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Article: The New York Public Library Desk Reference.
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- National Review
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- March 19, 1990
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The New York Public Library Desk Reference (Webster's New World, 836 pp., $29.95)
AT FIRST GLANCE, the New York Public Library Desk Reference seems to be a valuable addition to the average reference library. Weighing in at over eight hundred pages, it claims to be a "collection of the most frequently sought information," and seems to live up to the billing. There are 26 different sections to the book, covering such diverse topics as Literature, Health, and The World, and their listings appear to be fairly comprehensive.
On second glance, the NYPLDR still looks good, albeit with a significant amount of overlap with the World Almanac, a more comprehensive ...