Reference works

This new guide is the first to provide an inventory of the remarkably vast, interdisciplinary African and African American holdings of primary material residing in 22 Harvard libraries and museums.

Beautiful renderings by world-renowned artist Maude Nilsson illustrate Poodle trims from around the world.

In Ulysses S.

This edition of the World Statistics Pocketbook is the fortieth in a series of annual compilations of key statistical indicators prepared by the United Nations Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

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Have you ever wondered how the images in your eyes become your perception of the world about you?

This collection of Mark Twain quotes presents the best of the curmudgeonly writer's thoughts on diet, exercise, medicine, smoking, drinking, romance, parenting, old age, fashion, finances, politics, and stress management.

The 2014 International Trade Statistics Yearbook, Volume I provides an overview of the international trade merchandise trade in 2014 and detailed information on the trade performance for numerous countries up to 2014.

A step-by-step guide to home repairs large and small from Popular Mechanics—the name that’s “synonymous with the ultimate in DIY knowledge” (Booklist, starred review).

The most comprehensive and up-to-date student reference on the Cold War, offering expert coverage of all aspects of the conflict in a richly designed format, fully illustrated to give students a vivid sense of life in all countries affected by the war.

Take the first steps to becoming an art quilter with popular teacher and best-selling author Katie Pasquini Masopust.

This collection of Mark Twain quotes presents the best of the curmudgeonly writer's thoughts on diet, exercise, medicine, smoking, drinking, romance, parenting, old age, fashion, finances, politics, and stress management.

From cannibals to conspiracy theories to the origin stories of candy, a compendium of thousands of fun facts to read behind closed doors!

The New York Times bestselling collection that “offers Jobs’s views on life, death, technology and design, among other topics” (The Washington Post).

Black's Medical Dictionary has been the best-selling medical dictionary for over 100 years.

The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, originally published in 2005, is a landmark work in the burgeoning field of religion and nature.

As author Kim Campbell Thornton begins this Simple Solutions guide, "e;Dogs are known as man's best friend, but they don't come ready-made to take on this role.

Stress is generally defined as a strain upon a bodily organ or mental power.

An unprecedented undertaking by academics reflecting an extraordinary vision of world history, this landmark multivolume encyclopedia focuses on specific themes of human development across cultures era by era, providing the most in-depth, expansive presentation available of the development of humanity from a global perspective.

Complete Care Made Easy books address all the major concerns about owning and training a small pet.

The Art of Discovery.

A comprehensive five-volume reference on the defining conflict of the second half of the 20th century, covering all aspects of the Cold War as it influenced events around the world.

Tweetable-length quotes that are clever, cool, smart, touching, wise, funny, and more from the author of The Unofficial Harry Potter Vocabulary Builder.

The analysis of urban development of the past twenty years presented in this maiden edition of the World Cities Report shows, with compelling evidence, that there are new forms of collaboration and cooperation, planning, governance, finance and learning that can sustain positive change.

Africa has major development aspirations in the broader context of a global and continental economic development agenda.