Collins Gem Fact File

By Elaine Henderson and William Allan

A handy, quick-reference guide to thousands of difficult-to-remember or difficult-to-find facts, now in a new flexibinding. This fully revised edition of Collins Gem Fact File is being reissued in flexibinding, providing the durability of a hardback with the flexibility of a paperback. The stylish new cover design will enliven this and 70 other bestselling Gems. Do you know who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1965? What is the capital of the Netherlands Antilles? When was the telescope invented? What is ablutophobia? Which countries are members of OPEC? Whose saint's day is 11 February? The answers to these and many thousands of other questions, whether they be from the worlds of politics, history, geography, religion, science, the arts, language or sport, can be found in this fully revised edition of this bestselling Gem. Now with full-colour coverage and attractive new tables, this is the only quick-reference general knowledge guide you will need.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0004723139
• ISBN13: 9780004723136
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Not Avail
• Length: 256 Pages