encyclopedias

Contains 18,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about popular music, covering artists, recordings, terms, organizations, and other topics; and includes rated album and video listings, bibliographies, and indexes.

Presents nearly four hundred articles describing genetic disorders, conditions, tests, and treatments, including high-profile diseases such as Alzheimer's, breast cancer, and heart disease.

"This encyclopedia contains signed articles with bibliographies written by an international group of distinguished academics, research scientists, and food-industry professionals. The alphabetical entries cover the scientific, political, and social aspects of nutrition. Among the subjects included are individual nutrients and foods, anatomy and physiology, nutritional therapy for diseases and conditions, and subjects such as nutritional management of refugees, nutrition education, religious customs, and folklore. Appendixes with charts of weights and measures, nutritional allowances, and nutritional content of foods appear in each volume. In-depth coverage of the scientific, political, and social aspects of nutrition set this work apart from other reference sources in the field."--"Outstanding reference sources 2000", American Libraries, May 2000. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.

A guide to waste in all its forms, including household trash, industrial byproducts, radioactive waste, and airborne emissions, and explains the hazards waste poses to land, air, and water, and covers existing and proposed methods of handling it, with information on the environmental movement and government regulation.

A collection of essays which profile major fashion designers from 1945 through the end of the century, analyzing their work and exploring their contributions to the world of design.

"A substantial contribution to English encyclopedias of German literature, this authoritative two-volume set features in-depth treatment of the authors, works, topics, and influences of German literary studies. Arranged in A-to-Z format, the articles are both definitive and critical."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2001.

An encyclopedia of heresies and heretics including gnosticism, quietism, Joan of Arc, Galileo Galilei, and Matthew Fox, with over 600 alphabetically arranged entries.