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(More Info)	Background Notes
Background Notes on the Countries of the World is a series of short, factual pamphlets written by officers in the Department of State's geographical bureaus. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
One of the highlights of this set (6 volumes) are the three ndexes: genre index, nationality index, and women composers and musicians index. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
Includes more than 550 entries focusing on artists and groups active from 1990-2003 in all popular styles. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
A comprehensive atlas of the Greek and Roman world from 1000 B.C. to A.D. 640. Contains maps of what are now more than 70 modern countries from the British Isles to North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. The table of contents, locator diagrams, and gazetteer aid map selection. The volume has an accompanying CD-ROM with a map-by-map directory and descriptions. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Basic Business Library: Core Resources
An annotated bibliography arranged by business subject. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
v. 1. Mammals, birds, reptiles -- v. 2. Amphibians, fishes, snails, mussels, and clams -- v. 3. Arachnids and crustaceans, insects, lichens, fern allies, true ferns, conifers, dicots -- v. 4-5. Dicots -- v. 6. Dicots, monocots, glossary, organizations, indexes Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology
Definitive work for the study of bacteriology. Read the full annotation

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport

(More Info)	Bibliography of Bioethics
Broad comprehensive coverage of all English-language sources. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Bibliography of Philosophical Bibliographies
A bibliography is a collection of works about a person or subject. These are essential research tools and should always be sought because someone has already done the legwork of gathering together in one place important resources on a person or subject. It begins in 1450 and ends in 1974 and collects in all languages. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Bibliopolis: History of the Printed Book in the Netherlands
This book is also available on the electronic Bibliopolis system through the Koninklijke Bibliotheek at www,bibliopolis.nl/index_en.html 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)	Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence
A five-part handbook covering: biological and genetic processes, the social context of adolescence, developmental patterns and processes, personal relationships, and problem behaviors. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-century America
Covers every fad and fashion of the 20th century. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Brill's New Pauly Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World
An updated English edition of a standard work covering classical studies. Currently eight volumes of a projected 20 volume set are available. The complete German language Paulys Real-Encyclopaedie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft (1893-1978) and the updated Der Neue Pauly Enzyclopaedie der Antike are both shelved nearby. 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)	Business and Industry
This eleven-volume set of basic level encyclopedias provides brief histories of high profile companies and industries in the United States. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Business Cycles and Depressions: An Encyclopedia
"Includes 327 original articles on every major aspect of business cycles, fluctuations, financial crises, recessions, and depressions." Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Business Ethics: A Reference Handbook
Contains sections on ethical issues for the consumer, corporation, employee, and environment. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Business Periodicals Index
This index covers citations to articles of at least one column in length from more than 400 English language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere. 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)	Business Rankings Annual
This annual survey provides current rankings of companies by size within industry and a variety of other criteira. 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

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