From the most powerful telescope to the world’s oldest plant to the longest pogo-stick trek, this annual reference, which features some three hundred full-color photographs, details the most astounding exploits and achievements of humankind and nature. 150,000 first printing.

The latest edition of the wide-ranging reference compilation of facts, records, and feats covers natural history, numbers and mathematics, extinct animals, astronomy, business, agriculture, human physiology, and many other subjects. 100,000 first printing.

There is no better way to own and appreciate the world’s greatest written works. Great Books of the Western World is one of the most acclaimed publishing feats of our time. Authoritative, accurate, and complete, this collection represents the essential core of the Western literary canon, compiling 517 of the most significant achievements in literature, history, philosophy, and science into a color-coded set as handsome as it is affordable. From the ancient classics to the newest masterpieces...

With 17,500 entries supplemented by illustrations and 40 colour information boxes covering every topic from AIDS to wildlife habitats, this encyclopedia is designed as a concise, practical and easy-to-use reference source.

A twenty-six-volume study of the paranormal, mystical, and psychic phenomena commonly referred to as the supernatural.