The Macmillan Visual Dictionary: 3,500 Color Illustrations, 25,000 Terms, 600 Subjects
With thousands of intricate and colorful illustrations presented in a browser-friendly paperback  format, the new compact edition ofThe Macmillan Visual Dictionaryis an easily portable follow-up to the popular hardback version. The dictionary connects each phrasing, key word, or keywordsto a grouping of finely detailed and descriptive pictures, all formatted into a series of sections assembled in  an easy-to-follow index at the beginning of the book. With a depth that includes 12 kinds of mushrooms  and 4 types of billiards, theVisual Dictionaryalso manages to keep a wide enough focus so that  most anyone interested in contemporary life will find a section or two to capture their eye and attention--whether they're painstakingly searching the book for help with a research paper, tracking down a contested  fact, or peering through the many vivid drawings for pure pleasure.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.