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– Over 72,000 articles, some of which are illustrated and/or provide Internet links. Includes an extensive index, family guide, yearbooks, biographies, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, and an Internet Guide with more than 130,000 selected and evaluated sites.
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