Britannicas 250th Anniversary Collector's Edition: Our Final Yearbook

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Britannicas 250th Anniversary Collector's Edition: Our Final Yearbook

Author(s): Theodore Pappas (Author), The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (Author)

  • Publisher: Encylopaedia Britannica
  • Publication Date: February 15, 2018
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1625136722
  • ISBN-13: 9781625136725

Book Description

Encyclopædia Britannica, founded in 1768, has been serving knowledge seekers around the world for 250 years. To commemorate this milestone we’re publishing the Encyclopædia Britannica Anniversary Edition: 250 Years of Excellence (1768-2018). Designed both to complete your Britannica yearbook collection and to serve as an engaging stand-alone volume, this individually numbered, special collectors publication is a rare compendium of knowledge, insights, and history and will be the last edition in the 80-year tradition of Britannica’s distinguished yearbooks. The three sections of this book include: Evolving Knowledge: Enjoy some of our favorite entries from Britannica s earliest editions, going back to 1768, when Britannica wondered whether California was an island. Classic Voices: Enjoy the words of the great contributors who have written for Britannica over the centuries, including Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Arnold Palmer. Issues of Today, Visions of Tomorrow: Recent U.S. Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and James Baker weigh in on the international scene; Monica Lewinsky discusses cyberbullying; Harvard s Henry Louis Gates, Jr., tackles race relations, among many other contributors. Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity and special collector s edition!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Theodore Pappas is Executive Editor and Chief Development Officer at Encyclopaedia Britannica in Chicago. His writings have appeared in a variety of American and British publications, including The American Scholar, The Spectator, Lapham’s Quarterly, The Wilson Quarterly, and the New York Post, among others. His work has been taught, anthologized, as well as discussed in publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair. His broadcast experience includes the NBC Today Show, CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, Fox News radio and television, NPR’s All Things Considered, and BBC Radio.

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