Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Standard Question Book and Home Study Outlines
A very large percentage of all fundamental knowledge is and must be gained through books. They are the storehouses of the world's wisdom from which we all must draw; but of the rmaking of books there is no ends More than ten thousand new ones make their appear ance each year. As this process continues from year to year, the world's wisdom becomes more and more scattered. In every book that aims to be instructive there are some things of value while in many there is much that is irrelevant.
It has. Well been said that, if all the book knowledge of the day could be sifted through a fine screen and only the best things pre served, the process would be highly beneficial to all seekers of wisdom. It. Was this thought that prompted the building of The Standard Dictionary of Facts. This practical and very instructive work has now been on the market for several years. Its contents have been greatly improved and its sale has greatly increased with the passing of each year. The' American people have already invested over three million dollars in the purchase of this single-volume book and those intelligent purchasers are enthusiastically recommending it to their friends.
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