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Paul Jenner is a freelance journalist and author of more than twenty books. He has a special interest in love and sex and their connection with happiness, health, and the course of human history.

This internationally renowned reference publisher continues its celebrated tradition of excellence into the present day with such informative and authoritative works as the Chambers Crossword Dictionary, Chambers Encyclopedia, Chambers Biographical Dictionary and the all-new Chambers Dictionary of Quotations.

Chambers is based in Edinburgh, as it always has been, and employs editors with a wide range of skills on dictionaries and other titles for a variety of users, including students and teachers of English as a foreign or second language. As well as the core business of publishing dictionaries and thesauruses, Chambers also publishes a range of titles on grammar and usage, single-volume reference titles on science, history, biography and quotations, as well as titles for Scrabble® and crosswords.

With a truly international outlook, Chambers World Factfinder presents a wide range of information about the world in an accessible manner. Country profiles, including geographic, economic, historic, and demographic information, are followed by facts about communication and travel, while descriptions of the structure and features of the physical world are supplemented by coverage of key environmental issues. The interaction between people and planet is brought to life with mini-biographies of people who have explored, investigated, documented or protected the world. Ideal as a homework reference as well as absorbing to browse, Chambers World Factfinder is perfect for anyone who wants to find out more about the world in which we live.