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Happy Retirement: The Psychology of Reinvention
Presenting practical advice and research-based findings, this work provides readers with a dress rehearsal as they prepare for their next role in this play called life.
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Clearly written, engaging text combines with a set of superb features to result in a work that stands head and shoulders over the competition. Strongly recommended for purchase by all public and academic libraries, especially academic libraries that support fashion/style/dress curricula.
Survey of Historic Costume
Clearly written, engaging text combines with a set of superb features to result in a work that stands head and shoulders over the competition. Strongly recommended for purchase by all public and academic libraries, especially academic libraries that support fashion/style/dress curricula.
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While not exhaustive, these twin volumes are as comprehensive as what may reasonably be expected. Editorializing is kept to a minimum, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions as to how the past informs the present. This set is highly recommended for all public and academic libraries; it is a core collection item for institutions supporting religious studies curricula.
The Norton Anthology of World Religions
While not exhaustive, these twin volumes are as comprehensive as what may reasonably be expected. Editorializing is kept to a minimum, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions as to how the past informs the present. This set is highly recommended for all public and academic libraries; it is a core collection item for institutions supporting religious studies curricula.
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This is a core title that is ideal for ready-reference collections. It should be close at hand to answer such basic questions as, "Has cigarette smoking increased on declined over the past 20 years?" Highly recommended for purchase by both public and academic libraries.
Vital Statistics of the United States 2014: Births, Life Expectancy, Deaths, and Selected Health Data
This is a core title that is ideal for ready-reference collections. It should be close at hand to answer such basic questions as, "Has cigarette smoking increased on declined over the past 20 years?" Highly recommended for purchase by both public and academic libraries.
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The New Faces of American Poverty: A Reference Guide to the Great Recession
Given these issues, libraries should purchase instead Daniel J. Leab's Encyclopedia of American Recessions and Depressions.
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Laughter is the best medicine, and there is a good deal present here, as examples abound. Entertaining as well as informative, this is one of those rare reference books that warrants reading from cover to cover. Strongly recommended for purchase by public and academic libraries.
Encyclopedia of Humor Studies
Laughter is the best medicine, and there is a good deal present here, as examples abound. Entertaining as well as informative, this is one of those rare reference books that warrants reading from cover to cover. Strongly recommended for purchase by public and academic libraries.
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The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice
An excellent introduction to topics under the criminology umbrella for those unschooled in the field and a state-of-the-art refresher for those who are. This is some pretty in-depth stuff, so it may not be appropriate for smaller academic libraries. For larger institutions though, and certainly for those supporting criminal justice studies, this is a worthwhile purchase. A comparable competing title for collection development dollars is Gerben Bruinsma and David Weisburd's Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Springer, 2013).
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While one could carp about obvious omissions (doo-wop, harmonica, and Nashville are but a few), this title does a commendable job of presenting the story of the American condition, past and present, as told through the universal language of melody. Those who need much more detail on the subject should consider the eight-volume Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2d ed.
Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture
While one could carp about obvious omissions (doo-wop, harmonica, and Nashville are but a few), this title does a commendable job of presenting the story of the American condition, past and present, as told through the universal language of melody. Those who need much more detail on the subject should consider the eight-volume Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2d ed.
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The Death Penalty in the United States: A Complete Guide to Federal and State Laws
There are a number of other excellent titles on this subject, such as Understanding Capital Punishment Law, 3rd. ed., by Linda E. Carter, Ellen S. Kreitzberg, and Scott W. Howe. However, Palmer's work is certainly the most current and possibly the most comprehensive title available and is recommended for purchase by public and academic libraries.
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