All new for 2005! The best selling almanac of all time is out with its most indispensable edition ever! In today's information driven world you need a reliable, authoritative and accessible source of information. Since 1868, The World Almanac has been that source for more than 200 million readers -- it puts a world of information in the palm of your hands. Every thing you have ever wanted to know and more is packed in this 1,000 + page book. Some features include:- New special features on Gen X, Nutrition, Education, Islam, Steroids, Future of Space Exploration, and a Summer Olympics Wrap-Up - Updated and expanded sections including noted personalities, sports, space, education, health, science, nations of the world, economy, awards, environment and consumer information- Interesting offbeat news stories and notable quotes from the past year - Detailed maps, flags and two special color photo sections highlighting the year's most dramatic news, sports, and entertainment events- Free monthly e-newsletter - The top ten news stories of 2004 and much much moreThe World Almanac is found in more homes, offices, classrooms, universities, libraries and media outlets than all other almanacs combined. Pick up a copy of The World Almanac 2005, and you'll know why.
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This unique volume offers much more than its convenient, compact size -- a dictionary, a topical index, and a survey.
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The Everything Bridesmaid Book is a fun, practical guide to help you survive the chaotic wedding process. As you'll soon find out, being a bridesmaid includes providing emotional and practical support to the bride as she plans to her special day. It also means the added responsibilities and stresses of planning a shower, dealing with the bride's family, handling the bride's roller coaster of emotions, and let's not forget-buying that dress! The Everything Bridesmaid Book guides you through: knowing bridesmaid etiquette; dealing with psycho brides; de-stressing the bride; coordinating the bridesmaid's luncheon; budgeting for the dress, airfare, and hotel rooms; handling details the bride may forget, such as getting the bridal party to the church on time; and much more. From practical considerations, such as planning a shower, to fun beauty tips to ugly dresses, The Everything Bridesmaid Book is a must-have to help you get to and survive the big day!
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The latest in our essential Encyclopedia of Art series puts the spotlight on the catwalk to provide a practical compendium of all-media fashion design techniques. Suitable for beginners as well as experienced illustrators, this book takes readers step-by-step through precise techniques used by professionals. Learn to depict fabric textures and folds, work with color and tone to create the illusion of body forms, and transform real-life model poses into stylized figures. Containing a visual gallery of over 500 illustrations to clarify each method described, this book is an essential guide to help designers, fashion mavens, and even amateur doodlers, communicate their ideas and develop a unique graphic style.
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A thought-provoking exploration of the beliefs, history and customs of all the major world religions, as well as many less well-known faiths. Carefully selected Web sites bring further fascinating facts, sacred scriptures, sights and sounds directly to your desktop. Ages 8+.
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A stolen watermelon...Dueling kites...A blond wig left at the scene of the crime...And a smashed wristwatch whose time has run out!These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computerlike brain. Try to crack the cases along with him--the answers to all the mysteries are found in the back!
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Serial killers have never enjoyed a firmer grip on the nation's imagination. A steady stream of horrific crimes have made serial murder a subject of both tabloid attention and serious study. With hundreds of entries spanning the entire spectrum of serial murder, this comprehensive resource examines these shocking crimes, and their infamous practicioners, from every angle.
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Review of the previous edition: "A model of excellence in the art of reference volume publishing... Every public and school library... should acquire this treasure. It will remain the standard for many years to come." - Dr. James A. Clifton, Department of Anthropology, Western Michigan University This superb, fully illustrated reference offers the most up-to-date and essential facts on the identity, kinships, locations, populations and cultural characteristics of some 400 separately identifiable peoples native to the North American continent, both living and extinct, from the Canadian Arctic to the Rio Grande. The concise information is organized for easy use and covers all cultural/geographical regions: the Northeastern Woodlands, Southeastern Woodlands, Plains and Prairie, Plateau, Great Basin, California, Southwest, Northwest Coast, Subarctic and Arctic. Tribes are grouped by linguistic family. The spiritual beliefs and the role of Native Americans in history and modern culture are addressed in detail. More than 300 color and archival photographs, 21 regional maps and a dazzling portfolio of over 100 specially commissioned color illustrations give a dramatic visual introduction to the vast range of Native American culture. Population and settlement trends based on recent census figures paint detailed portraits of all officially recognized tribes. Appendices include the Powwow Trail and a list of museums holding Native American artifacts (including the new Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian). This is one of the most comprehensive, up-to-date and useful references on the subject and an important record of Native American peoples. (20080501)
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The U.S. Army makes use of a wide variety of weapons and specialised equipment, from the simple bayonet to the multi-million dollar M1 Abrams tank and Apache Longbow helicopter. This book provides a brief description of all the most important weapons and equipment currently in use with the U.S. Army.All of the facts, figures and images in this e-book are available on the U.S. Army website. They have been collated, edited and combined with notes from the author to form this book, which aims to serve as a short but comprehensive reference.The following categories are included:Tracked VehiclesIndividual and Crew Served WeaponsAircraftAir Defence ArtilleryAnti-Armour WeaponsIndirect Fire SystemsNuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Defence EquipmentWheeled Vehicles
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It's a curious youngster's dream come true! DK's Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia is an engaging visual guide to the world--with 450 one-to-two-page main entries that are written and checked by experts and arranged in alphabetical order from "Aboriginal Australians" to "Zoos." Open to "Oceans and Seas," and you'll find a lively spread awash with small photos, maps, and captions about tides, ocean currents, the Gulf Stream, the Kontiki expedition, and the continental shelf, as well as pictures of ocean dwellers from the blue-ringed octopus to the Dall's porpoise. More interested in "Space Flight" than the watery depths? This section features an illustrated cross section of the space shuttle, with a brief overview of space flight, a historical list of "space firsts," and short descriptions of space probes and space stations. The "find out more" box leads insatiable astronaut-wannabes to astronauts, comets and meteors, gravity, moon, planets, rockets and missiles, and satellites. Written in clear, lively text--and enhanced with more than 3,500 spectacular, specially commissioned illustrations, photographs, and maps; a "Fact Finder" reference section; and a 15-page index--this beautiful, authoritative one-volume encyclopedia will solve arguments, help with school projects, or simply provide hours of contented browsing. This enticing set belongs on every child's bookshelf! (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson
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