Reference works

This book, first published in 1987, is an essential volume for all library professionals responsible for acquisitions.

With Multicultural Perspectives in Music Education, you can explore musics from around the world with your students in a meaningful way.

In this book, first published in 1986, experts from the various specialties describe the weeding process in corporate, academic, and university libraries.

More than a one-volume listing of synthetic methods, Compendium ofOrganic Synthetic Methods offers chemists a highly focused andselective look at several thousand functional grouptransformations.

“A detailed day-by-day account of the war’s events, emphasizing the military dimensions but also touching on politics and diplomacy.

Divided into three sections, the Handbook of US-Middle East Relations provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of contemporary US-Middle East relations in historical perspective.

This book evaluates how we experience and understand buildings in different ways depending upon our academic and professional background.

____________A blockbuster collection of the year s funniest political cartoons, featuring the work of Mac, Steve Bell, Peter Brookes and many more .

The Historical Dictionary of the Vikings traces Viking activity in Europe, North America, and Asia for over three centuries.

Ants come alive on this fabulously illustrated journey into the heart of a bustling colonyAnts share a vibrant and complex communal life and remarkable abilities to communicate with each other.

Voices for Diversity and Social Justice: A Literary Education Anthology is an unflinching exploration through poetry, prose, and art of the heart of our educational system-of the segregation, bias, and oppression that are part of the daily lives of so many students and educators.

A fascinating look at the insurgencies and counterinsurgencies throughout history with a concentration on the 20th and 21st centuries.

The Reeds Western Almanac covers the coastline from Cape Wrath to Padstow as well as the whole of Ireland, and is ideal for any boater lucky enough to cruise and race in the superb waters off the coast of Western Scotland, Ireland or Western England.

In 1969, the BBC aired the first episode of a new comedy series titled Monty Python's Flying Circus, and the rest, as they say, is history.

The frequency with which particular words are used in a text can tell us something meaningful both about that text and also about its author because their choice of words is seldom random.

Language "e;Appealing As Sunlight After a Storm.

While Native Americans are perhaps the most studied people in our society, they too often remain the least understood and visible.

Every decision about energy involves its price and cost.

The only comprehensive reference devoted to special education The highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Special Education addresses issues of importance ranging from theory to practice and is a critical reference for researchers as well as those working in the special education field.

This work chronicles the lives and accomplishments of over 200 enemies who have fought, plotted, spied on, and in some instances defeated U.

Disney's animated trailblazing, Dostoyevsky's philosophical neuroses, Hendrix's electric haze, Hitchcock's masterful manipulation, Frida Kahlo's scarifying portraits, Van Gogh's vigorous color, and Virginia Woolf's modern feminism: this multicultural reference tool examines 200 artists, writers, and musicians from around the world.

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Try This is a fresh and saucy beginners guide to eating out in the new American food scene.

First published in 1929, Before the Bluestockings is a study of the individual lives and the position of educated Englishwomen from the Restoration to the end of the first third of the eighteenth century.

Baseball has always had its share of colorful characters, and over the years they have expressed themselves in eminently quotable ways.

If you're religious about your coffee, you're in holy company.

Hall's work takes the measure of Christian belief and doctrine explicitly in light of North American cultural and historical experience.

Rebels and Renegades examines 350 years of history through the eyes of the uncompromising.

The Right Phrase for Every Situation.

This is the very first edited collection on International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), the oldest of the UN international human rights treaties.

First published in 1929, Before the Bluestockings is a study of the individual lives and the position of educated Englishwomen from the Restoration to the end of the first third of the eighteenth century.

A comprehensive overview of symbiotic relationships between insects and microbesInsects and Their Beneficial Microbes is an authoritative and accessible synthesis of insect associations with beneficial microorganisms.

The first two decades of the 21st century have contributed a growing body of research, theorisation and empirical studies on learning and work.

Offender rehabilitation has become increasingly and almost exclusively associated with structured cognitive-behavioural programmes.

Bob Hope got his start in show business when he was in his twenties, remained active past the age of 90, and lived to be 100.

India's growing economic and socio-political importance on the global stage has triggered an increased interest in the country.

American Indian Nations takes stock of Indian history, policy, and culture over the past 30 years.

A comprehensive guide to traveling with your furry (or feathery or scaly) friend, whether across town or across the world.

The World Today Series: The Middle East and South Asia.

Hallucinogenic and Poisonous Mushrooms Field Guide tells how to find wild mushrooms in America.

A remarkable exploration of naturalized parrots, among the most widely distributed birds in the worldThere are more than 350 species of parrots in the world, and approximately 300 of these species have been transported to other countries through the caged pet trade.

Learn to paint, learn to see--it will change your life.

First published in 1983, John Mariani's Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink has long been the go-to book on all things culinary.

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How to Find Out in Philosophy and Psychology is a guidebook for accessing various philosophical and psychological literatures.

Sentencing Policies and Practices in the 21st Century focuses on the evolution and consequences of sentencing policies and practices, with sentencing broadly defined to include plea bargaining, judicial and juror decision making, and alternatives to incarceration, including participation in problem-solving courts.

Everything we see in our landscapes today was created by geological actions, all of them accompanied by earthquakes and volcanism.

First published in 1986.