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FEATURED TITLES

  • American DecadesAmerican Decades
    Cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school students and teachers, public librarians and general researchers who need to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history.
  • Arts and Humanities Through the ErasArts 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.
  • Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of MusiciansBaker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
    Covers all musical genres, with new entries written by a distinguished group of area specialists as well as the original articles by Nicolas Slonimsky. This work continues the tradition of offering the most comprehensive and authoritative information on musicians, along with interesting and insightful evaluations of their contributions to the musical world.
  • Countries and Their CulturesCountries 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.
  • Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive BehaviorEncyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
    Provides more than 700 articles intended for the student and layperson covering the social, medical and political issues related to drugs and alcohol, as well as types of addiction. Changes since the last edition include the decrease of crack cocaine use and resurgence of heroin use; changes in laws dealing with drug use at the state and national levels; and new discoveries leading to a better understanding of how drugs work and what makes them addictive.
  • Encyclopedia of SociologyEncyclopedia of Sociology
    This classic reference has been updated to reflect many changes in society and in the field of sociology in recent years. Articles covering core issues such as race, poverty, violence, economics, pregnancy and abortion have been updated and expanded, and completely new articles have been written on topics such as the Internet, privacy and epidemiology.
  • Encyclopedia of World BiographyEncyclopedia 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.


Electronic Resources

  • Gale Virtual Reference Library
  • Student Resource Center - Bronze