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(More Info)	MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide
Covers more than 1000 artists and reviews 20,000+ CDs from over 85 countries. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Worship Music: a Concise Dictionary
Focuses on the worship music of English-speaking North Americans. Its over 2,500 entries range across major denominations within Western Christianity, the Byzantine/Slav tradition, and Judaism. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	The Netherlands (World Bibliographical Series)
A bibliography compiled by Peter King and Michael Wintle. Though dated (published in 1988), it provides a classified, annotated bibliography of topics such as geography, history, languages and dialects, religion, politics, economy, education, transportation, literature and the arts. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges
A handy, easy-to-use dictionary for reading Homer. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Business Plans Handbook
This is a compendium of actual corporate business plans in ten plus volumes; provides great models for what should be included in a plan. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Keywords and Concepts in Evolutionary Development
Experts in the field provide explanations of over fifty terms and concepts demonstrating how embryonic development relates to life-history evolution, and adaptation to the environment. Read the full annotation

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Handbook of American Women's History

(More Info)	Harrison's principles of internal medicine
Coverage of over 4,700 diseases and disorders - more than any other internal medicine text. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy
Contains extensive bibliographies for further research leads. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Business: The Ultimate Resource
Outstanding in its comprehensiveness. Includes best practices, management checklists, outstanding business thinkers/gurus, encyclopedic coverage of business topics, and extensive identification of additional business information sources. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Music Reference and Research Materials
An annotated bibliography of highly selective music sources for all libraries. Read the full annotation

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Useful Print Bibliographies for Medieval Studies -

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Popular Music
A multi-volume set (8 vols.) that covers popular artists, bands, and albums from the 20th century. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Medieval Philosophers
Critical essays on the writings of 28 prominent philosophers. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures
Written by over 1,000 scholars from around the world, this multi-volume encyclopedia crosses history, geographic borders and disciplines to create a ground-breaking reference work reflecting the very latest research on gender studies and the Islamic world. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Health Fitness Instructor's Handbook
This work provides the latest information on the fundamentals of fitness, exercise physiology, and biomechanics. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encylopedic Dictionary of Marxism, Socialism and Communism
Explains doctrines, terms, and phrases, as well as personalities of significant theoretical interest or major political consequence, in the history of Marxism, socialism, and communism. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Word by Word Translations of Songs and Arias
The translations in these two volumes are arranged alphabetically by composer, with German and French composers in volume 1 and Italian composers in volume 2. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Modern French Thought
A wide-ranging guide to twentieth-century thought across all disciplines. This encyclopedia will be of most interest to those who study modern French life, ideas, and culture. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Historical Atlas of China
A reprint of a 1935 historical atlas of China, but still remains quite useful. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800
This resource provides excerpts from the criticism of the works of fifteenth- through eighteenth-century novelists, poets, playwrights, and philosophers, from the first published critical appraisals to current evaluations. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Fitness and Exercise Sourcebook
Provides basic information on fitness and exercise. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	British Writers
The coverage of this sixteen-volume resource ranges from the fourteenth century to the present. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century
Articles on events, trends, movements, technologies, inventions, and other aspects of nineteenth-century United States history. Includes bibliographies. 3 volumes. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders
Biographies of 450 people of political significance in the 19th and 20th centuries. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
The standard one-volume reference work on Christianity, with over 6000 entries, covering biography, church history, and theology, with bibliographies for most entries. Edited by F. L. Cross, updated 3rd edition by E. A. Livingstone. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Reference Sources in History: An Introductory Guide, 2d ed.
An introduction to major historical reference works for all time periods of history and all geographical areas (primary focus on English-language materials). Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Oxford History of Western Music
Indepth survey of the history of music from 750 A.D. through the end of the Millennium in 6 volumes. Ties the history and analysis of music to social, political, economic, and cultural developments in Europe and North America, primarily. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Something About the Author
SATA provides brief biographies of authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books; it also gives plot summaries of some of each author's best-loved works. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Women's Issues
Addresses changing, dynamic nature of women's lives in America in three volumes. Wide variety of topics, including events, organizations, and key issues in the field of women's studies. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
Includes articles on subjects such as language families, various linguistic theories, and approaches to language, as well as biographies of influential linguists. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	International Dictionary of Ballet
750 entries covering individual artists (dancers, choreographers, composers, teachers, etc), individual ballets, and ballet companies. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	French Novelists, 1900-1930
Critical essays on the writings of 23 prominent French novelists. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Oxford Dictionary of Music
Over 11,000 entries define and identify all facets of music from titles of individual works to performers. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Groote Topografische Atlas van Nederland
4 vols. Cartography copyright by the Topografishe Dienst Nederland, 1993-1997. Scale 1:50,000 Read the full annotation

(More Info)	MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders
The standard reference in this field for both research and clinical use. It offers almost 200 detailed entries, covering the entire range of communication and speech disorders in children and adults, from basic science to clinical diagnosis. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Learning Theories A to Z
Provides over 500 terms related to learning theories and environments in K-12 education, higher education, and industry education. Read the full annotation

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Encyclopedia of the Developing World

(More Info)	Patristic Greek Lexicon
Includes theological and ecclesiastical vocabulary of the Greek Christian authors from Clement of Rome (ca. 100) to Theodore of Studium (d. 826). Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Reproduction
Four volumes provide an excellent reference on all aspects of reproduction and reproductive technologies. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Art: An Encyclopedia
Ed. Sheila D. Muller. New York: Garland, 1997. A one-volume encyclopedia with entries on various people and topics important in the history of Dutch art and art criticism. Includes good cross-references, indexes, and bibliography. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Standard and Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives
Considered a high-quality source of accurate information, this 3 volume set covers 75,000 private and public, U. S. and Canadian corporations. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Special Education
The 3rd edition of this core 3-vol. reference work, which focuses on education of children, adolescents and adults with disabilities and other exceptional individuals. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	World at Risk
"Provides introductory analysis and reference material on thirty key issues facing the world today, including those in the fields of economics, the environment, human development, law, politics, and security." Read the full annotation

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Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America

(More Info)	Cyclopedia of World Authors
Less comprehensive than the Dictionary of Literary Biography, but easier to use. It provides brief biographical sketches for a wide range of world authors. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics
Contains biographies, brief articles on theoretical issues, and longer articles on the scholarship of Keynes. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Principles of Japanese Discourse : a Handbook
Explains Japanese rhetorical style and strategy for English readers. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Social Science Encyclopedia
These 2 volumes provide a good general introduction to all of the social sciences; entries are arranged alphabetically, each with a bibliography and suggested further reading. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Reference Guide to World Literature
Covers writers from around the world, ranging from ancient Greece the present. Read the full annotation

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