The final volume of the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music includes first-person fieldwork case studies from different regions of the world, a general index to the entire series as well as all the bi
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A collection of questions and answers for the curious explains such phenomena as why squirrels do not fall off telephone wires, why our fingers and toes become "pruney" after a bath, and how seedless
A companion to the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System for Infants and Children (AEPS®), Second Edition, this CD-ROM contains all the data recording forms for the system as well as an exclu
This two-volume set critically evaluates 200 major examples of serious literature published during 2000, with a focus on works that are likely to be of particular interest to the general reader, that
Steve Silverman was looking for a way to add some spice to his high school lectures when he realized that weird and bizarre true-life stories would capture his students' attention. In fact, they worke
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"Property Development" includes such considerations as the objectives, functions, roles and methods of operation of all those involved in the development process, the financial aspects of development,
This volume explores the theoretical foundation and undercurrents of translation in diverse postcolonial contexts. In doing so the authors examine complex sequences of intercultural contact and encro
Offering a multidimensional approach to one of the most important episodes of the twentieth century, "The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust" offers readers and researchers a general history of the Holoc
Provides update to current thinking about, and reasons for, service evaluation of libraries in the UK. Examines quantitative and qualitative methods including questionnaires, focus groups, suggestions
This 95,000 word, lavishly illustrated encyclopedia contains some 1500 terms and idioms relating to or connected with falconry, with explanations, derivations and notes.
This set comprises 40 volumes covering nineteenth and twentieth century European and American authors. These volumes will be available as a complete set, mini boxed sets (by theme) or as individual vo
Contains 5137 entries on world historical events, organized into categories ranging from agriculture to weapons, which are presented in the same format as the fifth edition of Famous First Facts (wh
