Portraits of Greatness Spinescape
including Captain James Cook and Sir Edmund Hillary
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2010 World Book at 2009 Price
AUD$2,255 ($2,050 ex GST) plus AUD$39 freight
NZD$2,655 ($2,360 ext GST) plus NZD$50 freight
Volumes: 22
World Book invited book lovers everywhere to select the Spinescape for The World Book Encyclopedia 2010. The winning Spinescape, Portraits of Greatness, showcases iconic figures such as Captain James Cook and Sir Edmund Hillary who have affected human thought and deed throughout the ages.
World Book editors present thorough information in a clear, direct style that makes each article both substantive and understandable. Articles start with relatively basic information and advance in depth as they progress.
The World Book Difference:
2010 Edition
New or Revised Articles: More than 3,000
New or Revised Maps: 170
New or Revised Photos and Illustrations: 280
Revised Pages: 4,600
Percentage of Pages Revised: More than 32%
Since 2006 edition:
New or Revised Articles: 10,400
New or Revised Maps: 1,050
New or Revised Photos and Illustrations: 950
Revised Pages: 19,300
Highlights of The World Book Encyclopedia 2010
Highlighting the edition are new and expanded articles on John Key, binge eating, biofuel, Raul Castro, computer security, Emmett Till case, martial arts, Michelle Obama, rock music, Superman, swine flu, television, Kanye West, professional wrestling, among many other topics.
Statistics have been updated for every independent country in the world.
The following Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands articles are among those reviewed and revised for the 2010 print edition:
Abalone
Acacia
Admiralty Island
American Samoa
Auckland
Australia
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Australian Desert
Bougainville
Clark, Helen Elizabeth
Great Barrier Reef
Great Victoria Desert
Howard, John Winston
Indonesia
Key, John
Kidman, Nicole
Kiribati
Lake Eyre
Lake Torrens
Micronesia, Federated State of
Murdoch, Rupert
Murray River
Mythology
New Zealand
Northern Territory
Pacific Islands
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Sulu Sea
Suva
Tasmania
Tonga
Uluru
Victoria
Yap Islands
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