Based on the scholarship in the acclaimed academic Encyclopedia of Africa, which is aimed at college and graduate students, this work presents Africa, from Egypt to Cape Town and from prehistoric times to the present day, in a format that is inviting to high school students. The 4-vol. set spans many disciplines with its articles on animals, foods, holidays and festivals, tribal groups, ecology, music and art, trade and the economy, geography, religion, folklore, and fossil and skeletal discoveries.
The multidisciplinary nature of marine sciences (Geology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Oceanography) is reflected in this references 1,980 up-to-date, alphabetically listed keywords with illustrations. These keywords provide valuable time-saving assistance when studying marine scientific literature. The brief explanation of the concepts, terminology, and methods makes this book more valuable than a pure glossary or dictionary.
The book that millions of SCRABBLE players consider the only necessary resource. - More than 100,000 playable two-to-eight-letter words including more than 5,000 newly added entries. - Includes variant spellings with expanded coverage of Canadian and British words. - Updated to include new vocabulary such as fracking, hashtag, and selfie - Main entries include a brief definition, a part-of-speech label, and inflected forms for fast, easy word validation - Ideal for recreational and school use
Global warming, a hot topic among scholars of geography and science, has led to increased interest in studying the earth's polar ice caps, which seem to be melting at an alarming rate. This accessible, two-volume encyclopedia lays a foundation for understanding global warming and other issues related to the North and South Poles.
This is the most ambitious pictorial work ever undertaken to record the reigns of the thousands of ruling sovereigns of Europe from the first Roman emperor to today's ruling queen of England, Elizabeth II. As each king or queen is recorded, specific facts and accomplishments of his (her) reign are included so that the highlights of European history pass in review throughout this tremendous work, along with characterizations of the monarchs themselves. The political and social developments of the times are also included.
