Best Reference & Interdisciplinary Books Online in India

Reference Books: Encyclopedias, Fact Books, Dictionaries and General Knowledge

A reference book is one you do not read from start to finish. You dip into it, look something up, and usually stay longer than you planned. This section holds encyclopedias, world fact files, illustrated books of knowledge and a few delightful oddities that fit no other shelf. If you are looking for general knowledge books for the home, a gift for a curious child or a handy fact book for quizzes, start here.

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Encyclopedia and reference: Encyclopaedia and Reference.
Dictionaries and language reference: English and foreign language dictionaries are in Language: Reference and General.
Encyclopedia for kids: illustrated children's encyclopedias, atlases of knowledge and question and answer books are in Children's Reference Material.
Research and information: Research and Information.

Why Every Home Needs a Few Reference Books

The internet answers the question you ask. A good reference book answers the questions you did not know you had. A child who opens an encyclopedia to look up volcanoes will end up reading about dinosaurs, planets and the deep sea on the way. That kind of wandering is how general knowledge is really built, and no search box can copy it.

General Knowledge Books for Students

GK books and fact files are useful from school quizzes right up to competitive exams. For school children, choose a well illustrated book with short entries. For older students, a compact world fact book with countries, capitals, dates and records is handy to keep on the study table. For exam focused reading, see Exam Preparation.

How to Choose a Reference Book

Match the reader's age: a book that is too advanced will sit unopened, and one that is too simple will bore.
Look for pictures and short entries: they invite browsing.
Prefer sturdy bindings: reference books are opened hundreds of times, so hardbound editions last.

Our own note on building a small home library has more ideas.

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