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Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Hand-held Encyclopedia Britannica


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Ideal gift for a person with a busy lifestyle, this pocket-sized electronic reference tool puts a comprehensive collection of the world's knowledge in the palm of your hand.

The Britannica Concise Encyclopedia features over 25,000 authoritative entries on everything from the Aegean Sea to Zebra Fish. Instantly access up-to-date information on world affairs, art, business, history, literature, politics, pop-culture, science, sports and more.

Don't know how to spell a word? Enter it as it sounds and the 130,000-word phonetic spellchecker finds it. This indispensable reference collection also features instant help with crosswords, anagrams, abbreviations, definition and encyclopedia searches; 11 vocabulary-building word games; plus a calculator and unit/currency converter.

Whether you're at home, in the office or in the classroom, you'll enjoy having the right answers, right when you need them.
 
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