Reference works

One of the world's most well known fictional characters, Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in 1887.

In 1937, the Scottish writer, Neil Gunn, gave up his job in the civil service, sold his house in Inverness, and bought a boat.

The Wolf Almanac has become an acknowledged reference work on the evolution and history of wolves: their biology and physiology, behavior and sociology; and their influence in ancient culture and mythology.

This revised paperback contains exact plans for building dozens of real projects with young people, such as a clay castle, a scooter, a treehouse, a swing, and a raft just like Huck Finn's.

Available as an ebook exclusively from Bloomsbury.

From George Washington to Martin Luther King to George W.

Why does the Torah begin with the letter beit, the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet?

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As an influential and well-connected composer, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) had encountered, befriended, and collaborated with hundreds of people over his significant career.

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Denmark is the oldest monarchy in Europe.

African American and American Indian artist Richard Mayhew was a pivotal member of the movement, headed by Romare Bearden, of the most important black artists of the Abstract Expressionist era.

What do James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, Margaret B.

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BASIC ILLUSTRATED MAP AND COMPASSWilderness guide Cliff Jacobson created the map and compass curriculum for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and here he shows easy-to-follow steps on choosing a compass, reading contour lines and other map features, using them in concert with a GPS receiver, plotting a course in the wilderness, navigating at night by the stars, and much more.

More than 700 uncredited scriptwriters who created the memorable characters and thrilling stories of radio's Golden Age receive due recognition in this reference work.

This fourth comprehensive study of international terrorist attacks covers 2017, during which the Islamic State suffered continued reversals yet retained its status as the most active, well-financed and well-armed terrorist group worldwide.

The Battle of the Little Big Horn was the decisive engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877.

Michael Novak's work is challenging.

This book, one of the first ever written on its subject, focuses on Russian America and American Alaska and their impact on the native population.

After the Americans withdrew from the Vietnam War, their Indochinese allies faced imprisonment, torture and death under communist regimes.

The effects of the War outside present-day Vietnam are ongoing.

This book presents a comprehensive history of the seven Apache tribes, tracing them from their genetic origins in Asia and their migration through the continent to the Southwest.

Covering the years 1945-2018, this alphabetical listing provides details about 2,923 unaired television series pilots, including those that never went into production, and those that became series but with a different cast, such as The Green Hornet, The Middle and Superman.

With the arrival of Europeans in North America, the Cherokee were profoundly affected.

American military advisors in South Vietnam came to know their allies personally--as few American soldiers could.

The early years of television relied in part on successful narratives of another medium, as studios adapted radio programs like Boston Blackie and Defense Attorney to the small screen.

The three decades following WWII are considered the golden age of the British thriller film.

This work presents 369 British films produced between 1937 and 1964 that embody many of the same filmic qualities as those "e;black films"e; made in the United States during the classic film noir era.

From Sean Connery to Roy Rogers, from comedy to political satire, films that include espionage as a plot device run the gamut of actors and styles.

One of the powerful icons of 1930s Hollywood film, Jean Harlow died a tragically early death in 1937 at age 26.

Only now can we see Paul Cezanne as the invisible genius at the very inception of modern art.

Curious about the chains that bound Fenriswulf in Norse mythology?

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.

British author and essayist George Orwell shot to fame with two iconic novels: the anti-Stalinist satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Britain's peacekeeping role in Southeast Asia after World War II was clear enough but the purpose of the Commonwealth in the region later became shadowy.

Since the earliest days of America, racist imagery has been used to create harmful stereotypes of the indigenous people.

Historical Dictionary and Environmentalism, Third Edition provides a balanced and wide-ranging overview of the most important events, issues, organizations, ideas, and people shaping the direction of environmentalism worldwide.

Each of the four volumes in this set, as well as each volume independently, provide comparative analyses for researches, practitioners, and students of the law and education in examining law and education in various countries around the world.

This biographical dictionary catalogs the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Missouri and the western States and Territories during the Civil War.

The battle that unfolded at the Little Big Horn River on June 25, 1876, marked a watershed in the history of the Plains Indians.

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When Columbia Records finally decided to open up the voluminous Bob Dylan vaults, unleashing thousands of hours of long-sought-after, oft-rumored, unreleased material, it was hard to keep up.

Since the arrival of European settlers, Native American cultural sovereignty has been under attack.

The story of the Apsaalooke (Crow) men who scouted for the Seventh United States Cavalry in 1876 has been told by historians, with details sometimes distorted or fabricated.

Of all the anomalous phenomenon reported, ghost sightings are by far the most common.

On his second tour in Vietnam, U.