Filter By Series
Eyewitness history series Facts on File crime library Facts on File library of American history Facts on File library of language and literature Facts on File library writer's library Facts on File science library Facts on file writer's library History of invention Living earth Scribner library of daily lifeFilter By Series
Eyewitness history series Facts on File crime library Facts on File library of American history Facts on File library of language and literature Facts on File library writer's library Facts on File science library Facts on file writer's library History of invention Living earth Scribner library of daily lifeTime-Life Books
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1971
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779 GRESummary: "This stunning source explores the nutritional and cultural impact of food, with articles written by anthropologists, chefs, food historians, nutritionists, agronomists, food stylists, and other food researches. The well-written and informative entries cover the history of regional cuisines, major festivals and feasts, and general subjects that examine the cultural, sociological, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
3 available in Reference, Call number: R 394.12 ENC-1Call number: R 394.12 ENC-2
Call number: R 394.12 ENC-3
Summary: "Steele, director of the Fashion Institute of Technology Museum, has crafted, with the help of 325 contributors, an authoritative introduction to fashion, the industry, and the issues that hve defined the field. Some 640 articles describe the colorful facets of couture and textiles, from fabrics of chintz, corduroy, and feathers to such garb as aprons, bikinis, and prison dress. There are color...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thomson 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
3 available in Reference, Call number: R 391.003 ENC-1Call number: R 391.003 ENC-2
Call number: R 391.003 ENC-3
Thorburn, John E.
Contents: Plays attributed to the eight classical playwrights with surviving works -- List of classical playwrights -- List of all titles attributed to classical playwrights -- Chronology -- Selected books on classical drama.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts On File 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 880 THOAdelman, Bob.
Summary: A visual tribute to the civil rights movement and the battle for racial equality captures the leaders and events of the era, with portraits of Sidney Poitier, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Jr., and many other activists who took part in the struggle.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Time Home Entertainment 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 323.1196 ADEContents: v.1. Country entries A to K -- v. 2. Country entries L to Z -- v. 3. Overview entries A to Z.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2006
Copies Available at Woodmere
3 available in Reference, Call number: R 394.26 ENC V1Call number: R 394.26 ENC V2
Call number: R 394.26 ENC V3
Keoke, Emory Dean.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2002
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 KEOWaldman, Carl.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 WALQuinn, Edward
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts On File 1999
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 803 QUIManser, Martin H.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Checkmark Books 2002
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 422.403 MANRosen, Fred.
Summary: Emphasizing cases that were the first of their kind, new types of crime, and crimes peculiar to certain regions, a geographic overview of crime in America demonstrates how geography, shifting populations, Western expansion, and technology have shaped crime and the development of American society. The Historical Atlas of American Crime presents a geographic overview of the development of crime...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 ROSBell, Suzanne.
Summary: Bell (forensic chemistry, West Virginia University) explains traditional and emerging concepts and technologies in forensic science in this 600-entry encyclopedia. In addition to entries, the encyclopedia also includes 14 essays on how forensic science relates to areas such as terrorist attacks, privacy concerns, and drug testing in sports. Some 200 b&w photos and illustrations, plus a section...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25 BELBell, Suzanne.
Summary: Provides 1,800 cross-referenced entries found in interdisciplinary science for use in forensics, and includes information on blood studies, fingerprints, pathology, pharmacology, and writing analysis.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25 BELManser, Martin H.
Summary: Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,700 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts On File 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 082 MANSchneider, Dorothy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2000
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0496 SCHHendrickson, Robert
Summary: An alphabetically arranged reference contains the definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions, including slang words, proverbs, nicknames, and phrases from literature.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Checkmark Books 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 422.03 HENAmmer, Christine.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Reference, Call number: R 423.1 AMMAmmer, Christine.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.1 AMMVan Wicklen, Janet.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts On File 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.0666 VANWoodford, Chris.
Summary: Introduces the development of submarine and ship technology, from the dawn of civilization to the present, including Egyptian plank boats, ocean liners, and sports boats.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts On File, Inc. 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623.8 WOOErickson, Jon
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.136 ERIErickson, Jon
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File, Inc. 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 560 ERIErickson, Jon
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Checkmark Books 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.84 ERIErickson, Jon
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Checkmark Books 2001