Story of Life is an encyclopedia of an entirely new kind - it is an encyclopedia of you. It is written by eminent men of medicine, specially commissioned to create a truly major work of reference some 1,750,000 words, plus many thousands of illustrations. Story of Life goes frankly to the heart of human life. In this special preview plan you will find the scope of the six vital themes that run through each weekly part. Human relationships, your body, your mind, your children, your health, your medical care: these are the foundations of Story of Life.
Getting the Best from Story of Life
Because Story of Life comes to you every week, its authors and editors have a special opportunity to ensure that the very latest developments in the fast moving world of medical research are brought swiftly to you. This is one of the advantages of collecting an encyclopedia in weekly parts. Another is the fact that each week you will be able to read, as if in a favorite magazine, a new gathering of fact and color on topics that matter. But remember that Story of Life's concern lies above all with the task of providing you and your family with a complete source of vital knowledge -fascinating now, but of value for years ahead. The features in Story of Life, then, are there to build a complete picture: you may want to read every word every week, or you may leave pages to return to later, perhaps when the topic discussed on them becomes one you are more personally involved with. In addition. Story of Life's pictures provide a special insight into the mysteries and beauties as well as the troubles and griefs of life. They are frank. But they will not offend you. This is what life is really like.
The Index
When your Story of Life is complete, a full-scale Index will be ready as a separate volume to take its place alongside the encyclopedia on your bookshelves. Story of Life goes to work for you in two ways. You will read it each week as you build your set to completion. And in years to come you will want to read it again, with the deeper understanding that comes from greater knowledge. The Index will aid you here: a glance through its many thousands of entries will point to all the articles that cover the topic of interest to you. It will open up, by cross-references, a new educational realm. But the Index will do more than this. Although Story of Life is planned to be read, it is also built to serve you and your family as a major work of reference. Through the Index, you will be able to turn to the exact place that provides rapid access to information when a special health problem arises, when a child needs help, when a relationship at work or at home runs into trouble. Prepared by experts in the field of indexing, this special volume makes Story of Life invaluable in your home.