Organized alphabetically, this comprehensive guide provides information on more than 1000 commonl...

Career Ideas for Teens in Finance

Careers in Focus: Photography, Second Edition profiles 20 careers for young professionals interes...

Celebrates the American writer who in his works confronted and explored the social fabric of the ...

By creating their own virtual day on the job, students can find out firsthand what it's like to h...

Some forces, such as the collision that sends a baseball flying away from a bat, are easy to obse...

This work covers the many contributions that American Indians have made, including the tools used...

Offers an overview of the history and forms of divination.

Includes an alphabetical listing of more than 5,500 ''Briticisms'' and their correlating ''Americ...

Censorship of religious and philosophical speculation is as old as history and as current as toda...

Newly conceived, safer reactor designs are being built in the United States (and around the world...

Describes the path that food takes through the digestive system, the organs involved, and how the...

Recounts the factors that led to the Dust Bowl conditions, how those affected coped, and what can...

Introduces readers to the geography of East Asia, covering the culture region as a whole rather t...

Covers how cells work to maintain human health and immunity as well as the history of cell discov...

The discovery and application of nuclear power is one of the most profound scientific accomplishm...

The Lewis and Clark expedition was the second recorded transcontinental crossing of North America...

Features an account of the battles, weapons, tactics, and people involved in the Afghanistan conf...

Diabetes includes two diseases: Type 1, in which the body does not produce insulin, and Type 2, i...

In 2006, about 67 percent of Americans played video games using a computer or game console such a...

Provides a comprehensive account of the history of Great Britain from ancient times to the presen...

Gaseous Matter, Revised Edition takes readers through many important discoveries that led to the ...

Provides a comprehensive account of the history of Germany from ancient times to the present day....

Media images of 'ideal bodies'—which, in reality, are often dangerously thin—make it easy for peo...

Examines and explains Jim Crow from its beginnings to its end: how it came into being, how it was...

Careers in Focus: Public Safety, Second Edition covers the following 29 jobs:

Now in its third edition, this comprehensive encyclopedia gathers together in one place the core ...

Chemistry, Revised Edition takes a deep dive with scientists and explorers into the unknown front...

Contemporary World Fiction, Volume 3 is a collection of scholarly essays and recent reviews of th...

Contemporary British and Irish Fiction, Volume 3 is a collection of scholarly essays and recent r...

A to Z of Biologists, Updated Edition uses the device of biography to put a human face on science...

Both employees and employers in a wide variety of fields have benefited from computers and the In...

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty dedicated to the reconstruction of facial and body defect...

In recent years, schools have started introducing more inclusive syllabi emphasizing the works an...

Cells are considered one of the most basicunits of life, yet their structure, processes, and repr...

Contemporary Poetry, Volume 1 is a collection of scholarly essays and recent reviews of the best ...

Provides a complete survey of what seems to be an intractable problem. More than 330 entries orga...

Marine Sciences, Revised Edition details the explorers and scientists who are expanding the front...

Ocean Ridges and Trenches, Revised Edition immerses readers in the mysteries of the world's sea f...

A to Z of Physicists, Updated Edition focuses not only on the lives and personalities of those pr...

Investigates these amazing organisms and explores how they have provided cures for some of today’...

Born in West Germany but raised in East Germany, Angela Merkel has known both repression and free...

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people and the 11th leading cause of deat...

Filled with colour photographs and illustrations and bolstered by its readable text and helpful r...

The human body needs the right 'fuel' in the form of nutritious foods and sufficient fluids to pe...

The Encyclopedia of Women’s Health, Sixth Edition covers the full range of women’s health issues ...

Scientists categorize the chemical elements as metals, nonmetals, and metalloids largely based on...

Materials that are poor conductors of electricity are generally considered nonmetals. One importa...