Encyclopedias

Throughout history, humans have pondered the question of their existence. In nearly every society, part of the answer has included some form of god or goddess. For the Mayans, one such deity was Ajtzak, who tried to create humans from wood; for the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569758144Author Andrew ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 129mm *...

Sikhism is the youngest world religion and has adherents all over the world. The monumental work The Sacred Books of the East while dealing with important works of Hinduism, Jainism, Bud- dhism, Islam, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and...

Scholars at dinner.In The Learned Banqueters, Athenaeus describes a series of dinner parties at which the guests quote extensively from Greek literature. The work (which dates to the very end of the second century AD) is amusing reading and of ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626540460Author George F BlackFormat HardbackPage Count 912Imprint Churchill & Dunn, LtdPublisher Churchill & Dunn, LtdWeight(grams) 2028gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611801859Author Georg Feuerstein, PhDFormat PaperbackPage Count 472Imprint Snow Lion PublicationsPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

In its expanded second edition, this chronology examines the effects of epidemic illness and death on human culture from 2700 bce to 2017. Entries summarize incidents of contagion across the globe, including symptoms, treatment, prevention and...

With more than 700 alphabetically arranged entries, The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture offers extensive coverage of Japanese culture spanning from the end of the Japanese Imperialist period in 1945, right up to the present day. Entries...

The Yoruba people today number more than 30 million strong, with significant numbers in the United States, Nigeria, Europe, and Brazil. This landmark reference work emphasizes Yoruba history, geography and demography, language and linguistics,...

In this book, Paul A. Thomas-a seasoned Wikipedia contributor who has accrued almost 60,000 edits since he started editing in 2007-breaks down the history of the free encyclopedia and explains the process of becoming an editor. Here's an inside look at...

Body and Voice: Learning to Work Together is an excellent resource for teachers of singing, voice coaches, and speech-language pathologists who work with singers and other voice professionals. It provides a new paradigm for working with singers in a way...

Endymion Wilkinson's bestselling Chinese History: A New Manual has been continuously in print for fifty years. It has achieved this unusual distinction because the author expanded its scope with each new edition. In the process it has grown from a modest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060740924Author David FeldmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 299Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

A RUSA 2007 Outstanding Reference TitleThe Qur'an is the source of inspiration for one of the world's major religions, followed today by over a billion people. It plays a central role in Islam and ever since it appeared fourteen hundred years ago has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849353069Author Sebastien FaureFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint AK PressPublisher AK Press

The Encyclopedia of Semiotics is the first comprehensive guide to the topics, theories, and thinkers of this rapidly expanding field of knowledge. Drawing on classic and current work in linguistics, philosophy, literary theory, cognitive science,...

Endymion Wilkinson's bestselling Chinese History: A New Manual has been continuously in print for fifty years. It has achieved this unusual distinction because the author expanded its scope with each new edition. In the process it has grown from a modest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783842364226Author Markus SeskoFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Books on DemandPublisher Books on DemandWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm *...

Endymion Wilkinson's bestselling Chinese History: A New Manual has been continuously in print for fifty years. It has achieved this unusual distinction because the author expanded its scope with each new edition. In the process it has grown from a modest...

This volume will explore the latest thinking around the ethics and governance of Artificial Intelligence. Where will robots make the most useful impact in society? As computers become more adept at mimicking human behavior and problem solving, what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780076603725Author ContemporaryImprint McGraw-Hill Inc.,USPublisher McGraw-Hill Education - EuropeWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 274mm * 212mm * 20mm

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Explores the ""weird"" and diverse fiction of popular pulp writers such as H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, A. Merritt, as well as pulp magazines such as Weird Tales.From their origin at the end of the nineteenth century to their...

Designed specifically for those who want to work for themselves, this volume dives deep into the many ways that individuals can translate doing what they love into a business. There are many business sectors that are ripe for entrepreneurship, including...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780753481486Author KingfisherFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint KingfisherPublisher KingfisherWeight(grams) 862gDimensions(mm) 277mm * 221mm * 18mm

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This updated encyclopedia provides ready information on all aspects of capital punishment in America. It details virtually every capital punishment decision rendered by the United States Supreme Court through 2006, including more than 40 cases decided...

The Laboratory Manual is a valuable tool designed to enhance your understanding of the concepts discussed in the core textbook. Each chapter begins wth a list of objectives, followed by activities designed to achieve the objectives, and concludes with a...

First published in 1987. This book is part of an ongoing intellectual project-to understand how a changing Chinese Marxism both reflects and shapes the lives of the intelligentsia in China.About the AuthorLee Hamrin, Carol; Cheek, TimothyBook...

The Chinese political system has not been hospitable to political dissidence. From the end of the Cultural Revolution fighting in 1968 up to 1976, the year of Mao's death -- an eight year period marked by radical policy-making and political infighting --...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780871699541Author Timothy FeistFormat HardbackPage Count 129Imprint American Philosophical Society PressPublisher American Philosophical Society...

After 70 years, open the next chapter of record breaking! Filled with thousands of awesome facts and feats for the whole family, this year's edition celebrates Guinness World Records' 70th anniversary. Learn how record breaking has changed over the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788176930680Author Meher MarfatiaFormat HardbackPage Count 362Imprint BPI (India) PVT LtdPublisher BPI (India) PVT LtdWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798223911395Author Blake HunterFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Blake HunterPublisher Blake HunterWeight(grams) 367g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789358989205Author Subrata Kumar DuttaFormat PaperbackPage Count 510Imprint Qurate Books Private LimitedPublisher Qurate Books Private LimitedWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943737505Author Lochlainn SeabrookFormat HardbackPage Count 920Imprint Sea Raven PressPublisher Sea Raven PressWeight(grams) 1306g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951520014Author Stacey HowardFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Art Sanctus Magicus CorporationPublisher Art Sanctus Magicus CorporationWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733798754Author Mike HilerFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Cave Moon PressPublisher Cave Moon PressWeight(grams) 290g

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