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The Museum
ABC-CLIO 1990; US$ 110.95This critical bibliography of museum studies comprises an organized collection of essays on the various types of museums--art, natural history, history, science and technology, and folk--and on general aspects--collections, education, exhibitions, etc.--that cut across the media. Most of the essays are cogent, substantial if not comprehensive, and... more...
Die Biographie ? Beiträge zu ihrer Geschichte
De Gruyter 2009; US$ 168.00The volume reflects the history of modern biography since Johann Gottfried Herder. The historical status and methodology of significant paradigm-forming biographies are systematically examined. The processes deployed here are principally those of hermeneutics, ideology critique and narratology. Together with the volume Die Biographie - Zur Grundlegung... more...
A World of Ideas
Random House Publishing Group 2010; US$ 17.95How do you keep up in the age of information when there's so much to know and so little time? Here's the ideal solution: a practical book of knowledge offering in-depth analysis, detailed interpretation, and penetrating insight into the key concepts, the most influential minds, and the major intellectual movements in history. A World of Ideas is an... more...
Chess Periodicals
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2010; US$ 49.95This comprehensive reference work presents detailed bibliographical information about worldwide chess periodicals past to present. It contains over 3,100 entries. Information for each entry includes year and country of publication, frequency, sponsors, publisher, editors, language, subject, and holdings in chess libraries. Includes an alphabetical... more...
A Bibliography of Salon Criticism in Paris from the July Monarchy to the Second Republic 18311851, Volume 2
Cambridge University Press 1991; US$ 37.00This bibliography provides a source for reviews of the state-sponsored Parisian exhibitions of painting and sculpture (Salons) during 18311851. more...
Textual and Literary Criticism
Cambridge University Press 1959; US$ 37.00The literary critic tends to think that the textual scholar or bibliographer has not much to say that he would care to hear, so there is a gulf between them. more...
A Bibliography of Hong Kong Marine Science, 1842-1990
Hong Kong University Press 1990; US$ 37.00A comprehensive bibliography of all the book, research papers and theses published on Hong Kong marine science between 1842 (one year after Hong Kong was founded), and 1990. an invaluable reference for scientists and students. more...
Reid?s Read-Alouds 2
ALA Editions 2011; US$ 36.00From humor and drama to science fiction and history, Reid makes it easy to find just the right place to begin, with unique 10-minute read-aloud suggestions drawn from 200 carefully selected titles. more...
Bion's Legacy
Karnac Books 2008; US$ 13.95With considerable renewed interest in Bion's contribution to various disciplines beyond the psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic, this work will be of use to practitioners, researchers and students. more...
New Kingdom Ostraca from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
BRILL 2011; US$ 155.00This book publishes a previously unknown collection of hieratic ostraca from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The texts include a broad range of genres, including wisdom literature, religious hymns, magical texts, medical recipes, private letters, administrative notes, scribal exercises (Kemit), and copies of tomb inscriptions. Each ostracon is presented... more...









