Added by: alexa19 | Karma: 4030.50 | Science literature, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias | 6 August 2010
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Genetics & Inherited Conditions
Genetics and Inherited Conditions An A-Z encyclopedia offering nonspecialist information about 460 topics in genetics, from the science behind this important field to diseases that can be passed down among generations.
Encyclopedia of American Law, 3rd Edition, Volume 11: Milestones in the Law: Cases in the Law - Brown to Kelo
This new edition, which replaces West's Encyclopedia of American Law, provides: Current information on 5,000 legal topics in 14 volumes cover important issues More than 60 brand-new entries and 2,000 revised articles Biographies of interesting and influential people who have played a part in creating or shaping U.S. law, along with a portrait, a timeline and a quote from the biographee Increased coverage of women and minorities Definitions of legal terms And much more
Added by: JustGoodNews | Karma: 4306.26 | Non-Fiction, tourism, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias | 6 August 2010
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Tourism and Visual Culture, Volume 1
Tourism is an essentially visual experience: we leave our homes so as to travel to see places, thus adding to our personal knowledge about, and experience of, the world. The study of tourism as a complex social phenomenon, beyond simply business, is increasing in importance, and by providing an examination of perceptions of culture and society in tourism destinations through the tourist's eyes, this book discusses how destinations were, and are, created and perceived through the 'lens' of the tourist's gaze.
Encyclopedia of American Law, 3rd Edition, Volume 10: TER to Z
This new edition, which replaces West's Encyclopedia of American Law, provides:
Current information on 5,000 legal topics in 14 volumes cover important issues More than 60 brand-new entries and 2,000 revised articles Biographies of interesting and influential people who have played a part in creating or shaping U.S. law, along with a portrait, a timeline and a quote from the biographee Increased coverage of women and minorities Definitions of legal terms and much more...
In more than 1400 entries, this guide covers the major gods and heroes, many minor figures, and even some historical figures and places. It includes an extensive bibliography of works that contain essential information. Citations are given with each entry, and cross references are included within the text in small capital letters. This volume includes pictures and photos as well as references within entries to the mythological influence on art, literature, and culture. The Encyclopedia is more accessible to younger students. Either is an acceptable addition, depending on the needs of the collection.
