Author: Janet Bord
Publisher: HarperThorsons
ISBN: 9781855384965
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
An A - Z guide to the ancient sites, legends & mysteries of Britain. The dictionary includes: stone circles, burial grounds, the green man, folklore and ley lines.
Dictionary of Earth Mysteries
Author: Janet Bord
Publisher: HarperThorsons
ISBN: 9781855384965
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
An A - Z guide to the ancient sites, legends & mysteries of Britain. The dictionary includes: stone circles, burial grounds, the green man, folklore and ley lines.
Publisher: HarperThorsons
ISBN: 9781855384965
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
An A - Z guide to the ancient sites, legends & mysteries of Britain. The dictionary includes: stone circles, burial grounds, the green man, folklore and ley lines.
Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained
Author: Una McGovern
Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Contains over 1300 entries on unexplained phenomena.
Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Contains over 1300 entries on unexplained phenomena.
Science Dictionary
Author: Seymour Simon
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486488659
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
More than two thousand entries, in subjects from astronomy to zoology, are accompanied by tables and charts, as well as biographies of eighty-five scientists.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486488659
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
More than two thousand entries, in subjects from astronomy to zoology, are accompanied by tables and charts, as well as biographies of eighty-five scientists.
Mysteries of Planet Earth
Author: Karl P. Shuker
Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781858688022
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book focuses its attention on a veritable treasure trove of compelling, strange and hitherto little known but thoroughly fascinating mysteries of every kind, from Oliver the mysterious ape-man and Steller's gigantic sea-cow to flowers that give electric shocks and trees that weep.
Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781858688022
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book focuses its attention on a veritable treasure trove of compelling, strange and hitherto little known but thoroughly fascinating mysteries of every kind, from Oliver the mysterious ape-man and Steller's gigantic sea-cow to flowers that give electric shocks and trees that weep.
Know it All, Find it Fast
Author: Robert John Duckett
Publisher: Facet Publishing
ISBN: 1856046524
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
There is a queue, the phone is ringing, the photocopier has jammed and your enquirer is waiting for a response. You are stressed and you can feel the panic rising. Where do you go to find the information you need to answer the question promptly and accurately? Answering queries from users is one of the most important services undertaken by library and information staff. Yet it is also one of the most difficult, least understood subjects. There are still very few materials available to help frontline staff - often paraprofessional - develop their reader enquiry skills. This award-winning sourcebook is an essential guide to where to look to find the answers quickly. It is designed as a first point of reference for library and information practitioners, to be depended upon if they are unfamiliar with the subject of an enquiry - or wish to find out more. It is arranged in an easily searchable, fully cross-referenced A-Z list of around 150 of the subject areas most frequently handled at enquiry desks. Each subject entry lists the most important information sources and where to locate them, including printed and electronic sources, relevant websites and useful contacts for referral purposes. The authors use their extensive experience in reference work to offer useful tips, warn of potential pitfalls, and spotlight typical queries and how to tackle them. This new edition has been brought right up-to-date with all sources checked for currency and many new ones added. The searchability is enhanced by a comprehensive index to make those essential sources even easier to find - saving you valuable minutes! Readership: Offering quick and easy pointers to a multitude of information sources, this is an invaluable reference deskbook for all library and information staff in need of a speedy answer, in reference libraries, subject departments and other information units.
Publisher: Facet Publishing
ISBN: 1856046524
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
There is a queue, the phone is ringing, the photocopier has jammed and your enquirer is waiting for a response. You are stressed and you can feel the panic rising. Where do you go to find the information you need to answer the question promptly and accurately? Answering queries from users is one of the most important services undertaken by library and information staff. Yet it is also one of the most difficult, least understood subjects. There are still very few materials available to help frontline staff - often paraprofessional - develop their reader enquiry skills. This award-winning sourcebook is an essential guide to where to look to find the answers quickly. It is designed as a first point of reference for library and information practitioners, to be depended upon if they are unfamiliar with the subject of an enquiry - or wish to find out more. It is arranged in an easily searchable, fully cross-referenced A-Z list of around 150 of the subject areas most frequently handled at enquiry desks. Each subject entry lists the most important information sources and where to locate them, including printed and electronic sources, relevant websites and useful contacts for referral purposes. The authors use their extensive experience in reference work to offer useful tips, warn of potential pitfalls, and spotlight typical queries and how to tackle them. This new edition has been brought right up-to-date with all sources checked for currency and many new ones added. The searchability is enhanced by a comprehensive index to make those essential sources even easier to find - saving you valuable minutes! Readership: Offering quick and easy pointers to a multitude of information sources, this is an invaluable reference deskbook for all library and information staff in need of a speedy answer, in reference libraries, subject departments and other information units.
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places
Author: Alberto Manguel
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156008723
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Describes and visualizes over 1,200 magical lands found in literature and film, discussing such exotic realms as Atlantis, Tolkien's Middle Earth, and Oz.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156008723
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Describes and visualizes over 1,200 magical lands found in literature and film, discussing such exotic realms as Atlantis, Tolkien's Middle Earth, and Oz.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
The Century Dictionary
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary ... prepared under the superintendence of William Dwight Whitney ... rev. & enl. under the superintendence of Benjamin E. Smith
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary ... prepared under the superintendence of William Dwight Whitney
Author: William Dwight Whitney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description