Magill's Encyclopedia of Science

Magill's Encyclopedia of Science
Author: Bryan D. Ness
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Botany
ISBN: 9781587650857

Surveys over 400 topics pertaining to the plant kingdom while providing a broad overview of the botany sciences, ecology, and other biological sciences.

The Encyclopedia of American Law

The Encyclopedia of American Law
Author: David A. Schultz
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1438109911

There's an old saying: Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it. Yet for most people

Psychology Basics

Psychology Basics
Author: Nancy A. Piotrowski
Publisher: Magill's Choice
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781587652004

Provides a source of information about important theories and issues in the field of psychology.

The Middle Ages

The Middle Ages
Author: Frank N. Magill
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1072
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136593136

Each volume of the Dictionary of World Biography contains 250 entries on the lives of the individuals who shaped their times and left their mark on world history. This is not a who's who. Instead, each entry provides an in-depth essay on the life and career of the individual concerned. Essays commence with a quick reference section that provides basic facts on the individual's life and achievements. The extended biography places the life and works of the individual within an historical context, and the summary at the end of each essay provides a synopsis of the individual's place in history. All entries conclude with a fully annotated bibliography.

Notable Natural Disasters

Notable Natural Disasters
Author: Robert S. Carmichael
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1132
Release: 2017
Genre: Natural disasters
ISBN: 9781682173343

A chronological survey of more than 100 of the worst disasters in history, including such recent events as the 2015 Mount Everest avalanches, 2015 Nepal earthquake, and Super Storm Sandy.

Upheaval from the Abyss

Upheaval from the Abyss
Author: David M. Lawrence
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2002
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780813530284

Not some eldrich Lovecrafted monster or high-tech Hollywood virtual creation, nor even de-hibernating earth itself has made the most impact when it rose from the ocean depths, says Lawrence, a freelance journalist with a background in biology and geology. It has been the theories of the geological history of the plant. He narrates the development of the theory of plate tectonics from its continental- drift larval stage to its mainstream triumph in the later 1960s. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.

Psychology Basics: Abnormality defined

Psychology Basics: Abnormality defined
Author: Frank Northen Magill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780893569648

Represents various areas of psychology, including cognition, developmental psychology, emotion, intelligence, learning, personality, psychopathology, and psychotherapy. Among the topics given main entries are abnormality, aggression, crowd behavior, dream analysis, the endocrine system, intelligence tests, learned helplessness, phobias, smell and taste, substance abuse, suicide and visual development.

Principles of Zoology

Principles of Zoology
Author: Richard Renneboog
Publisher: Salem Press
Total Pages: 684
Release: 2019
Genre: Zoology
ISBN: 9781642653175

This new volume full explores zoology, the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habit, and distribution of all animals, and how they interact with their ecosystems.

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Author: John Clute
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 1110
Release: 1999-03-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780312198695

Like its companion volume, "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", this massive reference of 4,000 entries covers all aspects of fantasy, from literature to art.