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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
"AIDS has made a huge impact on our society medically, socially, politically, legally, and psychologically. Sarah Watstein encapsulates this interdisciplinary issue into approximately 4,000 terms and explains them objectively, clearly, and readably for high school students, adults, and medical professionals. The terms include related diseases such as Kaposi's Sarcoma, treatments such as interleukin, jargon-"no code"- and slang-"bareback sex." The...
Publisher
CQ Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
American Political Leaders: 1789-2000 is the ideal first stop for anyone who needs quick facts about the men and women whom Americans have elected to the country's most important public offices.
Easy and quick to use, this handy desk reference also is comprehensive. No other volume covers such a wide variety of U.S. political leaders. As such, the book is perfect for busy librarians, researchers, and students who need names, dates, and other basic...
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Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The Underground Railroad was perhaps the best example in U.S. history of blacks and whites working together for the common good. People of the Underground Railroad is the largest in-depth collection of profiles of those individuals involved in the spiriting of black slaves to freedom in the northern states and Canada beginning around 1800 and lasting to the early Civil War years. One hundred entries introduce people who had a significant role in the...
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Series
Garland reference library of the humanities volume 564
Publisher
Garland Pub
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
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Publisher
McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
""Recommended"--Library Journal; "top-notch"--Booklist/RBB; "a good general information book"--ARBA. This biographical dictionary provides pertinent information on all 237 of the Hall of Fame inductees. Statistical summaries are complemented by revealinginsights into little-publicized aspects of the careers of baseball's greatest achievers. A brief history of the Hall of Fame is also included"--Provided by publisher.
20) 100 most popular picture book authors and illustrators: biographical sketches and bibliographies
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Series
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Designed as a ready-reference and biographical source for educators and young readers, this book offers a more current and affordable alternative to multivolume publications. Fascinating profiles of 100 of the most beloved and celebrated picture book authors and illustrators are accompanied by photos, reading lists, and lists of related information sources (such as Web pages). Contemporary authors and illustrators whose works are still in print provide...
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