Reference works

Thanks to the successes of directors and actors like John Woo, Jackie Chan, and Chow Yun-Fat, the cinema of Hong Kong is wildly popular worldwide, and there is much more to this diverse film culture than most Western audiences realize.

Who's Who in Modern History is a unique reference book which examines those individuals who have shaped the political world since 1860.

The influence of the Bible in Western culture is immeasurable, but these days few of us know much about it.

This groundbreaking reference work presents more than 100 articles by 98 high-profile interdisciplinary scholars, covering all aspects of girls' roles in American society, past and present.

A must-read for anyone involved in school business management, this comprehensive textbook addresses a broad range of topics-from the basics of accounting principles to strategic planning, legal liability, taxation, purchasing, budgeting, and management information systems.

Re-Imagining Nature: Environmental Humanities and Ecosemiotics explores new horizons in environmental studies, which consider communication and meaning as core definitions of ecological life, essential to deep sustainability.

Drawing on a range of methodologies, editors George D.

Detailed description of more than 180 herbs with a broad range of information on each, including historical and current medical uses, edible properties, natural range and more.

Despite a recent resurgence in studies of death and disease in native peoples of the Western Hemisphere, little work has been done on death and disease in Native Americans during the reservation period of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

During the early eighteenth century, three phratries or tribes (Turtle, Turkey, and Wolf) of Delaware Indians left their traditional homeland in the Delaware River watershed and moved west to the Allegheny Valley of western Pennsylvania and eventually across the Ohio River into the Muskingum River valley.

Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are devices that provide a fast, low-cost way for embedded system designers to customize products and deliver new versions with upgraded features, because they can handle very complicated functions, and be reconfigured an infinite number of times.

This nearly one-million-word volume provides an up-to-date and accessible reference resource on all major aspects of speech and language.

When you want only one source of information about your city or county, turn to County and City Extra.

A definitive guide to the science and history of constipation across the nation.

A new examination of the history of ceramic art, spanning ancient to modern times, emphasizing its traditions, materials, and methods of makingConcise but comprehensive, Ceramic Art brings together the voices of art historians, conservators, and artists to tell the history of making art from fired clay.

The period from the outset of World War I to the end of World War II was among the most significant in the history of the United States.

The Hittites created one of the great civilizations of the ancient world, although it remained almost unknown until excavations in the early 20th century revealed the extent and importance of its culture.

A New York Times bestseller* More than 1.

A Cultural History of Color in the Renaissance covers the period 1400 to 1650, a time of change, conflict, and transformation.

This reference work catalogs music for organ and harpsichord written by more than 700 women composers from 40 countries.

East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, located at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago.

This twenty-sixth volume of Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies brings together essays on leading figures in time geography and regional theory, on GIS, on regional, cultural and political geography, on scriptural geography, historical geography and methodology, and on African exploration.

Originally published in 1925.

Olivier Messiaen: A Research and Information Guide, Second Edition presents researchers with the most significant and helpful resources on Olivier Messiaen, one of the twentieth century's greatest composers.

The first comprehensive collection of hands-on exercises that bring active learning to the literature classroomThis is the first comprehensive collection of hands-on, active learning exercises for the college literature classroom, offering ideas and inspiration for new and veteran teachers alike.

The most current and complete guide to a favorite teen genre, this book maps current releases along with perennial favorites, describing and categorizing fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction titles published since 2006.

A concise edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to the Book, this book features the 51 articles from the Companion plus 3 brand new chapters in one affordable volume.

Management: The Basics provides an easy, jargon-free introduction to the fundamental principles and practices of modern management.

First published in 2004.

The new, second edition of this successful Handbook explores the growing and evolving field of Chinese media, offering a window through which to observe multi-directional flows of information, culture and communications within the contexts of globalisation and regionalisation.

One of the world's poorest nations, Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.

Die britische Antwort auf »Bonjour Tristesse«Kit, ein scharfsinniger Teenager, ist eifersüchtig auf die Affäre der Mutter.

A to Z of Philosophy is a fun, concise and accessible introduction to a fascinating subject.

Cataloging everything from historic photographic processes to the latest advances in digital technology, this reference contains nearly 5,000 entries explaining the terms and techniques of photography.

This illustrated A-Z guide covers more than 700 country music artists, groups, and bands.

Everyone needs this book if they want to know how to get out of difficult situations whether at home or abroad.

Navigating government documents is a task that requires considerable knowledge of specialized terms and acronyms.

The Historical Dictionary of the George W.

In early 2020 Italy was a country whose political parties stood as significant obstacles in the way of resolution of its social and economic problems.

First Published in 1990.

The International Dictionary of Accounting Acronyms is a must for busy professionals and students involved in accounting or finance.

The Study of the American School Superintendency, 2000 is the ninth 10-Year Study of the American School Superintendent commissioned by AASA.

'They also serve who only stand and wait'The idea of there being a 'women's writing' during the First World War is often dismissed.