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Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States, Vol. 1, 2003

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ISBN: 1-56711-659-0 | eBook ISBN: 1-4103-0481-7 | Subject Category: Nation and World
LC Subject(s): U.S. states--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature. U.S. states--Pictorial works--Juvenile literature. U.S. states--Miscellanea. United States--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature. United States--Pictorial works--Juvenile literature. United States--Miscellanea. United States--Territories and possessions--Miscellanea.
Brief Description: Contains more than 2,500 graphs, charts, maps, and photos that cover the most important and interesting facts about every state in the country.
 

Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World, Vol. 1, 2001

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IISBN: 1-56711-579-9 | eBook ISBN: 1-4103-0482-5 | Subject Category: Nation and World
LC Subject(s): Geography--Encyclopedias, Juvenile. Atlases. Geography.
Brief Description: Presents more than 2,500 graphs, charts, maps, and photos that cover the most important and interesting facts about every country on the planet.
 

Business Leader Profiles for Students, 2002, 2V

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ISBN: 0-7876-6615-7 | eBook ISBN: 0-7876-9266-2 | Subject Category: Biography
LC Subject(s): Businesspeople--United States--Biography--Dictionaries. Businessmen--United States--Biography--Dictionaries. Businesswomen--United States--Biography--Dictionaries.
Brief Description: Covers 350 prominent individuals who have made significant contributions to business and industry. Profiles range from 1,250 to 2,500 words in length.

Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, 2004, 3V

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ISBN: 0-7876-7546-6 | eBook ISBN: 0-7876-7762-0 | Subject Category: History
Brief Description: Provides a comprehensive, subject specific guide to the history, uses, scientific principles, and technologies of espionage, intelligence, and security, with special emphasis placed on the current ethical, legal, and social issues surrounding this very topical subject.

Encyclopedia of Population, 2003, 2V

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ISBN: 0-02-865677-6 | eBook ISBN: 0-02-865917-1 | Subject Category: Social Science
LC Subject(s): Population--Encyclopedias.
Brief Description: Provides expanded, up-to-date coverage of demographic topics both in the core field and in neighboring disciplines. Designed to encompass the large-scale changes in emphasis and research directions in population studies during the last 20 years, topics covered include: rapid demographic expansion in poor countries; low fertility rates and problems of old-age support; the environmental impact of a dense population; the press for expanded reproductive rights; and much more.
 

Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages, 2004, 5V

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ISBN: 0-7876-5417-5 | eBook ISBN: 0-7876-9300-6 | Subject Category: History
LC Subject(s): Costume--History. Fashion--History. Dress accessories--History. Clothing and dress--History.
Brief Description: Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. Examines more than 430 items of human decoration and adornment, ranging from togas to turbans, necklaces to tennis shoes. Explores how and why items were created, the people who made them, and their uses. This set shows how clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear reflect the different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs.
 

Gale Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America, 2000, 6V

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ISBN: 0-7876-5028-5 | eBook ISBN: 0-7876-7691-8 | Subject Category: Environment
LC Subject(s): Endangered species--North America. Nature conservation--North America.
Brief Description: Presents extensive data on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. Arranged taxonomically, entries include introductory information with an image of the species; a summary section detailing information on each species; a concluding summary of recovery efforts; and a bibliography of contacts for further information.
 

Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 3rd ed. 2009, 4V

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ISBN: 978-1-4144-4872-5 | eBook ISBN: 978-1-4144-4877-0 | Subject Category: Medicine
LC Subject(s): Alternative medicine--Encyclopedias. Complementary Therapies--Encyclopedias--English. Internal Medicine--Encyclopedias--English.
Brief Description: Covers all aspects of the subject including therapies, conditions/diseases, herbs/plants, and people. Identifies numerous types of alternative medicine being practiced today, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda and osteopathy.
 

Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 3rd ed 2010, 2V

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ISBN: 978-1-4144-7598-1 | eBook ISBN: 978-1-4144-7601-8 | Subject Category: Medicine
LC Subject(s): Cancer--Encyclopedias. Oncology--Encyclopedias. Neoplasms--Encyclopedias--English. Medical Oncology--Encyclopedias--English.
Brief Description: Comprehensive survey of 120 cancers, cancer drugs, traditional and alternative treatments, side effects and diagnostic procedures.
 

Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 3rd ed. 2010, 2V

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ISBN: 978-1-4144-7602-5 | eBook ISBN: 978-1-4144-7605-6 | Subject Category: Medicine
LC Subject(s): Medical genetics--Encyclopedias. Diseases--Encyclopedias. Genetics, Medical--Encyclopedias--English. Genetics Diseases, Inborn--Encyclopedias--English. Genetic Predisposition to Disease--Encyclopedias--English.
Brief Description: Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons.
 

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 4th ed. 2011, 6V

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ISBN: 978-1-4144-8646-8 | eBook ISBN: 978-1-4144-8691-8 | Subject Category: Medicine
LC Subject(s): Internal medicine--Encyclopedias. Internal Medicine--Encyclopedias--English. Complementary Therapies--Encyclopedias--English.
Brief Description: Includes information on more than 1,700 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. Written for a general audience with an authoritative tone.
 

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health , 2nd ed. 2007, 5V

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ISBN: 1-4144-0374-7 | eBook ISBN: 978-1-4144-1044-9 | Subject Category: Medicine |
LC Subject(s): Nursing--Encyclopedias. Medicine--Encyclopedias. Nursing Care--Encyclopedias--English. Allied Health Personnel--Encyclopedias--English. Nursing--Encyclopedias--English.
Brief Description: This 5-vol. set provides more than 850 entries covering topics in nursing and allied health written for students and professionals in the field. Alphabetically arranged entries cover topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common diseases, issues and theories, techniques and practices, and devices and equipment.
 

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 2nd Edition, 2000, 3V

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ISBN: 0-7876-3986-9 | eBook ISBN: 0-7876-7727-2 | Subject Category: Multicultural Studies
LC Subject(s): Pluralism (Social sciences)--United States--Encyclopedias. Ethnology--United States. Minorities--United States. Ethnology--Encyclopedias. Minorities--Encyclopedias. United States--Ethnic relations--Encyclopedias. United States--Race relations.
Brief Description: Contains 8,000 to 12,000 word essays on specific culture groups in the United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to providing information on historical background and settlement patterns. Also covers ethnoreligious groups such as Jews, Chaldeans, and Amish. Each essay lists organizations and research centers; name, address, and contact information for periodicals, radio, and television stations; and a further readings section.
 

Gale Encyclopedia of Small Business, 4th ed. 2011, 2V

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ISBN: 978-1-4144-2028-8| eBook ISBN: 978-1-4144-6266-0 | Subject Category: Business
LC Subject(s): Small business--Management--Encyclopedias. Small business--Finance--Encyclopedias.
Brief Description: Provide entrepreneurs with how-to information that they can apply to their own business. Features revised and expanded coverage to reflect the most current small business topics.

Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, 2000, 2V

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ISBN: 0-7876-3888-9 | eBook ISBN: 0-7876-7726-4 | Subject Category: History
LC Subject(s): United States--Economic conditions--Encyclopedias.
Brief Description: Designed to answer such key questions as: How has the U.S. Constitution shaped the economy of the United States? What were the consequences of Prohibition on consumers' behavior? This title presents 1,000 entries, era overviews, event/movement profiles, biographies, business/industry profiled, geographic profiles, and more.
 

Gale World of Earth Science, 2003, 2V

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ISBN: 0-7876-7739-6 | eBook ISBN: 0-7876-9332-4 | Subject Category: Science
LC Subject(s): Earth sciences--Encyclopedias.
Brief Description: This title in Cengage Gale's "World of" Series is a comprehensive guide to the concepts, theories, discoveries, pioneers, and issues relating to topics in earth science. Its encyclopedic approach offers approximately 650 entries in a convenient A-Z format, cross-reference headings, and is written in easy to understand language.
 

Macmillan Biology, 2002, 4V

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ISBN: 0-02-865551-6 | eBook ISBN: 0-02-865886-8 | Subject Category: Science
LC Subject(s): Biology.
Brief Description: A comprehensive collection of articles on all aspects of biological science, including its history and issues. Includes articles on biology-related careers and important individuals, as well as topics from active transport to zoology research. Amply illustrated with full-color photos and line drawings. Glossary illuminates scientific terms.

Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students, 2004, 4V 

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ISBN: 0-684-31281-6 | eBook ISBN: 0-684-31424-X | Subject Category: History
Brief Description: This set has been prepared especially for nonspecialists, focusing on Renaissance-era topics most studied in high school world history, art, literature, economics, and science curriculum. Includes entries on a range of topics, including Florence, Galileo, heraldry, Medici family, opera, piracy, Shakespeare, Leonardo Da Vinci, and many others. Includes a master chronology with topical timelines, a bibliography with age-appropriate further reading sources, and a comprehensive index.
 

St. James Press Contemporary Fashion, 2nd Edition, 2002

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ISBN: 1-55862-348-5 | eBook ISBN: 1-55862-530-5 | Subject Category: Arts
LC Subject(s): Fashion designers--Biography--Encyclopedias. Costume design--History--20th century--Encyclopedias. Fashion--History--20th century--Encyclopedias.
Brief Description: A reference book covering individual designers and fashion houses that have been active throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Informative essays mirror the many facets of the fashion world.

St. James Press Contemporary Novelists, 7th Edition, 2001

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ISBN: 1-55862-408-2 | eBook ISBN: 1-55862-535-6 | Subject Category: Literature
LC Subject(s): Novelists, English--20th century--Biography--Dictionaries. Novelists, American--20th century--Biography--Dictionaries. English fiction--20th century--Bio-bibliography. American fiction--20th century--Bio-bibliography. English fiction--20th century--Dictionaries. American fiction--20th century--Dictionaries.
Brief Description: Contains biographical/critical essays on the most important living novelists writing in English worldwide.
 

St. James Press Contemporary Poets, 7th Edition, 2001

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ISBN: 1-55862-349-3 | eBook ISBN: 1-55862-536-4 | Subject Category: Literature
LC Subject(s): English poetry--20th century--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries. Poets, American--20th century--Biography--Dictionaries. Poets, English--20th century--Biography--Dictionaries. American poetry--20th century--Dictionaries. English poetry--20th century--Dictionaries.
Brief Description: Provides biographical and bibliographical information on 789 of the world's most important contemporary English-language poets, including 120 new to this edition. Entries include personal and career information, addresses, a detailed bibliography, a list of further reading sources, and more. Each entry also includes a signed critical essay covering each poet's career and works, written by an expert in the field.
 

St. James Press International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, 4th Edition, 2000, 4V

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ISBN: 1-55862-449-X | eBook ISBN: 1-55862-533-X | Subject Category: Arts
LC Subject(s): Motion pictures--Plots, themes, etc. Motion picture producers and directors--Biography--Dictionaries. Motion picture actors and actresses--Biography--Dictionaries. Screenwriters--Biography--Dictionaries.
Brief Description: Written for film students and film buffs alike, this set features thorough coverage of legendary films, actors, actresses, directors, writers, and other production artists through detailed essays and commentary by experts. Entries include biographies, filmographies, comprehensive credits, production information, major awards, and bibliographies.
 

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 2000, 5V

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ISBN: 1-558-62400-7 | eBook ISBN: 1-55862-529-1 | Subject Category: History
LC Subject(s): Popular culture--United States--History--20th century--Encyclopedias. United States--Civilization--20th century--Encyclopedias.
Brief Description: Includes more than 2,700 signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and, where appropriate, photographs and textual cross-references to related essays.

 
U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features, 2004, 3V 

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ISBN: 0-7876-7611-X | eBook ISBN: 0-7876-9316-2 | Subject Category: Environment
LC Subject(s): Landforms--Encyclopedias. Physical geography--Encyclopedias.
Brief Description: Focuses on the physical and geological aspects, structure, and features of 48 of the earth's landforms - what they are, how they look, how they were created, how they change over time, and major geological events associated with them. Written for middle school students to support earth science and landform-related assignments, alphabetically arranged entries follow a standard and consistent subheaded format; range in length from 9 to 11 pages; and cover common and unusual landforms such as archipelago, estuary, isthmus, tributary, and many more.

 

EBooks titles available to Discus Members

  • Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States, Vol. 1, 2003

  • Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World, Vol. 1, 2001 

  • Business Leader Profiles for Students, 2002, 2Volumes

  • Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, 1st Edition, 3 Volumes

  • Encyclopedia of Population, 1st Edition, 2 Volumes

  • Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages, 1st Edition, 5 Volumes

  • Gale Beacham’s Guide to the Endangered Species of North America, 1st Edition, 6 Volumes

  • The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 3rd edition (2009) *

  • The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 3rd edition (2010)  *

  • The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 3rd edition (2010) *

  • Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 4th ed. 2011, 6 Volumes

  • The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 2nd edition (2007) *

  • Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 2nd Edition, 3 Volumes

  • Encyclopedia of Small Business, 4th edition (2011) *

  • Gale Encyclopedia of U. S. Economic History

  • Gale World of Earth Science, 1st Edition, 2 Volumes

  • Macmillan Biology, 1st Edition, 4 Volumes

  • Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students, 1st Edition, 4 Volumes 

  • St. James Contemporary Fashion, 2nd Edition

  • St. James Contemporary Novelists, 7th Edition

  • St. James Contemporary Poets, 7th Edition

  • St. James International Dictionary of Film & Filmakers, 4th Edition

  • St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 1st Edition, 5 Volumes

  • U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features, 1st Edition, 3 Volumes 

* upgraded to latest edition on 05/15/2011

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