Presents profiles of over two hundred authors and illustrators of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and picture books, representing the variety and cultural diversity of literature for young people today.
Presents detailed accounts of the lives and work of the 566 men, women, and institutions that earned the Nobel Prize from its inception in 1901 through 1986.
This volume contains reprints of articles, excerpts from books, transcripts from speeches, and studies of social trends in the United States and other countries. These sources provide background infor
An invaluable source for researchers, leathers, students, and librarians, Current Biography draws information from newspaper and magazine articles, books, the World Wide Web, and occasionally personal
Offers brief profiles of poets, philosophers, historians, novelists, theologians, critics, and scientists writing in Greek or Latin between the time of Homer and the Middle Ages
Edited by Meier (science librarian, Penn State Univ.), this is a collection of articles from periodicals such as Scientific American, New Scientist, Smithsonian and Natural History. The first five cha
This chronology selectively fulfills its subtitle of "a record of philosophical, political, theological, and social thought from ancient times to the present" beginning with the Neanderthals in 48,000
Editor Stein has collected recent essays and research papers on Internet safety that provide general audiences with advice on how to handle viruses, spam emails, Internet hoaxes, cyberbullying, identi
U.S. National Debate Topic 2009-2010 Social Services for the Poor Devoted to the topic assigned for the National High School Debate for the 2009-2010 school year, this book will be invaluable for stu
This reference for general readers and students delivers information about the lives, backgrounds, and terms of office of every American president, plus facts about the Executive Office itself. Part I
This volume reproduces 29 American political speeches from 2007-2008. Unsurprisingly, many are directly and indirectly related to the 2008 presidential campaign and include addresses by Barack Obama,
The latest issue in a long running series, this volume collects the full text of 22 American political speeches delivered over the past year, each preceded by a brief editor's introduction. Categories
Articles, editorials, and letters from mainstream newspapers and magazines provide a range of opinions for high school and college students debating or researching immigration to the US. Among the the
This volume, one of the first titles in the Reference Shelf 2006 series, brings together 31 articles from newspapers, magazines, news services, and websites from 2003-2005 including The Chronicle of H
