758 Encyclopedia

The most fascinating, thought-tickling, idea-stimulating dictionary you've ever heard! Use it to enhance your creativity, find information, do homework, learn to pronounce words.. even solve puzzles. Great for puzzle lovers! New multi-media version with real-voice pronunciations for 72,000 word, and Rogets II Electronic Thesaurus with over 500,000 synonyms MAC/WINDOWS

Contains full text of a 26 volume encyclopedia. With over 33,000 articles, over 7,000 photos and illustrations, full-motion videos, 3D animations and presentations. Also allows for fast and easy printing and copying of all pictures and articles 2-up. Includes a world atlas, animation and fill color pictures. An educational resource for the entire family.

As Far and as Fast as Your Mind Will Travel. It's a big universe. And with Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, you can explore it daily. With the click of a mouse you can experience a space shuttle launch in fill motion video and sound. Click again, and you'll discover the history, technology and people who made it possible. The same easy access can take you from science to nature, history, people and places.

Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia links you to a universe of knowledge.

Dramatic Photos & History of every U.S. Postage Stamp Design. Over 2,400 Stamps!

Scours the Old West in search of the gunslingers, train robbers, gamblers, and gangs that roamed the land and the lawmen who tracked them down. This title presents the fascinating profiles--in twenty-five volumes covering more than 4,000 hypertext pages--of more than 600 great Western legends, including Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Judge Roy Bean, and "Wild Bill" Hickok. Gain valuable insights to the settlement of the Western frontier and the many challenges involved in upholding the law in the old west.

The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (GME) is a treasure trove of information to experience and explore. The GME contains more than 32,000 articles, including pictures, maps, fact boxes, tables, sounds, movies, interactivities, atlases, timelines and more.

Take the definitive encyclopedic database, give it the speed and search power of CD-ROM and what is the result? The Software Toolworks Illustrated Encyclopedia. From the first moment you use it, The Software Toolworks Illustrated Encyclopedia will show you why it sets the standard for research tools. There are more than 33,000 articles including 3,000 new or updated items. Plus, you can now access numerous full-color illustrations and photos from within articles themselves or from a convenient picture index. Whether you are writing a paper, researching a topic or simply want to be completely informed, give yourself the edge, The Software Toolworks Illustrated Encyclopedia.

Newest electronic version of the 3rd ed in print, instant access to the most up to date American English words and definitions. Contains about 10,000 new words, 1,000's of new meaning for existing words. Alternated spelling displays list of similarly spelled words. Contains 180,000 entries and thousands of colorful pictures. Our unique and extremely fast 'hot words" feature links every word to other related words in the dictionary!

Getting Started: In Windows, use "RUN" under "File" of program manager. Double click the file "SETUP" on this CD.

Microsoft Bookshelf takes you beyond the limitations of the printed page with animation, illustration, sound, and lightning-fast search capabilities. Featuring seven popular reference books, Bookshelf turns your PC into a powerful, interactive reference tool. No desktop should be without it!

Microsoft Office Professional & Bookshelf for Windows 95 gives you six full featured, integrated products that work together like one, plus complete online documentation. And in the Microsoft Bookshelf CD-ROM reference library, you get eight essential reference tools for quick access to information you need. What's more, the Office CD-ROM value pack gives you extra clip art, fonts, sounds, and animation for presentations.

The 1994 edition of Microsoft Encarta sets a new standard for multimedia encyclopedias, harnessing all the power of your computer to take you and your family on a journey of discovery and learning.

A world of knowledge comes to life through engaging multimedia in Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 99. The new interface, easy to use search tools, and innovative features encourage students to explore a wealth of authoritative content. Powerful project tools help students grasp complex subjects, write reports, and complete other schoolwork. From everyday questions to school projects, Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 99 is always available with the answers.

The world's first global English dictionary. The first newly written English dictionary in 30 years, the Encarta World English Dictionary is the definitive reference for the English speaking world.

Empower Your PC For The Optimal Educational Experience Rich content and advanced technology create an exciting educational experience for students of all ages in this comprehensive multimedia encyclopedia. In Depth Information is Yours To Explore View all available resources at a glance on the Contents Page. Then jump to Sidebars containing famous speeches, historical documents, and literary excerpts. Link to related Web sites, or discover other sources on the recommended reading list. This multimedia encyclopedia contains more authoritative articles and words than many family oriented print encyclopedias, and covers major subjects. You can even update content monthly through Encarta Yearbook!

The Microsoft Explorapedia interactive encyclopedia for children was designed with kids in mind It's easy to use and full of facts and fun. And narration of all text means kids can enjoy exploring on their own!

Kids age 3 to 6 learn about 10 different topics such as space, geography, earth and nature, as well as arts and culture. This ROM also features music and body exploratory games. Five kids host.

Children can roam easily from word to word at their own pace. Every detail of the dictionary is geared toward stimulating the imagination of children. Features 20,000 words, 850 animations and over 4 hours of audio. This dictionary for kids that includes pictures, video, audio pronunciations, and more. Includes over 1000 entries linked hypertext to related terms and more.

With fifty years of experience in dictionary publishing behind it, Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary is the most definitive single-volume reference of the English language available. This modern dictionary offers an exhaustive, traditional study of the language, while covering the latest, most important developments--ahead of any other dictionary. Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary is designed to meet the wide-ranging needs of today's students and scholars, who study ancient documents one day and surf the Internet the next; of professional writers, who craft poems or write articles for technical journals; of businesspeople, who need to communicate clearly, whether face-to-face or fax-to-fax; and--above all--the needs of word lovers. In addition to standard and specialized vocabulary, this extensive volume contains a wide variety of features, encompassing up-to-date, authoritative factual and encyclopedic information. It is truly a unique general reference volume for the office, the school, and the entire family.

The Ultimate Multiple Reference Source For CD-ROM

The ultimate Multiple Reference Source for CD-ROM. Includes Webster's Dictionary Quotable Definitions, Webster's New World Dictionary. Guide to concise Writing, The New York Public Library Desk Reference. Dictionary of 20th Century History, Webster's New World Thesaurus, 1991 National Directory, K.K. Lasser's Legal and Corporation Forms for the Small Business. This program many feature include cut and paste, on line help, electronic bookmarks, beginner and advanced modes, and myriad of others.

For serious research or just curious exploration, this 21 volume Encyclopedia sets a new standard in information tools. One single CD-ROM disc puts incredible volumes of knowledge at your fingertips with 3,000 photographs and illustrations, over 250 high resolution color maps, and 7,000 new or updated articles. Pull down menus and on line help make it easy to delve into it all with awesome CD-ROM speed and power. Multiple window display lets you compare and correlate facts fast. This is the resource for the future!

A completely new concept in encyclopedic reference! From the publishers of the world's best selling copyright publication of all time comes a major new reference work built on their reputation for authority and accuracy... The Guinness Encyclopedia. Thematically arranged, The Guinness Encyclopedia lets you research graphically by topics. This new concept turns "look-and-find" research into a "look-and learn" experience. No more bare facts with only a partial understanding of the subject.

Chronicles the most sensational international murders of this century, including the Leopold and Loeb case (1924) and the Waco, Texas killings involving the Branch Davidians (1993). Investigate more than 1,100 shocking murder cases in thirty-two volumes--covering more than 5,000 hypertext pages--with comprehensive entries profiling the crimes and victims as well as the subsequent investigations, trials, and punishments.

Provides a riveting study of assassins and their victims--spanning world history from the murder of Julius Caesar to John Hinckley's attempted assassination of President Reagan. More than 780 comprehensive analyses are presented in twenty-six volumes--covering more than 3,000 hypertext pages--including the tragic assassinations of Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy.

The World Encyclopedia of Con Artists & Confidence Games exposes the international scope of con artists and the nature of the deadly games they play. More than 3,000 pages (22 Volumes) with hundreds of fascinating true stories. Uncover astonishing accounts of art fraud, embezzlement, and inheritance scams As an educational tool, the Encyclopedia teaches business, accounting, art, government, and other subjects. Consumer Frauds and confidence games become powerful tools. Colored caption bars indicate what you are seeing and where you are in the program Green text identifies key names, places, and words in the customized electronic glossary. Overture always returns you to the audiovisual main program. Blue test identifies thousands of active references. Search locates and word on the disc. Options accesses additional features including printing, saving, files, and even reading all text and questions aloud.

The authoritative Source on Organized Crime! Discover how it has infiltrated everything from the White House to your local restaurant. The World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime offers more than, 4,500 pages (28 Volumes) on Eliot Ness, Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel, and many others. Plus, informative analyses of how crime syndicates evolved in the U.S., Italy, China, Japan, and more than 40 other countries. The Encyclopedia turns media fascination with mobsters into an educational tool. Learn how the roots of organized crime correlate to government, law, criminal justice, business, history, immigration, and more.

Chronicles the most sensational international murders of this century, including the Leopold and Loeb case (1924) and the Waco, Texas killings involving the Branch Davidians (1993). Investigate more than 1,100 shocking murder cases in thirty-two volumes--covering more than 5,000 hypertext pages--with comprehensive entries profiling the crimes and victims as well as the subsequent investigations, trials, and punishments.