Guide for the reference librarian that provides a starting point for persons requesting information while a search can be made for a more complete answer to the questions asked.
An illustrated, step-by-step guide to building a house, explaining how to select land, purchase a building site, and develop house plans; and describing each phase of the construction process, from building the foundation to installing trim.
Presents a comprehensive analysis of the government and politics of Africa; and contains information on each country's history, major political parties, official language, economic development, and ethnic and religious conflicts.
Presents an overview of home repair; explains how to do an internal and external home assessment and fix common problems; and looks at basic electrical, plumbing, and heating repairs and maintenance tasks.
A collection of essays that examine the many issues surrounding elementary education and offer practical strategies to deal with the challenges associated with the topic.
Provides consumer health information on cancer, including overviews of over fifty types of cancer, various treatments and therapies, prevention and research, and coping strategies, plus a glossary and a directory of cancer organizations.
Explores how eating disorders affect teenagers, discussing what eating disorders are, what causes them, how they impact health, and how they can be overcome.
Contains a comprehensive handbook on the assessment and treatment of obesity and eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia and addresses such topics as cosmetic surgery, how the media influences eating disorders, and childhood obesity.
Provides an alphabetical listing of key diagnostic findings for more than five hundred medical disorders, and presents details about each diagnostic test, including its purpose, patient preparation, procedure, and other relevant information.
