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The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography: Fourth Edition

The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography: Fourth Edition


Jenny Uglow, Maggy Hendry



Review Praise for Third Edition:"Recommended for public and academic libraries"--Library Journal Book Description ...
The Facts On File Dictionary Of Physics (Science Dictionary)

The Facts On File Dictionary Of Physics (Science Dictionary)


John Daintith, Richard Rennie



The Facts On File Dictionary Of Physics (Science Dictionary)...
The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century

The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century


M. Ogilvie



From Library Journal Well known for her Women in Science: Antiquity Through the Nineteenth Century, Ogilvie has joined wi...
Bayle: Political Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

Bayle: Political Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)


Pierre Bayle



Book Description Pierre Bayle's Dictionnaire Historique et Critique was a bestseller throughout Europe for two centuries....
Benders' dictionary of nutrition and food technology, Eighth Edition (Woodhead Publishing in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition)

Benders' dictionary of nutrition and food technology, Eighth Edition (Woodhead Publishing in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition)


David A. Bender



About the Author David Bender is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry of University College London. The late...
A Lexicon of Economics (Social Science Lexicons)

A Lexicon of Economics (Social Science Lexicons)


Phyllis Deane



A Lexicon of Economics (Social Science Lexicons)...
Creation Myths of the World 2 volumes - 2nd edition

Creation Myths of the World 2 volumes - 2nd edition


David A. Leeming



Book Description How was the world created? Where did people come from? What is the meaning of life? Nearly every belief sy...
Ethnic Relations: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (Human Experience)

Ethnic Relations: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (Human Experience)


David Levinson



From Timely and authoritative information on a crucial world problem is found in this work, a volume in ABC-Clio's new s...
A Glossary of the European Union (Politics Glossaries)

A Glossary of the European Union (Politics Glossaries)


Alistair Jones



Review An excellent book. (Alasdair Blair Political Studies Review 1/1/2009) About the Author Alistair Jones is Sen...
Historical Dictionary of United States-Japan Relations (Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Diplomacy)

Historical Dictionary of United States-Japan Relations (Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Diplomacy)


John Van Sant, Mauch Peter, Yoneyuki Sugita



Review a very useful reference guide and is recommended... (Arba, March 2008 ) This is a superb, authoritative, and compr...
Dictionary of Cognitive Science: Neuroscience, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics, and Philosophy

Dictionary of Cognitive Science: Neuroscience, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics, and Philosophy


Olivier Koenig, Daniel Kayser, Francois Rastier, Joelle Proust, Olivier Houde



Review RastierWell-written...Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and higher.–Choice, June 2004 A good resourc...
Dictionary of Military Terms: Over 6,000 Words Clearly Defined

Dictionary of Military Terms: Over 6,000 Words Clearly Defined


Richard Bowyer



Review "Defines, indicates the pronunciation, and offers an example of use of basic British and American military terms i...
Dictionary of Property and Construction Law

Dictionary of Property and Construction Law




About the Author Jack Rostron is an experienced author and editor whose 1997 Spon title Sick Building Syndrome has been w...
Celtic Mythology A to Z, 2nd Edition

Celtic Mythology A to Z, 2nd Edition


Jeremy Roberts, Gienna Matson



From This volume is part of the Mythology A to Z series from Facts On File. Each volume has a similar format: an introdu...
A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary (School of Oriental & African Studies)

A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary (School of Oriental & African Studies)


D. N. Mackenzie



Language Notes Text: English ...
The Terrorist List 2 volumes : The Middle East (Praeger Security International)

The Terrorist List 2 volumes : The Middle East (Praeger Security International)


Edward F. Mickolus



Review "Mickolus's work provides both general readers and practitioners with an incredible wealth of knowledge and insight ...
Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts)

Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts)


S. Torriano Berry



From This entry in the Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts series focuses on a unique category in nationa...
A Grammar of Gatha-Avestan (Asian Studies)

A Grammar of Gatha-Avestan (Asian Studies)


Robert S. P. Beekes



Review '"Zweifellos erleichtert B.' Grammatik den Zugang zu den aav. Texten ganz erheblich.'H.H., "Zeitschrift der Deutsc...
A Dictionary of Japanese Loanwords

A Dictionary of Japanese Loanwords


Toshie M. Evans



Book Description Defines and illustrates the usage of hundreds of words borrowed from Japanese and now used in English-lang...
Bioterrorism - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Bioterrorism - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References


Health Publica Icon Health Publications



From the Publisher This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and...
Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary

Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary


David L. Porter



From Porter's latest work continues the format and tone of his other volumes in Greenwood's series of biographical dicti...
Dictionary of Geology & Mineralogy, Second Edition

Dictionary of Geology & Mineralogy, Second Edition




Review Excerpts of review by T.R. Faust, Burlington College McGraw-Hill derives these inexpensive subject-specific dictio...
A V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual Terms

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...
Error-Correcting Codes and Finite Fields (Oxford Applied Mathematics and Computing Science Series)

Error-Correcting Codes and Finite Fields (Oxford Applied Mathematics and Computing Science Series)


Oliver Pretzel



Review 'This textbook provides the reader with all the tools necessary to implement modern error-processing schemes.' In...
Multilingual Dictionary of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Under International Control: Explanatory Notes

Multilingual Dictionary of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Under International Control: Explanatory Notes


United Nations Office At Vienna



Multilingual Dictionary of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Under International Control: Explanatory Notes...
The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics: A Practical Resource for Students in the Social Sciences

The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics: A Practical Resource for Students in the Social Sciences


Duncan Cramer, Dennis Laurence Howitt



The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics: A Practical Resource for Students in the Social Sciences...
Norse Mythology A to Z (Mythology A to Z Series)

Norse Mythology A to Z (Mythology A to Z Series)


Kathleen N. Daly, Marian Rengel



From Thise well-received and accessible book for young adults has been updated. It is part of an expanded Mythology A to...
Naked in Cyberspace: How to Find Personal Information Online

Naked in Cyberspace: How to Find Personal Information Online


Carole A. Lane



Amazon.com Review What can you find out online about others? What can anyone find out about you? Quite a lot. Carole Lan...
Succulents II: The New Illustrated Dictionary

Succulents II: The New Illustrated Dictionary


Mariangela Costanzo, Maurizio Sajeva



From Sajeva, an Italian biologist, and Costanzo, an expert in the field of alpine succulents, have greatly extended thei...
Liberators, Patriots and Leaders of Latin America: 32 Biographies, 2nd edition

Liberators, Patriots and Leaders of Latin America: 32 Biographies, 2nd edition


Jerome R. Adams



From In this new edition, 20 chapters containing 23 biographies are taken from the 1991 edition, and 9 new biographies o...