This is the tenth edition of this encylcopaedia which has been updated to include the break-up of the Soviet Union, the Gorbachev coup attempt, the Yugoslavian Civil War, sporting records and results, biographies, finance terms, abbreviations, foreign phrases and quotations from major writers. The science entries have been revised to take account of the GCSE syllabuses. New entries include capital flight, debt-for-nature, pit bull terriers, teleworking, Ben Okri, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Monica Seles, Clarence Thomas and political correctness.