American Decades Primary Sources
Cross-disciplinary source spanning the 20th century. Each volume in the set includes full or excerpted primary sources representing the seminal issues; themes; movements and events from a decade. Includes oral histories; songs; speeches; advertisements; TV; play and movie scripts; letters; laws ; legal decisions; newspaper articles; cartoons; recipes; and more.
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras
Profiling milestones and movements in the arts; literature; music and religion from a specific period; each volume in this set helps students and researchers understand the various disciplines of the humanities in relation to each other; as well as to history and culture. An overview of the period and a chronology of major world events begin each volume.
Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
This two-volume reference examines the relationship between food and health on a historical; national and personal level. It analyzes how nutrition has affected quality of life; health and fitness in various countries at different times in history.
Encyclopedia of World Biography
A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture.
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders; 2nd ed.
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 Science; 3rd ed.
Designed for high-school students and lay adults; this collection of entries covers major areas of science including: biology; genetics; microbiology; astronomy; chemistry; physics; engineering; technology; geology; weather; archaeology; psychology; mathematics; and medicine; and provides readers with a wide range of up-to-date; relevant; and accurate information.
History Behind the Headlines
Presents in-depth information on conflicts appearing in today's headlines. Users are provided with historical background and analysis to events to give a greater understanding of the politics; players; and layers of current affairs.
Countries and Their Cultures
Presents the cultural similarities within a country that set it apart from others by examining over 200 countries to document the myriad ways in which culture defines and separates the nations of the world as much as geographical borders do. Surveys each country's shared values; behaviors and cultural variations from foods and rituals to pastimes and arts; using a standard entry format for easy comparison. Provides illustrations; photographs and maps. 4 volumes.
Major 21st-Century Writers
Contains detailed biographical and bibliographical information on the most-studied authors at the turn of the twenty-first century. More than 1;000 fully-updated entries cover the most influential contemporary writers and their careers through 2004.
UXL Complete Health Resource
Covers the causes symptoms; diagnoses; tests; treatments and prognoses of health problems; the main systems of the human body; including the circulatory system; the endocrine system; special senses and much more; and a detailed examination of nutrition; and medical and mental health issues.