World Book
Encyclopedic reference set
World Book is an encyclopedia brand, best known for its multi-volume print sets marketed to families and schools.
For much of the 20th century, owning a set of World Book encyclopedias was a middle-class household staple: We looked it up in the World Book.
The brand continues as an online reference resource, though internet search has largely displaced encyclopedia sets in homes.
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- volumesAmounts or books
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- pagesBound paper sheets
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World Bookacademic journals
Publications for peer-reviewed research
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