A Henry Holt reference book

Contains 600 biographies that examine the lives of Native American individuals as well as some non-Indians who have played important roles in Native American history.

Collection of the most important mythological traditions of the world with more than 500 color photographs, line art, charts, and maps.

Addresses the informational complexities of both basic and advanced science and technical writing.

A collection of essays on scientific innovations, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Scientific American magazine. Contributors include Jonathan M. Mann, Niles Eldredge, and Carl Sagan.

A four-volume set that contains 340 articles discussing the topics, approaches, concepts, and methods in cultural anthropology.

Traces the evolution of fishes over the course of 500 million years, with illustrations and descriptions of their fossil remains, and discussion of what the ancient animals reveal about the place of humans in the history of life.

Three part refernce guide provides the results of surveys questioning Americans on how they feel about the issues that face them, such as crime, retirement, and race relations; presents data on themes related to life in the United States, such as education and families; and features biographical sketches of individuals who have been judged to influence the American way of life.

Presents 700 alphabetical entries about the people, places, terms, weapons, and conflicts of the ideological battle waged between the United States and the Soviet Union from the end of World War II until the collapse of communism in 1991, with an annual chronology of relevant events from 1917 to 1991.