Reference works

Here are the personal philosophies, opinions, thoughts, witticisms, and feelings of such upstanding and quintessential Americans as Abigail Adams, Dolly Madison, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, and Hillary Clinton.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Contrary to the common notion that news regarding the unfolding Holocaust was unavailable or unreliable, news from Europe was often communicated to North American Poles through the Polish-language press.

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.

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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.

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.

It is important to remember not just what the Holocaust was but the individuals who were the subjects of its unrelenting Nazi brutalities.

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.

Rudolf Hoss has been called the greatest mass murderer in history.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This day-by-day chronicle of every live concert by the Rolling Stones from 1962 through 1982 traces their development from a band playing small clubs around London to the global phenomenon we know today.

Prolific American film producer Amedee J.

For the major broadcast networks, the heyday of made-for-TV movies was 20th Century programming like The ABC Movie of the Week and NBC Sunday Night at the Movies.

This book is a guide to identifying female creators and artistic movements from all parts of Asia, offering a broad spectrum of media and presentation representing a wide variety of milieus, regions, peoples and genres.

The fifth and final volume in the Colonels in Blue series, this book covers Civil War Union colonels who commanded regiments of the U.

On November 27, 1937, NBC presented TV's first pilot film, Sherlock Holmes (then called an "e;experiment"e;).

This comprehensive bibliography covers writings about vampires and related creatures from the 19th century to the present.

Examining the development of gay American fiction and providing an essential reading list, this literary survey covers 257 works--novels, novellas, a graphic story cycle and a narrative poem--in which gay and bisexual male characters play a major role.

Much has changed in the world of self-taught art since the millennium.

The World Today Series: USA and The World describes not only what happened, but puts events in the context of the past and criticizes policy actions as appropriate.

This comprehensive worldwide study catalogs terrorist attacks in 2018, during which the Islamic State continued its decline from a quasi-government commanding territory the size of the United Kingdom to a more traditional terrorist network controlling just 1000 square miles.

Doris Day, once called an Actors Studio unto herself, was one of the twentieth century's greatest entertainers, with a career spanning 39 films, more than 150 television shows, and more than 500 recordings.

The World Today Series: Latin America offers the latest available economic, demographic, political, and cultural information.

Diagnostic Reference Index of Clinical Neurology aims to give the busy clinician a fast, easy-to-use guide to the core neurological literature published from 1980 to 1986.

The All-America Football Conference and the National Football League battled for supremacy from 1946 through 1949.

As the anchor titles in a new Time Machine Lyons Press baseball series, The Ultimate Cleveland Indians Time Machine presents a timeline format that not only includes the Indians greatest momentsincluding World Series appearances and individual achievementsbut would focus also on some very unusual seasons and events, such as the teams 20-134 season of 1899 (the absolute worst in baseball history), the "e;Crybabies"e; of 1940 (who received this nickname after complaining about their manager to such as extent that fans even turned on them), or the infamous Ten Cent Beer Night of 1974 (when thousands of drunken fans stormed the field and forced the team to forfeit).