This is a premier and very current source for business students and professionals, providing basic data on 70 major industries arranged in 52 major groups.
The stated purpose of the 2 volume handbook is "to provide in a single reference source answers to all reasonable questions on accounting and financial reporting..."
This Text Revision incorporates information culled from a comprehensive literature review of research about mental disorders published since DSM-IV was completed in 1994. Updated information is included about the associated features, culture, age, and gender features, prevalence, course, and familial pattern of mental disorders.
Each key concept begins with a concise definition followed by illustrations of how the concept has been applied within the field. Cross-references to related concepts are included along with suggestions for further reading.
Contains historical and current data, detailed analysis, and useful
graphs that answer questions about education in the United States.
Helps the reader understand and compare the quality of education at the
national, regional, state, and county levels.
A reference that helps nurses and students correlate diagnoses with information about clients based on assessment findings, medical and psychiatric diagnoses, and treatment plans.
Somewhat dated (1995), but still useful, this work provides a bibliography of almost 27,000 annotated citations, selected from the best scholarship in all fields of history. The two volumes are invaluable to scholars beginning research on unfamiliar topics or researchers needing comparative evidence from other areas or periods.
From the Preface: "A to Zoo can be used to obtain information about children's picture books in two ways: to learn the titles, authors, and illustrators of books on a particular subject, such as 'dragons' or 'weddings'; or to ascertain the subject (or subjects) when only the title, author and title, or illustrator and title are known." Now in its seventh edition, this is a standard reference source for picture books.
Background Notes on the Countries of the World is a series of short, factual pamphlets written by officers in the Department of State's geographical bureaus.
Formerly part of the Army Area Handbook Program, "The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."
An authoritative work that includes keys to the generic level, and descriptions of orders, families, and some subfamilies, as well as a number of representative species.
"International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, . . . includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries."
Provides a comprehensive, alphabetic array of essays of varying lengths on all aspects of social science research methods, with bibliographies and cross-references.
An annual statistical publication of the Asian Development Bank, providing historical and current economic, financial, environment and social statistics on the Bank's thirty nine developing member countries (DMCs).
World Bank's annual compilation of data about development includes more than 800 indicators in 83 tables organized in 6 sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.
From ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in stage design, this two volume encyclopedia provides information across the entire scope of theatrical activity.
A five-volume work covering six topic areas of folk music: Native American, African American, British Isles, European American, Latino American, and Asian American.
This ambitious three-volume set covers social, cultural, psychological, physical, and educational aspects of deafness. Many articles are signed and contain bibliographies.
From the Facts on File Library of World History and compiled by the diagram group, this reference book details the continent of Africa's civilization and history.
A biographical guide featuring performers, directors, writers, producers, designers, managers, choreographers, technicians, composers, executives, dancers, and critics in the United States and Great Britain.
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