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Then, through creative writing, they respond to the events or trends themselves and how they affected our world. In addition to keeping the encyclopaedia britannica updated, it serves as a great reference source for the latest news on the everchanging populations, governments, and economies throughout the world. Explore the factchecked online encyclopedia from encyclopaedia britannica with hundreds of thousands of objective articles, biographies, videos, and images. Below is a summary of key events of 2002 mostly at the local and state level, but also including some key national and international events. Uks highs and lows the world in focus a year to remember the end of year quiz what do you recall. In its first years 1st6th editions, 17681826, the britannica was controlled by the. Comptons by britannica, first published in 2007, incorporating the former comptons encyclopedia, is aimed at 10 to 17yearolds and consists of 26 volumes and 11,000 pages. Britannica book of the year 2008 encyclopedia britannica. In january of 2002, only a few months after the world trade center tragedy of september 11, 2001, united states president george w. Book of the year by britannica and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Britannica book of the year 20 encyclopaedia britannica.
Trumbull hardcover, 936 pages, published 2002 by encyclopedia britannica inc isbn. The magic of encyclopedia britannicas 11th edition books the. The last three volumes are the 2002 book of the year black spine and the two volume index cyan spine. This week in history in these videos, find out what happened this week or any week. Two thousand and two britannica book of the year britannica book of the year, 2002 events of 2001. In a year when our trust in american institutions was tested, sherron watkins of enron, coleen rowley of the fbi and cynthia cooper of worldcom found the strength to stand for whats right more. Mar 01, 20 the britannica book of the year 20 provides a valuable viewpoint of the people and events that shaped the year and serves as a great reference source for the latest news on the ever changing populations, governments, and economies throughout the world. My poetry book of the year has to be paul muldoons moy sand and gravel for its extraordinary mixture of clarity, bravura and grace. A given edition of the book of the year is named in terms of the year of its publication, though the edition actually covers the events of the previous year. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. So much happened in 2001 that literally changed the way so many of us live.
Similarly, britannica has far fewer videos, audio clips and maps than encarta or world book. New york times best books of the year 2002, best books of the. The end result is indepth coverage on the most important stories of the year. In less than a year, enron had gone from being considered one of the most innovative companies of the late 20th century to being deemed a byword for corruption and mismanagement. Britannica book of the year 2009 encyclopedia britannica. On this day in 1995, amazon officially opens for business as an online bookseller. Within a month, the fledgling retailer had shipped books to all 50 u.
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