Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
he Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography is a comprehensive, fully up-to-date dictionary of geographic place names that also includes the major peoples, ethnic groups, and languages of the world. Developed by the editors of the American Heritage(R) dictionaries, this handy reference work puts the world and its peoples at your fingertips with more than 10,000 entries. Definitions are concise and informative, providing capsule histories of nations, regions, empires, and cities from ancient to modern times - the perfect companion to the daily newspaper and the nightly newscast. Features include: The most current population figures available for every state and country. Convenient locator maps for all nations of the world. 8-page full-color map insert with detailed, up-to-date maps of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America; Full pronunciations and syllable divisions. Updated world currency table plus lists of the highest mountains, and longest rivers.
The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
he Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography is a comprehensive, fully up-to-date dictionary of geographic place names that also includes the major peoples, ethnic groups, and languages of the world. Developed by the editors of the American Heritage(R) dictionaries, this handy reference work puts the world and its peoples at your fingertips with more than 10,000 entries. Definitions are concise and informative, providing capsule histories of nations, regions, empires, and cities from ancient to modern times - the perfect companion to the daily newspaper and the nightly newscast. Features include: The most current population figures available for every state and country. Convenient locator maps for all nations of the world. 8-page full-color map insert with detailed, up-to-date maps of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America; Full pronunciations and syllable divisions. Updated world currency table plus lists of the highest mountains, and longest rivers.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
he Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography is a comprehensive, fully up-to-date dictionary of geographic place names that also includes the major peoples, ethnic groups, and languages of the world. Developed by the editors of the American Heritage(R) dictionaries, this handy reference work puts the world and its peoples at your fingertips with more than 10,000 entries. Definitions are concise and informative, providing capsule histories of nations, regions, empires, and cities from ancient to modern times - the perfect companion to the daily newspaper and the nightly newscast. Features include: The most current population figures available for every state and country. Convenient locator maps for all nations of the world. 8-page full-color map insert with detailed, up-to-date maps of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America; Full pronunciations and syllable divisions. Updated world currency table plus lists of the highest mountains, and longest rivers.
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places
Author: Alberto Manguel
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156008723
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Describes and visualizes over 1,200 magical lands found in literature and film, discussing such exotic realms as Atlantis, Tolkien's Middle Earth, and Oz.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156008723
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Describes and visualizes over 1,200 magical lands found in literature and film, discussing such exotic realms as Atlantis, Tolkien's Middle Earth, and Oz.
Geography
Author:
Publisher: PediaPress
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Publisher: PediaPress
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Know it All, Find it Fast
Author: Robert John Duckett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Answering questions from its users is one of the most important services undertaken by a library's staff. Yet it is one of the most difficult, least understood and most neglected of subjects. This book is a guide for library staff to check where to go to quickly find the answers they need. It is designed as a first point of reference for library staff, to be depended on if they are unfamiliar with the subject of an enquiry - or wish to find out more - and is arranged in an easily searchable A-Z list of around 250 of the subject areas most frequently handled at enquiry desks. Each subject entry lists information sources and where to locate them, including printed and electronic sources, relevant websites and other contacts for referral purposes. Entries also include notes on typical questions asked and how to tackle them, including supplementary questions you may need to ask enquirers to find out what they really want.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Answering questions from its users is one of the most important services undertaken by a library's staff. Yet it is one of the most difficult, least understood and most neglected of subjects. This book is a guide for library staff to check where to go to quickly find the answers they need. It is designed as a first point of reference for library staff, to be depended on if they are unfamiliar with the subject of an enquiry - or wish to find out more - and is arranged in an easily searchable A-Z list of around 250 of the subject areas most frequently handled at enquiry desks. Each subject entry lists information sources and where to locate them, including printed and electronic sources, relevant websites and other contacts for referral purposes. Entries also include notes on typical questions asked and how to tackle them, including supplementary questions you may need to ask enquirers to find out what they really want.
A First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780590047050
Category : Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780590047050
Category : Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
The Social Sciences
Author: Nancy Herron
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
It's here: the third edition of the highly acclaimed guide to the social sciences literature! Updated and expanded, this classic comprises more than 1,500 annotated citations, offering librarians and researchers fast and easy access to some of the best and most commonly used resources in the social sciences arena. The book also serves as a standard text in universities nationwide as it gives students a comprehensive overview of must-know reference sources in both print and electronic format. Prepared by leading subject specialist librarians and arranged by discipline, the book's 12 chapters cover general social sciences, political science, economics, business, history, law and justice, anthropology, sociology, education, psychology, geography, and communication. All chapters have been revised, the essays expanded, and the annotated lists of resources have been rewritten to incorporate the latest research findings and developments.
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
It's here: the third edition of the highly acclaimed guide to the social sciences literature! Updated and expanded, this classic comprises more than 1,500 annotated citations, offering librarians and researchers fast and easy access to some of the best and most commonly used resources in the social sciences arena. The book also serves as a standard text in universities nationwide as it gives students a comprehensive overview of must-know reference sources in both print and electronic format. Prepared by leading subject specialist librarians and arranged by discipline, the book's 12 chapters cover general social sciences, political science, economics, business, history, law and justice, anthropology, sociology, education, psychology, geography, and communication. All chapters have been revised, the essays expanded, and the annotated lists of resources have been rewritten to incorporate the latest research findings and developments.
Bulletin
Author: United States. Office of Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
A methodological model for ecogeographic surveys of crops - IPGRI Technical Bulletin No. 9
Author:
Publisher: Bioversity International
ISBN: 9290436905
Category : Crops
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Publisher: Bioversity International
ISBN: 9290436905
Category : Crops
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Journal of Special Operations Medicine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description