American Civil War Reference Library
American Civil War Reference Library offers comprehensive and wide ranging research options on this compelling era of American history. Material in each of the three titles has been reviewed by an independent advisory board for its curriculum relevance and its accessibility to students in grades 6-12.
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.
Contemporary Novelists
Provides profiles of novelists from around the world; including lists of their works. For academic and general audiences.
Fashion; Costume; and Culture: Clothing; Headwear; Body Decorations; and Footwear through the Ages
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 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 Multicultural America
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America contains 152 original essays (about 8;000-12;000 words each) on specific minority and ethnic groups in the U.S.; with an emphasis on culture (religions; holidays; customs; language) in addition to information on historical background and settlement patterns. The Encyclopedia also covers ethnoreligious groups such as Jews; Chaldeans and Amish.
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.
Real-Life Math
Provides an understanding of commonly studied math concepts by illustrating their use in everyday life in everyday tasks; such as buying insurance; constructing a budget; reading graphs; adjusting cooking recipes or planning for retirement. Topics are designed to support the modern mathematics curriculum and contain examples related to the global economy. 2 volumes.
Science and Its Times
The histories of science; technology; and mathematics merge with the study of humanities and social science in this interdisciplinary reference work. Essays on people; theories; discoveries; and concepts are combined with overviews; bibliographies of primary documents; and chronological elements to offer students a fascinating way to understand the impact of science on the course of human history and how science affects everyday life. Approximately 2;000 entries.
World of Forensic Science
The two-volume World of Forensic Science is a convenient; comprehensive guide to the scientific processes and the legal; social and ethical issues involved in the forensic sciences.