Description: "Facts only. Necessary information is always at hand" - a unique guide that has everything: the most important information, basic statistics, chronicle of key events - in a word, what should always be at hand. Having such a book in the house, you can independently check any fact, find the desired figure, understand the complex phenomenon. It is easy and easy to find what you are looking for - this is the main task of the guide, and the whole structure of the book is subordinated to this goal: 8 chapters of the folio cover different areas of knowledge: The Universe and our planet gives an idea of the Cosmos, the formation and development of the Earth, its physical and geographical parameters. 2. Life on Earth tells about the origin of plants and animals: from the origin to the diversity of modern species and their classification 3. The human body describes in detail how our body develops and functions than is sick. 4. The history of mankind is a chronicle of progress and wars, conquests and defeats, a chronicle of the development of human society. 5. Countries and peoples are introduced to the political and geographical map of the world and milestones in history . 6. The world economy gives an idea of the current state of trade, finance, agriculture, transport and communication, the development and use of natural resources. 7. Science and invention will touch upon advances in various technologies, traditional and alternative medicine, and fundamental scientific research. 8. Quick reference will equip the reader with basic statistical data, tables of translation of non-standard measures into the usual metric and other necessary tools. Look at this guide more often, and the number of facts you do not know will be steadily decreasing.