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Encyclopedia of World Cultures: IndexesIt has taken ten years of work to produce this ten-volume Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Thirteen editors, six associate editors, 800 contributors, 20 translators, and the staffs of the Human Relations Area Files, G. K. Hall and Co., and Macmillan Library Reference have been involved in the process.
In keeping with the global scope of... | | Encyclopedia of Science Technology and EthicsThe Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics has had multiple origins. It was when contributing an article on the philosophy of technology to the pioneering first edition of the Encyclopedia of Bioethics (1978), that I began to dream of a more general encyclopedic introduction to issues of technology and ethics. Inspired by the perspective... | | Beginning BASIC with the ZX Spectrum (Macmillan microcomputer books)The aim of this book is to teach programming in the BASIC language, as used by the ZX Spectrum, to the complete beginner. It is not an '0' level or C.S.E. text· book, although It does cover practically all the programming skills required at those levels. Mathematics has been kept to a minimum and therefore arithmetic functions such as ABS,... |
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Encyclopedia of Religion, 15 Volume Set
A sacred space is any place recognized for its ability to direct the mind and body to holy matters. The basis for this power varies considerably. Sometimes spaces act like reliquaries—enclosures that mark the deposit of a saint’s remains, or the site of an unusual event such as a vision or manifestation of divine power, or the... | | International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (9 vol. set)
Late in 2004 I received a telephone call from Hélène Potter, director of new product development for Macmillan Reference USA—an imprint of Gale. I did not realize immediately that it was the telephone call that would shape a large share of my intellectual activity for the next three years. In fact, I recall hearing about a... | | Get Started in Computing
Get Started in Computing is for anyone who wants to learn how to make
good use of their PC. It doesn ’ t assume that you are a complete novice –
there are very few of those left! You have probably used a PC a little –
and can steer the mouse and use the keyboard (at least a bit).
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Building Blocks of Matter (MacMillan Science Library)
The concepts and ideas of elementary particle physics
are abstract, and they are typically expressed in the
language of mathematics. However, the goal of elementary
particle physics is very simple, and all the efforts
of elementary particle physicists are directed
toward that simple goal: to identify the basic building... | | Nutrition and Well-being a To Z; 2V.
Nutrition is one of the most important factors that impact health in all
areas of the lifecycle. Pregnant women need adequate food and health care
to deliver a healthy baby who has a good birth weight and a fighting chance
for survival. In many regions of the world, the infant mortality rate is very
high, meaning that many... | | Encyclopedia of Science and Religion (MacMillan Reference USA)
The publication of the Encyclopedia of Science and Religion is a significant milestone
marking the maturation of the contemporary dialogue between the sciences
and religions. Not only does this Encyclopedia offer a massive amount of interdisciplinary
and interreligious information, but it mirrors one of the most fascinating... |
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