The Green Encyclopedia is the premier single-volume reference work for students, activists, and ordinary citizens who seek concise, accessible information on a broad range of environmental issues. The authors, experienced reference writers, have researched books, pamphlets, the reports of private organizations, and electronic publishing sources around the world to make this the most complete, up-to-date, and usable environmental source book anywhere....

Never before have so many choices and so much information been available to women about life-style, health, family, legal rights, and their own history. Now The Women's Desk Reference, the first general reference book to address the broad spectrum of women's concerns, brings a kaleidoscope of information together for one-step access. The Women's Desk Reference contains more than fifteen hundred alphabetically arranged entries, carefully researched...

A chronology covering the cultural aspects of human history, including information on literature, visual arts, film and broadcasting, theater and variety, and music and dance. Also included are world events.