Publisher's Synopsis
With over 90,00 entries in total, this book provides a coverage of words, phrases and terms in contemporary usage. Over 15,000 encyclopedic entries on people, places, politics, science, technology, the arts, business and mythology - to name a few of the categories covered - are combined with over 75,000 dictionary definitions. This book is designed to be of interest to families and for use in the the office, school or college.