Reference : Encyclopedias

Oxford's American Desk Encyclopedia is the most up to date, affordable, and convenient encyclopedia on the market, offering over 15,000 alphabetically arranged entries that put a world of information within arm's reach. Virtually any topic you would want information on you will find here. There are numerous biographical entries well over 3,000 in all that cover artists, writers, and composers; military, political, and world leaders; religious and business figures; scientists and inventors, and much more. Readers will find concise entries on geographical places from mountains, rivers, and seas to cities, regions, and nations. Science is perhaps the biggest category covered, encompassing physics, astronomy, chemistry, the environment, mathematics, the life sciences including many entries on animals, plants, and minerals plus hundreds of entries on technology (inventions, machine parts, and so on). There are literary terms, artistic movements, architectural styles, musical periods. Religion and mythology, medicine and health, sports and entertainment, politics and the law--all are covered here. The Encyclopedia also offers an attractive page layout, with hundreds of black-and-white illustrations, plus a sixteen-page color map section. Its compact trim size makes it fit neatly in any convenient space on a desk or on the kitchen counter--ready whenever you need fast information. And finally, the Encyclopedia is a great bargain, a cloth-bound reference work at a paperback price. Wide ranging, authoritative, portable, affordable, and engagingly illustrated, The American Desk Encyclopedia will be the mainstay of your home or office library. more...

Price: $21.95

Authorative and up to date, this dictionary provides in-depth coverage of the major historical figures and events of the twentieth century. Offering both fact and analysis, Jan Palmowski's comprehensive reference work will be invaluable to a range of readers from students of history, politics, and international relations to anyone with an interest in our modern world. more...

Price: $18.00

The Accountants' Handbook series has the longest tradition of any reference of providing comprehensive coverage of the field to both accounting professionals and professionals in other fields who need or desire quick, understandable, and thorough exposure to complex accounting-related subjects. more...

Price: $105.00

Part of the Wiley Desk Reference series, The American West provides a comprehensive reference to U.S. history and culture west of the Mississippi River, from pre-Columbian times to the present day. Culled from diaries, letters, and newspapers, the first-person accounts trace the story of the West in the words of its participants. The American West fills the need for an authoritative, one-volume popular reference on the American West. more...

Price: $40.00

Art History Guide for Smartphones and Mobile Devices. An illustrated comprehensive Art History Guide from prehistoric. to postmodern periods. Navigate from TOC or search for words or phrases. FREE. Prehistoric Art chapter in the trial version. more...

Price: $19.99