Encyclopedias category: 1105 books
Textual Curation
Authorship, Agency, and Technology in Wikipedia and Chambers's Cyclopædia
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Wikipedia is arguably the most famous collaboratively written text of our time, but few know that nearly three hundred years ago Ephraim Chambers proposed an encyclopedia written by a wide range of contributors—from illiterate craftspeople to titled gentry. Chambers wrote that incorporating information...
by Richard Hammerfell
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2014
One of the most complete collections of firearms information ever assembled, the Pistolpedia is a complete encyclopedia of handgun facts. This incredible text covers over 100 years of pistols, starting in the late 1850s up to today’s modern masterpieces. You’ll experience over 1,000 listings...
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol
Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
Alcohol consumption goes to the very roots of nearly all human societies. Different countries and regions have become associated with different sorts of alcohol, for instance, the “beer culture” of Germany, the “wine culture” of France, Japan and saki, Russia and vodka, the Caribbean and rum,...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
The musical voice of Texas presents itself as vast and diverse as the Lone Star State’s landscape. According to Casey Monahan, “To travel Texas with music as your guide is a year-round opportunity to experience first-hand this amazing cultural force….Texas music offers a vibrant and enjoyable...
Diderotiana
Ou Recueil d’anecdotes, bons mots, plaisanteries, réflexions et pensées de Denis Diderot, suivi de quelques morceaux inédits de ce célèbre encyclopédiste ( Edition intégrale ) annoté
Language: French
Release Date: October 17, 2018
EXTRAIT: .......Denis Diderot, de l’Académie de Berlin, naquit à Langres en 1713 ; son père était coutelier. Les jésuites, chez lesquels il fit de brillantes études, voulurent l’attirer dans leur ordre : un de ses oncles, lui destinant un canonicat dont il était pourvu, lui fit prendre...
Happy Birthday
Who shares your birthday?
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
So who shares your birthday?
Is it JFK or JK Rowling?
Is it Brad Pitt or William Pitt the Younger?
Is it Michael Jordan or Michael Jackson?
Is it Mickey Rooney or Wayne Rooney?
Is it Will Smith or Zadie Smith?
Is it Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner?
Is...
by Eugene LaCorbiniere
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2010
Who’s Who is the only people of color historically based reference book of its kind. It’s a book that contains the names, faces, and life stories of Africans, African Americans, and many other people of color from around the world who have achieved great goals first. We honor those who have made...
by Margaret Grieve
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
"There is not one page of this enchanting book which does not contain something to interest the common reader as well as the serious student. Regarded simply as a history of flowers, it adds to the joys of the country." — B. E. Todd, Spectator.
If you want to know how pleurisy root, lungwort,...
by Bloomsbury Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013
Whitaker's Britain draws on an extensive archive which dates back to 1868 when Joseph Whitaker first published Whitaker's Almanack. With its combination of facts, figures and commentary on subjects as diverse as politics, finance, royalty and astronomy, Whitaker's Almanack was such an unprecedented...
J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
Scholarship and Critical Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2006
A detailed work of reference and scholarship, this one volume Encyclopedia includes discussions of all the fundamental issues in Tolkien scholarship written by the leading scholars in the field.
Coverage not only presents the most recent scholarship on J. R. R. Tolkien, but also introduces...
On The Construction Site
Fun Facts and Pictures for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
A child would enjoy an On the Construction Site Picture Book because many children find construction machinery interesting. Some children have seen construction trucks and construction workers in person by merely passing by a construction site. An On The Construction Site Picture Book would allow a child...
by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
1994 CIA World Factbook
United States Central Intelligence Agency
The Killer Book of True Crime
Incredible Stories, Facts and Trivia from the World of Murder and Mayhem
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
The perfect read for any true crime junkie!
You've read all the stories...but can you match the mobster with the way he met his end? Do you know how they caught the Boston Strangler? Can you define chickens, a Shotaro complex or Colombian neckties?
The Killer Book of True Crime is the...
Dirty Words
A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
This witty reference steps in where time-honored discussions of the birds-and-the-bees typically fall short. Each of the 90-some entries are formally defined and further explained through reflective and ribald definitions, essays, and stories by some of today's most exciting writers. Everything from...