The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge, Second Edition

A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind

Presents information on nearly fifty major categories such as architecture, biology, business, history, medicine, sports, and film, a biographical dictionary, a list of the wonders of the world, and a writer's guide to grammar.

... before combining; complementary strengths reinforce each other when
synergy is achieved. This has proved difficult to achieve in practice. systems
analysis application of the concepts of systems to organizations and processes;
systems are ...