Encyclopaedias and reference works

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This unique encyclopedia enables students to understand the myriad ways that the Columbian Exchange shaped the modern world, covering every major living organism from pathogens and plants to insects and mammals.

Following the same format as other book in the series, this guide to North American wood warblers, the parulinae, looks at their distribution throughout the USA and into Central and South America.

Originally published in 1954, this is the first full-length account of the history of the Working Men's College in St.

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La transition numérique en cours est souvent qualifiéede troisième révolution industrielle.

Traditionally, university students have gained access to world religions by reading primary texts.

The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies provides a forum for the scrutiny of significant issues in European Union Law, the Law of the Council of Europe, and Comparative Law with a "e;European"e; dimension, and particularly those which have come to the fore during the year preceding publication.

Now in full color--a thoroughly updated edition of the premier illustrated architectural dictionaryRevised and expanded, the Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, Third Edition, features 8,000 definitions, 4,000 illustrations, and biographies of hundreds of architects accompanied by classic examples of their work.

The coaching process is about enhancing performance by providing feedback about the performance to the athlete or team.

With the recent declassification of secret documents new light has been shed on old mysteries.

This Students' Dictionary of Zoo and Aquarium Studies contains over 5,000 terms (illustrated by 88 figures) used in zoos, aquariums, safari parks, birds of prey centres, petting zoos, animal rescue centres and other facilities that make up the 'zoo industry'.

The Reader's Guide to Music is designed to provide a useful single-volume guide to the ever-increasing number of English language book-length studies in music.

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The Progressive Era, the period in the United States between 1898 and 1917, was a time of great social, political, and industrial change.

A brand new edition of the finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best baseball book, 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out profiles America's greatest baseball museums, shrines, sports bars, pop culture landmarks and ballpark sites.

Internationalization of higher education is a concept that is currently making its way to every corner of the globe.

Scientists who study insects (there are close to a million that can be studied!

Bobby Knight spent nearly 30 years as the controversial yet incredibly successful head basketball coach at Indiana University.

The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme stands in a proud tradition of reflective educators incorporating best practice into international schools.

Considered a wonder of the ancient world, the Newark Earthworks-the gigantic geometrical mounds of earth built nearly two thousand years ago in the Ohio valley--have been a focal point for archaeologists and surveyors, researchers and scholars for almost two centuries.

Serving as an indispensable resource for students and general-interest readers alike, this three-volume work provides a comprehensive view of mental health that covers both mental well-being and mental illness.

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The Everything Bachelorette Party Book is the perfect handbook for planning a fun and unique bachelorette party for the bride.

Agrarianism has received relatively little attention from scholars interested in the modern history of Eastern Europe.

Designed primarily for the layperson, The Catholic Imagination is a journey through the liturgical year by way of weekly reflections on the life of the church.

Routledge Companion to Cycling presents a comprehensive overview of an artefact that throughout the modern era has been a bellwether indicator of the major social, economic and environmental trends that have permeated society The volume synthesizes a rapidly growing body of research on the bicycle, its past and present uses, its technological evolution, its use in diverse geographical settings, its aesthetics and its deployment in art and literature.

The Arden Shakespeare Dictionary on Shakespeare and National Identity makes a timely and valuable contribution to the discipline.

Immigrants from South Asia first began settling in Washington and Oregon in the nineteenth century, but because of restrictions placed on Asian immigration to the United States in the early twentieth century, the vast majority have come to the region since World War II.

Erving Goffman (1922-82) was arguably one of the most influential American sociologists of the twentieth century.

The Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century is an alphabetically arranged encyclopedia of all aspects of music in various parts of the world during the 20th century.

This unique commentary on James by an outstanding New Testament specialist, David B.

This comprehensive reference book provides succinct information on almost thirteen hundred musical stage works written and produced from the 1870s to the 1990s involving contributions by black librettists, lyricists, composers, musicians, producers, or performers or containing thematic materials relevant to the black experience.

A fully updated third edition that provides comprehensive coverage of the history, structure and worldwide use of the English language.

A Cultural History of Color in Antiquity covers the period 3000 BCE to 500 CE.

The Irish Yearbook of International Law supports research into Ireland's practice in international affairs and foreign policy, filling a gap in existing legal scholarship and assisting in the dissemination of Irish policy and practice on matters of international law.

Women have had a complex experience in African American culture.

A herald of desire, mortality, and the mission of poetry itself, Jane Millers Paper Banners catalogs the intimate experiences that create a life, hoping that what will survive of us is love.

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First published in 2004.

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Provides an impartial record of the political events that have helped to shape social, cultural, geographical and economic history in the countries of Africa.

There are spiritual things all around us, though some of them might not seem very spiritual at first glance.

Awarded Digital Book World's Best Book Published by a University Press In this unprecedented view from the trenches, prosecutor turned champion for the innocent MarkGodseytakes us inside the frailties of the human mind as they unfold in real-world wrongful convictions.