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Inventors & Inventions (Great Lives from History)

Alvin K. Benson

From This addition to the Great Lives series offers 409 essays covering significant inventors (27 of them female) worldw...

Encyclopedia of Space

Heather Couper, Nigel Henbest

About the Author Heather Couper is a TV astronomer and author of more than 25 books on astronomy and space. Nigel is an a...

Encyclopedia of Electrochemistry, Volume 7a: Inorganic Electrochemistry (Encyclopedia of Electrochemistry)

Allen J. Bard, Fritz Scholz, Martin Stratmann, Christopher J. Pickett

Review "Useful for scientists, engineers, and graduate student. Some researchers will be interested in getting this compr...

Encyclopedia of Emotion (2 Volumes Set)

Gretchen Reevy, Yuri Ito, Yvette Malamud Ozer

From The Encyclopedia of Emotion possesses all of the expected, standard apparatus of a subject encyclopedia—a li...

How To Hide Anything

Michael Connor

About the Author Michael Connor ...

Encyclopedia of machine learning

Sammut C., Webb G.

About the Author Claude Sammut is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Aus...

Encyclopedia of human body systems

Mcdowell J.

Review "Recommended for high schools or public libraries seeking an introductory reference book for their collections in th...

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Extraordinary Automobiles

Dk Publishing

About the Author Giles Chapman has been a motoring journalist for 20 years, and today contributes to UK newspapers, magaz...

The International Encyclopedia of Gambling 2 volumes

William N. Thompson

From This comprehensive resource on gambling around the world and throughout history is edited by a professor in public ...

Datapedia of the United States: American History in Numbers, 4th Edition (Datapedia of the United States)

George Thomas Kurian, Barbara A. Chernow

Datapedia of the United States: American History in Numbers, 4th Edition (Datapedia of the United States)...

Encyclopedia of Law and Higher Education

Charles J. Russo

Review "....The entries are written broadly enough so that audiences ranging from advanced undergraduates up through lega...

An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't

William Wilson, Judy Jones

Review Praise for An Incomplete Education“AN ASTONISHING AMOUNT OF INFORMATION.”–The New York TimesR...

People on People: The Oxford Dictionary of Biographical Quotations

Susan Ratcliffe

From Library Journal Ratcliffe (Oxford Dictionary of Thematic Questions) offers some 4000 quotations by famous folks abo...

Gesamtregister: Band I: Bibelstellen, Orte und Sachen (Theologische Realenzyklopädie)

Gerhard Muller, Horst Balz, James K. Cameron

Review "Man h lt einen solchen Registerband mit Bewunderung und Freude in den H nden und erwartet schon den II. Band, um ...

UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes, 2nd Edition 3 Volume Set

Marlene Weigel

UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes, 2nd Edition 3 Volume Set...

Encyclopedia of Public International Law : Settlement of Disputes vol. 1

Bernhardt

Encyclopedia of Public International Law : Settlement of Disputes vol. 1...

Encyclopedia of Global Warming

Steven I. Dutch

From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up—These 540 signed entries explore the science, debates, and controversies su...

Magill's Encyclopedia of Science: Plant Life

Bryan D. Ness

From School Library Journal Grade 10 Up-Designed to reinforce and expand material covered in high school or college-level...

Addiction: A Reference Encyclopedia

Howard Padwa, Jacob Cunningham

From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up—This intelligently written, accessible volume focuses on addiction and its ...

Die letzte Wahrheit

Dawn Cook

Die letzte Wahrheit...

Gesamtregister, Band 2: Namen (Theologische Realenzyklopadie)

Muller, Christof Rudolf Kraus, Gerhard, Tobias Kirchhof

Review "With this volume the publisher Walter de Gruyter and the general editor Gerhard M ller bring to completion a very...

Ready, Set, Research! with Compton’s by Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica

Review 2008 Teacher's Choice Award Winner 2008 Teacher's Choice Award Winner for the Family --Learning Magazine Reader's...

International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors (3 Volume Set)

Waldemar Karwowski

International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors (3 Volume Set)...

A V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual Terms

Richard W. Kroon

From As the subtitle of this work makes clear, A/V encompasses a broad range of topics. With definitions of more than 10...

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of LGBT Issues Worldwide 3 volumes

Chuck Stewart

Review "…a unique reference that tackles important and controversial issues and does so worldwide. . . . The Greenwo...

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism (2 Volume Set)

James Lochtefeld

From Library Journal A specialist in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other Asian religions and philosophical traditions, Lochtef...

Ancient Greece and Rome : An Encyclopedia for Students

Carroll Moulton

Ancient Greece and Rome : An Encyclopedia for Students...

Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education

Josue M. Gonzalez

From This new encyclopedia provides an overview of bilingual education in the U.S. Editor González, a professo...

One Million Things: A Visual Encyclopedia

Peter Chrisp

From School Library Journal Grade 5 Up—When you're a kid, you think that bigger is better. Machines, buildings, ic...

Soldier: A Visual History of The Fighting Man

R.G. Grant, Tim Collins

Review The first thing to note is that this is a beautiful book, with illustrations on every page; most are in color, and...

The Dream Encyclopedia

James R. Lewis, Evelyn Dorothy Oliver

From With 250 entries, The Dream Encyclopedia covers the role of dreams from the Gilgamesh epic to the theories of Sigmu...

The Safety Officer's Concise Desk Reference

Daniel Patrick O'Brien

The Safety Officer's Concise Desk Reference...

The Encyclopedia of Political Science Set

Geoffrey Garrett, George T. Kurian, James E. Alt, Margaret Levi, Paula D. Mcclain, Simone Chambers

About the Author Margaret Levi is the Jere L. Bacharach Professor of International Studies at the University of Washingto...

Rourke's World of Science Encyclopedia - 10 Volumes

Luana Mitten

Rourke's World of Science Encyclopedia - 10 Volumes...

Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions, 7th edition

Shae Irving

Amazon.com Review Here is a practical book for non-lawyers, providing clear answers to frequently asked questions in 74 d...

First Children's Encyclopedia (First Reference)

Penny Smith

First Children's Encyclopedia (First Reference)...

Whitaker's Scottish Almanack (Whitaker'S)

Lauren Simpson

Whitaker's Scottish Almanack (Whitaker'S)...

The Greenhaven Encyclopedias Of - Paranormal Phenomena

Patricia D. Netzley

Review "Individual entries in these titles vary in length from single paragraphs to several pages. Numerous cross-refere...

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States, Seventh Edition. Volume 2 Nebraska to Wyoming and District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Dependencies, and U.S. Overview

Timothy L. Gall, Editor In Chief

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States, Seventh Edition. Volume 2 Nebraska to Wyoming and District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Dependencies, and U.S. Overview...

Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies Volume 2, 1999

A. Dashwood, A. Ward

About the Author Alan Dashwood,Barrister, is Professor of European Law and Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.Ang...

Human Body Encyclopedia

Penny Smith

Human Body Encyclopedia...

UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography (10 Volume Set)

Laura B. Tyle

UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography (10 Volume Set)...

Encyclopedia

Anita Ganeri, Chris Oxlade

Encyclopedia...

Encyclopedia of Ecology, Five-Volume Set, Volume 1-5

S.E. Jorgensen

About the Author Brian D. Fath is Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Towson University (MD, ...

Encyclopedia of Biometrics

Anil K. Jain, Stan Z. Li

Review From the reviews: “A massive encyclopedia devoted to the study of security systems. … most of th...

McGraw-Hill 2005 Yearbook of Science & Technology

About the Author The McGraw-Hill Editorial Staff, based in New York City, also edits the renowned McGraw-Hill Encyclopedi...

Encyclopedia of Modern Coral Reefs: Structure, Form and Process

Peter Davies, C. D. Woodroffe, David Hopley, Eberhard Gischler, Guy Cabioch, I. G. Macintyre, Rachel Wood, T. J. Done

Review Endorsements: My feeling is that this single book is the best compilation on coral reefs ever written, and it wil...

Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life

Sophie Uliano

Amazon.com Review Are you confused by all the advice you hear and see daily on how to "go green"? Do you want to incorporat...

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