An extremely useful volume, issued annually, and supplementing the New International Encyclopedia, while at the same time, comprising in itself, a small encyclopedia of immediate information. Up to the minute in facts covering the year 1940 and bringing it almost up to the minute in 1941. The record of the war, the achievements in arts, science, industry, labor, politics, medicine, sports, agriculture, engineering, shipping, education, etc. Over 1000 subjects, in alphabetical arrangement, with a certain amount of cross reference.