Presents the story of Buddhism's origins and growth through the centuries, discussing its basic philosophy and the evolution of the three major schools of Buddhist thought.

Buddhism (World Religions)

Madhu Bazaz Wangu

Teen & Young Adult

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Describes how the teachings of Confucius evolved from a social order to a religion, infusing all phases of Chinese life for 2000 years.

Confucianism (World Religions)

Hoobler, Dorothy

Hoobler, Thomas

Discusses the origin of Sikhism as an attempt to reconcile the beliefs of Muslims and Hindus, the conflicts it has faced over the centuries, and recent developments.

Sikhism (World Religions)

Singh, Nikky-Guninder Kaur

Religion & Spirituality

Taoism (World Religions)

Paula R. Hartz

Surveys the fads, fashions, trends, and cultural and intellectual preoccupations of the comfortable, high-living 1920s.

Fashions of a Decade : The 1920s

Education & Teaching

JACQUELINE HERALD

Schools & Teaching

Chronicles trends in 1930s styles such as lower hemlines and broader shoulders; the introduction of synthetic fabrics; and new views of fitness, health, and personal beauty.

Fashions of a Decade: The 1930s

maria-costantino

Chronicles clothing trends of the 1940s and the influence of World War II on styles of dress, availability of many fabrics, and the new ideas of "designers at war."

Fashions of a Decade : The 1940s

Patricia Baker

History

Surveys the history and basic beliefs of Native American religions.

Native American Religions (World Religions)

Hartz, Paula

Excellent resource on Primates and Large Herbivores with beautiful photography and key facts about Mammals.

Encyclopedia of Mammals

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Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Volume 1, The Explorers, presents more than 950 biographical  entries that begin with birth and death dates, nationality,  occupations, and areas of the world explored, followed by an  account of the subject's exploration activities. Among the  explorers who are covered are the well known, such as Neil  Armstrong, Ferdinand Magellan, and Ernest Shackleton, but also  the less familiar, such as Ahmad Ibn Fadlan (fl. 920s), whose  record of his diplomatic mission from Baghdad to Russia and  eastern Europe is the earliest account of that region in  pre-Christian times, and Koncordie Dietrich (1821-91), a German  naturalist whose travels through the Australian outback resulted  in the largest collection of flora and fauna assembled by a  woman. Entries range from two or three paragraphs to four pages  in length and are accompanied by 144 illustrations and  photographs. Appendixes list explorers by occupation, by region  of activity, by nationality or sponsoring country, and in  chronological order by birth date.                   Volume 2, Places, Technologies, and Cultural Trends, has more  than 260 A-Z entries on such topics as Aerial photography,  Circumnavigation of the world, Drift ice, Fur trade, Native  peoples and exploration, Orinoco River, Virginia Company, and  Women explorers. Entries range in length from 2 paragraphs to  more than 10 pages and are accompanied by 67 photographs and  illustrations and 62 maps. An appendix contains maps by region;  by ancient routes in the Mediterranean, Europe, and Asia; by new  water routes; and by the interior in Asia, the Americas, the  Pacific Ocean and Australia, Africa, the Arctic, and the  Antarctic. The volume concludes with a very thorough chronology  of exploration, a further reading list for the set, a list of  volume 2 entries by subject, and a 35-page cumulative index for  both volumes. In both volumes, capital letters are used in the  text to designate terms that are also entry headings.

Encyclopedia of Exploration

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