Written by established pulp fiction and popular culture author Server, Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers includes information on more than 200 nineteenth- and twentieth-century writers. Arranged in alphabetical order, each entry includes a biographical sketch and list of the author's works. Also included is an introduction that serves as a concise overview and traces the start of the industry of pulp serials to the genre that it is today.
This "thesaurus of slang" contains more than 9,000 expressions. Entries are illustrated by at least two English sentences each and are organized by topic, which makes finding the right expression quick and easy. Includes an alphabetical index.
This comprehensive volume covers the entire field of plant pathology. It does not merely define the numerous subjects covered (297 topics carefully arranged in 38 sections!) but describes them in detail. Each section of this book serves as a comprehensive overview of a given area, providing breadth of coverage for students and depth of coverage for research professionals.
This major revision of the popular reference contains 1,500 new entries, for a total of 4,000, making it the most up-to-date biology dictionary available. All the commonly encountered terms and concepts in biology, biophysics, and biochemistry are covered, as well as terms from medicine and palaeontology. 100 line drawings.
This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date paperback dictionary of botany available. Drawing on the information contained in the acclaimed Dictionary of Natural History, the text has been fully revised for this new edition, with over 5500 clear and concise entries. The Dictionary of Botany will be invaluable to students, amateur botanists and naturalists, and everyone with an interest in plants and their environments.