Snapshot: The Visual Almanac for Our World Today - Hardcover

CIRCA (Cambridge International Reference On Current Affairs)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845335236 ISBN 13: 9781845335236

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 2009

Synopsis

A new generation of illustrated reference book for the entire family, Snapshot is packed with cleverly presented, trustworthy information on an encyclopedic range of topical subjects.

Snapshot makes the complex world easy to understand.
It uses cleverly conceived graphics to explain the facts behind today's big issues.

However, it doesn't just provide information; it takes all the fact and figures, analyzes them, spots the trends hiding beneath the surface and presents them in an easily-understandable, new and highly-illustrated way.

In exploring trends, Snapshot explains not just how the world works today, but also how things might work tomorrow.

About this title

About the Author

Circa (Cambridge International Reference on Current Affairs) specializes in the delivery of global and current affairs content, with a twenty-year reputation as one of the most reliable and accurate suppliers of global political, economic and geographical statistics and information.

Reviews

Adult/High School–Broad thematic areas–environment, finance, culture–and specific topics within them–e.g., water, voting, music–are addressed on spreads covered with charts and graphs, archival photos, perceptive and concise comments tightly focused on important details, and Web resources. Intended to be bias free, the volume is highly successful and will appeal to nonfiction, fact-addicted browsers, teen researchers, and activists. Updating brings it through the 2008 U.S. Presidential election but by considering the world as a whole, and not a specifically U.S. perspective, this volume serves as an authentic window on experiences beyond Americans' own. Web sites noted for further research on each page are well evaluated and are comprised mainly of international government bodies, like the World Health Organization, and high-profile news resources, like the BBC. Scope and depth require that this book be updated as frequently as biannually, but today's teens will feel at home with its references to Facebook, iPhones, and current major league sports teams. This book deserves a place in both reference and circulating collections.–Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia END

Edition details

• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845335236
• ISBN 13: 9781845335236
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352