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  • The New Encyclopedia of Southern Cultureby Thomas C. Holt; Laurie B. Green

    The University of North Carolina Press 2013; US$ 24.95

    There is no denying that race is a critical issue in understanding the South. However, this concluding volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture challenges previous understandings, revealing the region's rich, ever-expanding diversity and providing new explorations of race relations. In 36 thematic and 29 topical essays, contributors examine... more...

  • Horologiconby Mark Forsyth

    Penguin Group US 2013; US$ 9.99

    Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you?re philogrobolized . Find yourself pretending to work? That?s fudgelling . And this could lead to rizzling , if you feel sleepy after lunch. Though you are sure to become a sparkling deipnosopbist by dinner. Just don?t get too vinomadefied ; a drunk dinner companion is never appreciated. ... more...

  • They Got It Wrong: Historyby Emma Marriott

    Reader's Digest 2013; US$ 9.99

    They Got It Wrong: History exposes historical fallacies around the globe from the Roman Empire to World War II. There are countless twisted, sanitized tales that have become entrenched in popular belief but are really now more than warped reflections of the truth?or flat out lies. Author Emma Marriot shines a light on these murky corners of history... more...

  • The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2013by Sarah Janssen

    World Almanac 2012; US$ 10.46

    Get thousands of facts right at your fingertips with this updated resource. The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. Published annually since 1868, this compendium of information is the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning... more...

  • The Social Science Encyclopediaby Adam Kuper

    Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 65.00

    The Social Science Encyclopedia , first published in 1985 to acclaim from social scientists, librarians and students, was thoroughly revised in 1996, when reviewers began to describe it as a classic. This third edition has been radically recast. Over half the entries are new or have been entirely rewritten, and most of the balance have been substantially... more...

  • Encyclopedia of British Horse Racingby Dr Joyce Kay; Professor Wray Vamplew

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 71.95

    The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing offers an innovative approach to one of Britain's oldest sports. While it considers the traditional themes of gambling and breeding, and contains biographies of human personalities and equine stars, it also devotes significant space to neglected areas. Entries include: social, economic and political forces... more...

  • Social Science Encyclopediaby Adam Kuper

    Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 61.95

    The third edition of this already classic reference work, the leading single-voume social science encyclopedia. more...

  • The Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredientsby Lexa Rosean

    Pocket Books 2005; US$ 15.99

    Bringing the art and magick of casting spells to the masses, Lexa Rosean is the new face of Wicca. In The Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients she provides beginner and experienced practitioners of spellcasting with a quick, easy, and accurate guide to the magickal powers and properties of herbs, spices, flowers, vegetables, fruits, metals, and... more...

  • mental floss presents Forbidden Knowledgeby Editors of Mental Floss

    HarperCollins 2009; US$ 13.99

    Think of anything bad, from art heists to Genghis Kahn, and it's likely to be included in this wickedly smart and humorous guide to the seedy underbelly of basically everything. The brainiac team at "mental_floss", creators of the hit magazine and last year's Condensed Knowledge , have scoured the darkest, dirtiest corners of history and the globe... more...

  • Baseballby Harold Seymour

    Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 17.99

    These two critically-acclaimed volumes mark the beginning of a monumental multi-volume study of baseball by the man whom Sports Illustrated has called "the Edward Gibbon of baseball history." Now available in paperback, Harold Seymour's The Early Years and The Golden Age together recount the true story of how baseball came into being and how it developed... more...