handbooks, manuals, etc

Contains an examination of the issues related to privacy in the United States, and includes an introductory essay, chronology of events, biographies of activist, advocates, and legislators, and directory of organizations.

Top students and recent graduates from leading colleges and universities offer advice to incoming freshmen on how to handle the ups and downs of the first year of college, discussing homesickness, classes, extra-curricular activities, partying, dating, and other topics.

Presents an overview of modern astronomy, and provides a selection of increasingly detailed star maps, featuring seasonal maps of the entire sky, monthly star maps, and maps of key constellations. Includes photographs, explanatory text, and a planisphere for locating stars.

Presents alphabetized profiles of the elements, from actinium to zirconium, describing for layman readers their discovery and their roles on Earth and in the universe.

Presents an introduction to marine science, providing a glossary of terms related to the subject, as well as biographies of more than one hundred scientists, a chronology of events, charts and tables, and a list of further resources.

Contains a comprehensive reference guide to understanding the principles of the English language and examines basic grammar, parts of speech, types of sentences, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.

Contains photographs and descriptions of different types of weather indicators, covering various cloud types, cloud formations, optical phenomena such as rainbows and mirages, color in the sky, precipitation, winds, mists and fogs, and storms.

Presents a guide to the fundamentals of digital video technology, and includes information on the basic principles of hardware and software, connecting equipment, production techniques, troubleshooting problems, scriptwriting storyboarding, editing, audio, and graphics. Includes a DVD.

Offers advice from top students and recent graduates of leading colleges and universities on how to decide where to apply to college, and how to succeed with every part of the college application process.

Contains information, Web sites, references, and resources for high school students on what to do to get ready for college, presented in the form of twenty-one "to do" lists, beginning in the freshman year.