Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
The World Book Encyclopedia
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
Historica Philosophicae
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 0711253099
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 0711253099
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
What was Revolutionary about the French Revolution?
Author: Robert Darnton
Publisher: Baylor University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Darnton offers a reasoned defense of what the French revolutionaries were trying to achieve and urges us to look beyond political events to understand the idealism and universality of their goals.
Publisher: Baylor University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Darnton offers a reasoned defense of what the French revolutionaries were trying to achieve and urges us to look beyond political events to understand the idealism and universality of their goals.
Plus Belles Bibliotheques Du Monde
Author: Georg Ruppelt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783836573924
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
In this photographic journey, Massimo Listri travels to some of the oldest and finest libraries around the world to celebrate their architectural and historical wonder. From medieval to 19th-century institutions, private to monastic collections, this is a cultural-historical pilgrimage to the heart of our halls of learning and the stories they tell.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783836573924
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
In this photographic journey, Massimo Listri travels to some of the oldest and finest libraries around the world to celebrate their architectural and historical wonder. From medieval to 19th-century institutions, private to monastic collections, this is a cultural-historical pilgrimage to the heart of our halls of learning and the stories they tell.
The World Book Complete Word Power Library
Author: World Book Encyclopedia, inc
Publisher: World Book
ISBN: 9780716631101
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
These volumes have been developed specifically to help you increase your overall ability to use words. "Word Power", the collection of skills and techniques that enable a person to communicate effectively, is perhaps the most vital area for personal growth that you will ever encounter.
Publisher: World Book
ISBN: 9780716631101
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
These volumes have been developed specifically to help you increase your overall ability to use words. "Word Power", the collection of skills and techniques that enable a person to communicate effectively, is perhaps the most vital area for personal growth that you will ever encounter.
The Library
Author: James W. P. Campbell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500342886
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This spectacular book is the first single volume to tell the story of the library as a distinct building type, all around the world. Throughout the ages, book collections have served to symbolize their owners culture and learning, and the wealthy and powerful have spent lavishly on buildings to house them. In its highest form the library became a total work of art, combining painting, sculpture, furniture and architecture into seamless, dramatic spaces. The finest libraries are repositories not just of books, but of learning, creativity and contemplation; they embody some of the highest achievements of humankind. This book recounts that history in text and images of truly outstanding quality.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500342886
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This spectacular book is the first single volume to tell the story of the library as a distinct building type, all around the world. Throughout the ages, book collections have served to symbolize their owners culture and learning, and the wealthy and powerful have spent lavishly on buildings to house them. In its highest form the library became a total work of art, combining painting, sculpture, furniture and architecture into seamless, dramatic spaces. The finest libraries are repositories not just of books, but of learning, creativity and contemplation; they embody some of the highest achievements of humankind. This book recounts that history in text and images of truly outstanding quality.
The Library at the Edge of the World
Author: Felicity Hayes-McCoy
Publisher: Finfarran Peninsula
ISBN: 9781432842741
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Returning home after her divorce, librarian Hanna Casey is determined to reclaim her independence, but with the threatened closure of the local library she finds herself leading a battle to heal the community.
Publisher: Finfarran Peninsula
ISBN: 9781432842741
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Returning home after her divorce, librarian Hanna Casey is determined to reclaim her independence, but with the threatened closure of the local library she finds herself leading a battle to heal the community.
A Library of Poetry and Song
Author: William Cullen Bryant
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781390960709
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Excerpt from A Library of Poetry and Song: Being Choice Selections From the Best Poets, With an Introduction The Publishers take pleasure in believing that many readers will find in this volume inducements to seek complete editions of favorite American poets, in order to become better acquainted with those authors whose writings have made this compilation so complete in the poetical literature of our own land. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781390960709
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Excerpt from A Library of Poetry and Song: Being Choice Selections From the Best Poets, With an Introduction The Publishers take pleasure in believing that many readers will find in this volume inducements to seek complete editions of favorite American poets, in order to become better acquainted with those authors whose writings have made this compilation so complete in the poetical literature of our own land. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
World Almanac Library of the States
Author:
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
ISBN: 9780836851670
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Each of the 52 volumes in the World Almanac(R) Library of the States is filled with the most up-to-date information available from The World Almanac(R), The World Almanac(R) for Kids, The World Almanac(R) Encyclopedia, and other authoritative sources-including the latest results of the 2000 Census. Full-color photos in each book bring to life the story of each state, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other outlying areas. In addition to an in-depth factual profile of each state in the form of a state Almanac, every book offers fascinating and lively discussions of the state's history, people, geography, government, economy, culture, and lifestyles. Each title also includes a section on Notable People, a calendar of events, and enough primary source documents, time lines, maps, and other tools to make this unquestionably the best young adult reference material on the USA available anywhere.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
ISBN: 9780836851670
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Each of the 52 volumes in the World Almanac(R) Library of the States is filled with the most up-to-date information available from The World Almanac(R), The World Almanac(R) for Kids, The World Almanac(R) Encyclopedia, and other authoritative sources-including the latest results of the 2000 Census. Full-color photos in each book bring to life the story of each state, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other outlying areas. In addition to an in-depth factual profile of each state in the form of a state Almanac, every book offers fascinating and lively discussions of the state's history, people, geography, government, economy, culture, and lifestyles. Each title also includes a section on Notable People, a calendar of events, and enough primary source documents, time lines, maps, and other tools to make this unquestionably the best young adult reference material on the USA available anywhere.
Lilja's Library
Author: Hans-Åke Lilja
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781587672125
Category : Horror tales, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781587672125
Category : Horror tales, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description