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DK World Reference Atlas (Revised)

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DK's World Atlas goes far beyond the usual call of duty for atlases. It also gives a realistic look at all of the countries in the world. I have had this book for about a year now. Each time I open it I discover something new. I have been interested in atlases most of my life, so I have seen quite a number of them. This one stands head and shoulders above the rest, and I will be first in line to buy the new version. I recomend this atlas for anyone. It is a valuable reference, especially for high school and college students. Indeed a wealth of information whose value outweighs its price.

I have always been pleased with DK publishing, and I have bought continuous updates of this book. I would reccomend it to any educational facility or a private book collector. It offers extremely valuable information about the world around us. Each section lists detailed information on the people, tourists, military, government, land, resources, prisoner numbers, everything you could ever want or need. A+ all the way.

This is an amazingly useful atlas of all the countries of the world broken down into various key areas. It is now being published under the title The Financial Times World Reference Atlas. After looking for an updated version of this title for years I came across it on Amazon.co.uk site and it is also available from the US site. Hope this info helps others who have been seeking a recent updated edition also.

This atlas is a solid building block for an efficient personal library. It offers a wealth of meaningful, well-organized information in the space of a typical dictionary or college textbook (it doesn't take up a whole coffee table like many atlases). I recommend complementing this work with Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition, for a strong basic reference combination.

I had my ideas about how the world existed, now I know how it exists. This book even helped with my college history class with its chronology section with every country. It was definitely more than I expected, and I learned a whole lot, more!

This book is filled with so much interesting information. My husband got it for his birthday and we both love it. However, it is sadly outdated. It said that it was revised, the last time it was revised though was 1996 so you have to keep that in mind when reading the book.