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Rosen, 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

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 ROS

Gedacht, Daniel C.

Summary: Surveys the life of George Washington, the son of a Virginia tobacco planter who became the first president of the United States.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerPlus Books 2004

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Time-Life Books

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1971

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.925 PHO

Time-Life Books

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1971

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779 GRE

Ammer, Christine.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2001

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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 423.1 AMM

Hendrickson, 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

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 422.03 HEN

Ammer, Christine.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.1 AMM

Van Wicklen, Janet.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Facts On File 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.0666 VAN

Summary: This program focuses on General Stilicho, who, as guardian of the young Emperor Honorius, became the de facto commander-in-chief of the Roman armies in the West.

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008

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Contents: 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

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3 available in Reference, Call number: R 394.26 ENC V1
Call 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

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 KEO

Waldman, Carl.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 WAL

Bell, 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

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25 BEL

Bell, 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

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25 BEL

Summary: "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

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3 available in Reference, Call number: R 394.12 ENC-1
Call number: R 394.12 ENC-2
Call number: R 394.12 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

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 880 THO

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

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3 available in Reference, Call number: R 391.003 ENC-1
Call number: R 391.003 ENC-2
Call number: R 391.003 ENC-3

Manser, Martin H.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Checkmark Books 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 422.403 MAN

Quinn, Edward

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Facts On File 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 803 QUI

Manser, 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

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 082 MAN

Copplestone, Trewin.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Parragon/Siena 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.9492 COP

Erickson, Jon

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.136 ERI

Erickson, Jon

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File, Inc. 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 560 ERI

Erickson, Jon

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Checkmark Books 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.84 ERI

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