica Encyclopedia, including natural sciences, history, economics, politics, literature and arts, geography, and other humanities. It covers the new developments in world technology after the 21st century, the latest research findings in various disciplines, as well as new figures and events. In a visually rich format, it makes rigorous knowledge themes more intuitive, vivid, and easier to compare, making it more suitable for modern reading habits.