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Introducing a comprehensive update and complete revision of the authoritative reference work from the award-winning daily paper, this one-volume reference book informs, educates, and clarifies answers to hundreds of topics.

Presents information on nearly fifty major categories such as architecture, biology, business, history, medicine, sports, and film; a biographical dictionary; a list of the wonders of the world; and a writer's guide to grammar.

Follow the Ring of Fire from New Zealand to South America. Navigate the Blue Nile and walk the Great Wall of China. Meet the first person to reach the South Pole and witness the "Green Revolution" in India. Explore the people, landscapes, and languages of our fascinating planet and uncover the answers to all your questions about world geography . . . How old is the earth? See page 8. Can volcanoes form underwater? See page 14. What are maquiladoras? See page 50. Why are rain forests so important? See page 63. Where and what are the Pillars of Hercules? See page 77. Is the Red Sea really red? See page 88. What languages are spoken in Africa? See page 112. Do any plants or animals live in Antarctica? See page 133.

Data collected (and organized by world region, gender and age groups) on the incidence and prevalence, severity and course of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, major limb trauma and spinal disorders, and their economic impact.

Catalogus van een tentoonstelling van werk van Catalaanse kunstenaars.

Presents a collection of essays that profile a variety of major emerging issues concerning wildlife conservation and climate change. Details the effects of politics on conservation efforts and wildlife trade and outlines the current state of ecological systems worldwide.

Twenty-eight African cultures are represented here by artifacts created to communicate with ancestors, spirits, and gods, about such issues as health, conception, and determination of guilt or innocence. Issued in conjunction with an April-July 2000 exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, this catalog contains extensive ethnographic, descriptive, and interpretive text in connection with each of 50 pictured pieces, as well as a 13-page essay about divination in Sub-Saharan Africa (by John Pemberton III) and an introductory essay by LaGamma. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The indispensable guide for everyone who needs to know the right word, in the right place, at the right time... For easy reference, every word included in this dictionary receives a separate entry and indication of its pronunciation. The pronunciations are recorded in the simplest key consistent with accurate transcription. The definitions are written in a clear, simple style and individual parts of speech are clearly distinguished. Slang words are designated (Slang), and words of foreign origin that are not yet fully naturalized in English are marked with the language of origin. In addition, The Pocket Webster School & Office Dictionary contains an up-to-date gazetteer, a perpetual calendar, and other lists and tables on a variety of subjects, making this book a valuable volume of general information. Book jacket.

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The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge, Second Edition

The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge, Second Edition

The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge

The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge

The New York Public Library Amazing World Geography

The New York Public Library Amazing World Geography

The Burden of Musculoskeletal Conditions at the Start of the New Millennium

The Burden of Musculoskeletal Conditions at the Start of the New Millennium

Barcelona and Modernity

Barcelona and Modernity

State of the Wild 2008-2009

State of the Wild 2008-2009

Art and Oracle

Art and Oracle

The Pocket Webster School & Office Dictionary

The Pocket Webster School & Office Dictionary

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