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Johnnie Cochran
Facts On File, IncorporatedEach title features: - In Their Own Words boxes offering selected quotations from the subject - Did You Know? boxes that highlight fascinating facts about each person - Chronology, suggestions for further reading, and a listing of related ...
Careers in Focus
Facts On File, IncorporatedIntroduces the duties and responsibilities in the different careers in the performing arts.
Nonmetals
Facts On File, IncorporatedProvides new developments in the research of nonmetals, including where they came from, how they fit into our current technological society, and where they may lead us.
Romania
Facts On File, IncorporatedThis revised work on Romania looks at the country in light of the abandonment of the centrist coalition under Constantinescu.
Jefferson Davis
Facts On File, IncorporatedTraces the life of the president of the Confederacy from his childhood, through his rise in Southern politics, and to his role as leader of the South during the Civil War.
Landslides
Facts On File, IncorporatedDescribes how and why landslides happen, the damage they cause, ways to avoid and survive them, and famous landslides of the past.
Harriet Tubman
Facts On File, Incorporated-- Clear and concise biographies of the best-known Civil War personalities -- Includes interesting and informative sidebars -- Presented in an easy-to-read format -- Complements school curriculum
Careers in Focus
Facts On File, IncorporatedExplores twenty-one technician and technologist jobs in the field of medicine, including the nature of the work, education or training, getting started, advancement, salary, employment outlook, and more.
Careers in Focus
Facts On File, IncorporatedDefines various careers in cartoon animation, including educational or training requirements, ways to get started, advancement possibilities, salary figures, and more.
Animation
Facts On File, IncorporatedGuides students on the path to a career working in the field of animation. Job profiles include animators, college professors, directors, and editors.
Pandemics and Global Health
Facts On File, IncorporatedExamines the impact of globalization on health and disease, providing examples of the diseases that have been eradicated and those that continue to ravage the world's population.
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Facts On File, IncorporatedWith numerous photographs, some of which have never before been published, including ones from Seamus's childhood and early life, this is an affectionate portrait of a man hailed by friend and foe alike as a master politician.
Drugs and Sports
Facts On File, IncorporatedProvides an overview of the issues associated with the use of drugs in sports, with a glossary of terms and a fully annotated bibliography.
Education Reform
Facts On File, IncorporatedThis volume examines the complex issues surrounding education reform in the United States.
Chinese Mythology A to Z
Facts On File, IncorporatedAn alphabetical presentation of the major figures, places, stories, objects, and themes of Chinese mythology.
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency
Facts On File, IncorporatedA definitive guide to the role of the president from the American Revolution through the present day and spans the relationship between the executive and the other branches of government, court cases, elections, political opponents, ...
America in the 1960S
Facts On File, IncorporatedDesigned to be accessible to young readers, these volumes offer a way of learning about the history of America. Each book includes information on what was happening in the arts, sciences, popular culture, fashion, and music.
What Can I Do Now? Journalism
Facts On File, IncorporatedGuides students on the path to a career working in journalism. Job profiles include cartoonists and illustrators, columnists/commentators, critics, editors, photo editors, and reporters.
James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific
Facts On File, Incorporated-- Biographies of some of the most important explorers the world has known -- Ideal for research or class use -- Written in accessible, easily understood language -- Complements school curriculum Cook earned his reputation as a great ...
Careers in Focus
Facts On File, IncorporatedDefines various careers in office work, discussing the nature of the work, educational or training requirements, getting started, advancement possibilities, salary, employment outlook, and sources of more information.
Winning Track and Field for Girls
Facts On File, IncorporatedWe would like to thank the following young women whom we photographed to demonstrate track-and-field techniques: Donna Alexander, Joanna Borawski, Erica Fitzpatrick, Jernail Hayes, Jacqueline Hobbs, Clarisse Moh, Adama Pitts, and ...
Animal Careers
Facts On File, IncorporatedGuides students on the path to a career working with animals by helping them take a proactive, hands-on approach to career exploration. Job profiles include animal shelter workers, park workers, and veterinarians.
The Facts on File Guide to Research
Jeff LenburgDictionary of Historic Documents, Revised Edition, by George C. Kohn, 656 pages (New York: Facts On File, 2003) The only reference of its kind, the Dictionary of Historic Documents, Revised Edition describes and explains more than 2,400 ...
Alexandra David-Neel: Explorer at the Roof of the World
Facts On File, IncorporatedAlexandra David-Néel, My Journey to Lhasa. Boston: Beacon Press, 1993, p. 153 . 2. Ibid., p. 154. 3. Ibid. 4. Ibid. 5. Ibid., p. 156. 6. Ibid. 7. Ibid. 8. Ibid. 9. Ibid., p. 159. Chapter 2 10. Quoted in Ruth Middleton, Alexandra David-Néel: Portrait of an ...
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