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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BIOGRAPHIES The Geologic History of Earth........................................... 37
Geology: Landforms, Minerals, and Rocks...................... 45
The Britannica Guide to Authors ...................... NEW! .......6
The Human Body ................................................................ 30
The Britannica Guide to Explorers
and Adventurers ............................................. NEW! .......8 Introduction to Biology ...................................................... 20
The Britannica Guide to the World’s Introduction to Earth Science ........................................... 22
Most Influential People .................................................. 54 Introduction to Physics ...................................................... 18
Impact on America: Collective Biographies.................... 52 The Living Earth ................................................................. 42
Inventors and Innovators .................................................. 50 Physics Explained ............................................................... 38
Pivotal Presidents: Profiles in Leadership ...... NEW! .......4 The Solar System ............................................................... 26
The Renaissance ................................................ NEW! .... 10
HEALTH & NUTRITION
SOCIOLOGY
Food and Society................................................ NEW! .......2
African American History and Culture............................. 79
Health and Disease in Society ......................................... 36
The Britannica Guide to Africa ......................................... 84
The Britannica Guide to Ethics ......................................... 60 POLITICAL SCIENCES
The Britannica Guide to Religion ..................................... 89 Governance: Power, Politics, and Participation .............. 76
Economics: Taking the Mystery Out of Money... NEW! .... 14 US Government: The Separation of Powers ................... 78
The History of Philosophy ................................................. 61 SPORTS
The Islamic World .............................................................. 85
Inside Sports....................................................................... 62
Middle East: Region in Transition .................................... 82
The World of Sports ........................................................... 63
The Native American Sourcebook ................................... 86
Native American Tribes ..................................................... 80 TECHNOLOGY
Understanding China ......................................................... 87 Computing and Connecting in the 21st Century ........... 46
Understanding India .......................................................... 88 Intelligence and Counterintelligence ............... NEW! .......3
FINE ARTS & LITERATURE Transportation and Society ............................................... 48
The Britannica Guide to Literary Elements..................... 58 HISTORY

The Britannica Guide to World Literature ....................... 56 America at War .................................................................. 68
Popular Music Through the Decades............... NEW! .... 13 Ancient Civilizations ........................................................... 64
Shakespeare: His Work and World .................. NEW! .... 12 The Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations................. 72
MATH The Britannica Guide to Countries
of the European Union ................................... NEW! .... 16
Math Explained................................................................... 59
The Britannica Guide to War ............................................ 66
NATURAL SCIENCES Documenting America:
The Primary Source Documents of a Nation .............. 74
21st Century Science ........................................................ 32
A History of Western Civilization ...................................... 70
Biochemistry, Cells, and Life ............................................. 34
Turning Points in History ................................................... 71
The Britannica Guide to Predators and Prey .................. 40
Dynamic Earth .................................................................... 33
Energy: Past, Present, and Future .................................... 44
The Environment: Ours to Save ........................................ 24
An Explorer’s Guide to the Universe ................................ 28
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The History of Agriculture
The History of Agriculture The Science of Nutrition

EDITED BY GINI GORLINSKI EDITED BY KARA ROGERS
Agriculture—that is, using and managing natural From a young age we have been told to take our vitamins,
resources—has a long and complex history. For thousands eat our fruits and vegetables, and limit sugar and fat.
of years, societies have relied on plants and animals for Readers examine what makes certain foods better
food and other items, making agriculture as vital to their nutritionally than others and how various foods affect the
survival as it is to ours. The cultivation of various crops human body, including the role they can play in disease
and livestock over time and throughout the world are and illness. Tables in the appendix provide quick reference
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Cryptography: Cracking Codes
Cryptography: Cracking Codes Spy Agencies, Intelligence

EDITED BY ROB CURLEY Operations, and the People
While cracking a code might seem like something few Behind Them
of us would encounter in our daily lives, it is actually far EDITED BY ROB CURLEY
more prevalent than we may realize. Anyone who has had The idea of espionage might immediately bring to
personal information taken because of a hacked email mind images of danger, state secrets, and cutting-edge
account can understand the need for cryptography and technologies. While these can be elements of intelligence
the importance of encryption—essentially the need to code operations, they do not provide a complete picture. There
information to keep it safe. This detailed volume examines are numerous methods intelligence agencies, such as the
the logic and science behind various ciphers, their real CIA, might employ to gather information, and any number
world uses, how codes can be broken, and the use of of threats that might be examined given the political
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A brief survey of the men who have held the office of U.S. president reveals an array of personalities,
each with his own strengths and weaknesses. Despite their differences, each is remembered for his
accomplishments and defining leadership. In this engaging series, the early, political, and private
lives of seven key presidents—Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Kennedy, Reagan, and
Obama—are presented.
KEY FEATURES
• Includes biographies of influential wives of presidents

• Features primary sources from the terms in office
• Covers early life, career, presidency, and life after last term
Abraham Lincoln Andrew Jackson

EDITED BY MICHAEL ANDERSON EDITED BY SHERMAN HOLLAR
It may be little exaggeration to say that the figure of The seventh president of the United States, Andrew
Abraham Lincoln embodies the American ideal more so Jackson is often remembered for his “firsts”; he was the
than any other U.S. president. Although he came from first leader from west of the Appalachians and the first to
humble beginnings and held several odd jobs before win office by directly appealing to the American people,
launching his career in politics, Lincoln’s determination rather than relying on association with a political party. A
and natural abilities brought him to the White House, military hero during the War of 1812, Jackson brought the
where he led the struggle to preserve the union and same determination and strength of character he showed
emancipate the country’s slaves. Lincoln’s remarkable on the battlefield to the presidency. Lively text recounts
life—from his childhood to his role as Commander in Chief the life and presidency of this complex—and contentious—
during the Civil War to his tragic death—is chronicled in figure in American history.
this captivating volume.
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Barack Obama George Washington

EDITED BY SHERMAN HOLLAR EDITED BY SHERMAN HOLLAR
Sweeping into the office of U.S. president with his Although more than 200 years have passed since the
mesmerizing oratory of hope and change, Barack Obama death of the first U.S. president, the name George
forever transformed American politics. As the first Washington still invokes deep patriotism and pride in the
African American to hold the title, both his election and country he helped found. A leader on the battlefield as well
re-election represented historic milestones, socially and as the halls of politics, Washington was a crucial figure
politically. The 44th president’s remarkable journey from during the American Revolution who helped define the
Hawaii and Indonesia to Chicago and the White House is American presidency, as we know it. Readers trace the life
chronicled, and the major issues that his administration of the man known as the Father of the His Country, from
has faced —including the financial crisis, healthcare, and his childhood to his military successes through his tenure
foreign policy—are examined. as president.
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John F. Kennedy Ronald Reagan

EDITED BY SHERMAN HOLLAR EDITED BY MICHAEL ANDERSON
Though he had less than three years in office, John F. Witty and charming, Ronald Reagan could as easily
Kennedy made a lasting and profound mark as U.S. enchant political assemblies as he could movie-goers.
president. Deftly handling the Cuban Missile Crisis and As the first U.S. president to reach the White House
supporting civil rights laws and the space race, Kennedy by way of Hollywood, Reagan may have seemed an
represented the promise for a better future. Readers unlikely candidate. But throughout his life, Reagan had
examine the life of the accomplished and charismatic demonstrated a talent and passion for politics, even
35th president whose life and term were tragically ended during his time as an actor, and his combination of
too soon. knowledge and charisma won over voters. Readers examine
Ronald Reagan’s life and career, from his boyhood to the
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Thomas Jefferson
EDITED BY MICHAEL ANDERSON
As skilled at architecture and inventing as he was at

politics, Thomas Jefferson was a man of many talents
who was invaluable to the founding of the United States.
After loaning his expertise to writing the Declaration of
Independence, Jefferson went on to serve as the third
U.S. president, nearly doubling the size of the United
States during his term. Jefferson’s extraordinary life and
accomplishments are recounted in this engaging volume.
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The Britannica Guide to Authors NEW!
For centuries, writers have attempted to document the human experience by putting chisel to stone,
ink to paper, or finger to keyboard. Through their novels, poems, plays, and essays, authors have the
power to enlighten readers, spark discourse on important matters, and encapsulate the events that
shape civilizations. Spanning many continents and time frames, these compelling volumes profile
hundreds of noteworthy authors, examining their lives, inspirations, and major works.
KEY FEATURES
• In-depth biographies place authors and their works in chronological context

• Rich with photos and illustrations of the authors, works, and historical periods
• Biographical context prepares readers to understand authors’ works
Classical Authors: 500 BCE to Authors of the Medieval and

1100 CE Renaissance Eras: 1100 to 1660
EDITED BY KATHLEEN KUIPER EDITED BY ADAM AUGUSTYN
Since ancient times, storytelling has been a valued art As Europe’s religious, social, economic, and cultural
form that enables traditions, beliefs, and lessons to be identity began to take more definite shape in the medieval
transmitted from one generation to the next. Epics such and Renaissance eras, so too did its literary identity.
as Homer’s Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid and tales such as By capturing in ink the spirit of these transformative
those contained in the collected The Thousand and One periods, such literary giants as Geoffrey Chaucer, Miguel
Nights offer modern-day readers a glimpse into various de Cervantes, William Shakespeare, and John Milton laid
countries and cultures, as well as different eras. The the foundations for literature, drama, and poetry today.
individuals and works profiled in this absorbing volume Readers will be introduced to these and other notable
have withstood the test of time, remaining culturally figures from around the world whose works have had an
significant and influencing authors and readers alike for equally enduring impact on the global literary canon.
centuries.
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Authors of The Enlightenment: Authors of the 19th Century

1660 to 1800 EDITED BY ADAM AUGUSTYN
EDITED BY J.E. LUEBERING From Romanticism to Realism, the 19th century saw a
Reason, rationality, and reform were perhaps the biggest flourishing of literary movements, as well as the arrival
buzzwords of the Enlightenment era and the themes of of several now-revered luminaries on the literary scene.
much of the writing that appeared at that time. As thinkers Authors experimented with new styles that elevated the
increasingly began turning a critical eye towards accepted novel as a significant literary form, while new techniques
beliefs and practices, such luminaries as Voltaire, and themes were also introduced into poetry and drama.
Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine took up their pens These compelling profiles examine the lives of some of
to illuminate the social injustices and injuries to personal the 19th century’s greatest writers—Jane Austen, Charles
freedom that pervaded their societies. Dickens, and Leo Tolstoy, to name just a few—and reveal
the remarkable stories behind the works they crafted.
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Authors of the 19th Century
Authors of the Early to Mid-20th Contemporary Authors:

Century 1945 to the Present
EDITED BY KATHLEEN KUIPER EDITED BY ADAM AUGUSTYN
Starting at the dawn of the 20th century, writers began Contemporary literature encompasses so many genres,
experimenting with literary styles as never before. As literary forms, and themes that it would seem almost
perhaps the most far-reaching movement, Modernism impossible to identify a unifying thread between them.
swept across both the United States and Europe and has Yet in the tradition established by literary heavyweights
been embodied in the works of such writers as Marcel who came before, modern writers of all stripes and
Proust, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and T.S. Eliot. The backgrounds have continued to entertain and to confront
existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, the social, cultural, and psychological realities of the
Samuel Beckett’s absurdist writings, and the range of times—including everything from racial identity to war to
literary output from around the world also reflect the technology—with their own flair and insight. The diversity of
spirit of the period. The lives and works of these and authors profiled herein—from Toni Morrison to Sylvia Plath
other authors from across the globe are surveyed in this to Stephen King to David Foster Wallace—attests to the
absorbing volume. scope and complexity of modern society.
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The Britannica Guide to NEW!
Explorers and Adventurers
People have been pushing boundaries in search of fame and fortune for centuries, from ancient
times to the present day. A quest for knowledge has been another impetus for testing personal and
universal limits, as has the thrill of adventure. Within these pages, readers will discover detailed
accounts of the lives of explorers and adventurers throughout the ages, men and women whose
journeys have been remarkable, whatever their motivation.
KEY FEATURES
• Includes well-known and lesser-known explorers of the period

• Maps provide visual context
• Vivid illustrations depict seminal figures and events
Explorers of Antiquity: The Age of Exploration:

From Alexander the Great to From Christopher Columbus to
Marco Polo Ferdinand Magellan
EDITED BY KENNETH PLETCHER EDITED BY KENNETH PLETCHER
Crossing geographic and cultural boundaries at a time The Age of Exploration, which spanned roughly from
when much of the world remained uncharted was a 1400 to 1550, was the first time in history that European
challenge faced by ancient explorers. Long before the powers—eyeing new trade routes to the East or seeking to
Golden Age of Exploration, an assortment of travellers establish empires—began actively looking far past their
ventured into the unknown, uncovering untapped riches of own borders to gain a better understanding of the world
land and resources in the process. Readers will become and its many resources. The individuals who set out on
familiar with the lives and journeys of these early explorers, behalf of the countries they represented came from a
whose number included dauntless leaders—Alexander the variety of backgrounds, and included master navigators
Great, Julius Caesar, and Genghis Khan—who sought to such as Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan—
establish vast empires and enterprising merchants such the latter of whom was the first to circle the globe—as well
as Marco Polo. as the often ruthless conquistadors of the New World such
as Francisco Pizarro and Hernan Cortes.
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Explorers of the Late Renaissance Nineteenth Century Explorers:

and the Enlightenment: From Sir From Lewis and Clark to David
Francis Drake to Mungo Park Livingstone
EDITED BY KENNETH PLETCHER EDITED BY KENNETH PLETCHER
As the Age of Exploration came to a close, the world Although the once-fuzzy outlines of the global map had
seemed to be a significantly smaller place than it once largely been defined by the 19th century, much had yet to
was, with more major landmasses identified on the global be learned. As some explorers continued to search either
map. Yet questions and unknowns remained and details for resources or for unknown regions, others increasingly
had yet to be filled in. Armed with greater knowledge and embraced a new kind of discovery—that of scientific
better equipment than their predecessors, explorers in knowledge. Readers will journey alongside a host of
the late Renaissance and Enlightenment eras took up the notable explorers, accompanying Lewis and Clark on their
reins, with some discovering new routes and lands still famous expedition—during which they both charted much
while others carefully surveyed or settled lands already of the United States and identified 178 new plants—and
known. marvelling at Charles Darwin’s revolutionary findings in the
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Explorers of Antiquity: From Alexander the Great to Marco Polo
Explorers in the 20th and 21st

Centuries: From Auguste Piccard
to James Cameron
EDITED BY KENNETH PLETCHER
Technological advances—including pressurized cabins

for hot air balloons, rocketry that powers spacecraft,
and deep-sea diving gear—have changed the face of
exploration. What hasn’t changed since ancient times,
however, is the bravery and inquisitiveness of intrepid
individuals at the forefront of modern-day exploration
and adventure. Those who have challenged conventional
thinking, and sought to test physical limits of human
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The Renaissance NEW!
After emerging from the shadows of the Middle Ages, Western Europe was reborn. The discovery of
new lands, advances in the arts, and scientific revolution were among the developments of the
period known as the Renaissance. Through vivid outlines of the era and detailed profiles of the
individuals who helped shape the age, these stunning volumes capture the spirit of creation and
invention typical of the Renaissance.
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Scientists and Inventors of the Renaissance
Explorers of the Renaissance Musicians of the Renaissance

EDITED BY ROBERT CURLEY EDITED BY KATHLEEN KUIPER
The allure of far-off lands, the promise of untapped The score of Western music was writ large during the
resources, and a hunger for building global empires Renaissance. Secular music rivaled church music for
prompted Renaissance explorers to journey into the prominence, harmonic lines intertwined and changed
unknown. Battling harsh seafaring conditions, disease, and music forever with the emergence of polyphony, and,
any number of unknown threats to their health and safety, in general, musical composition was taken to new
the individuals profiled in this volume shaped the world heights. The composers and musicians who provided the
map, setting the stage for future voyagers along the way. soundtrack to this remarkable period are the subject of
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The Birth of Rock & Roll: Music Sounds of Rebellion:

in the 1950s Through the 1960s Music in the 1960s
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When rock and roll first burst onto the scene in the 1950s, The music of the 1960s is perhaps as memorable as the
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Although rock music continued to dominate the music With music today available on YouTube, online and
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they relate to our daily lives. Like individuals, businesses field of economics—the study of wealth and how it is
rely on banks, and when banks are not practical, they produced and distributed—is relatively young. Since Adam
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In many ways, modern economics can be seen as the sum

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The Britannica Guide to Countries NEW!
of the European Union
As the European Union continues to grow and exert its influence on the world stage, it is useful to
trace the long and unique histories of its member countries. Despite thousands of years of history,
dozens of languages, boundaries that have been drawn and redrawn, and constantly evolving
cultural norms, these countries have come to embrace their diversity and to work together towards
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trends.
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Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia Belgium, Luxembourg, and the

EDITED BY LORRAINE MURRAY Netherlands
Although vastly different in many ways, Austria, Croatia, and EDITED BY NOAH TESCH
Slovenia together form the heart of Central Europe. Austria Despite being known as the Low Countries, Belgium,
has historically been much more visible in European Luxembourg, and the Netherlands are far from
politics than either Croatia or Slovenia, but as with the insignificant. The Benelux Economic Union, which sought
latter two, it has also been a part of various alliances economic integration between the three countries, in fact
over the centuries. Despite that, however, all three have served as the model for the European Union. Additionally,
retained their own sense of national identity through it all, each of the three boasts rich histories, and what they lack
weathering the fall of Austria-Hungary, both World Wars, the in size or population, they make up for in thriving cultural
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EDITED BY LORRAINE MURRAY For centuries islands of the Mediterranean served as a
Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and cultural crossroads, with the Phoenicians, Romans, and
Slovakia share a remarkably similar trajectory on their Arabs variously settling and colonizing the area. Cyprus,
individual paths to becoming the nations they are today. Greece, and Malta in particular were subject to the
Each had ties to the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman influence of foreign powers, and remained so for much of
empires in earlier times, all became Eastern-bloc countries their histories. Today, each has gained its independence
in the 20th century, and all successfully emerged from and gone on to become an active member of the European
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the area eons ago. Yet, as this intricate study of Denmark, and neighboring Poland transitioned from communism
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Although the independent Irish republic emerged only
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date back centuries. The Irish have long endured strife,
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the development of the Celtic Tiger economy of the early
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Portugal and Spain combined elements hint at a united Italian culture, Italy is
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Despite its comparatively small size, England has been a
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The United Kingdom: Northern for much of its history. As the home of parliamentary
Ireland, Scotland, and Wales government, William Shakespeare, and the English
EDITED BY JEFF WALLENFELDT language, England has been an influential player in the
Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales—storied lands that political and cultural development of nations the world
have sparked the global imagination through their legends over. The story of England is captured in this compelling
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Introduction to Physics
Human experiences with the physical world are governed by a variety of natural laws that form the
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heat, sound, and matter, including the historical development of each subfield. Readers also are
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Heat Light
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Our body’s interpretation of hot and cold instinctively Our visual experience of the world and our ability to
alerts us to the existence of temperature differences perceive the objects and people around us would be
and gives us some sense of the concept of heat. impossible without light and the many roles it plays in
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a critical part of our lives even when we are not aware providing energy to plants. The fundamentals of light—
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Matter Sound
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The diversity of the various states of matter—solids, liquids, Sound has the power to soothe, excite, warn, protect, and
and gases—belies their essential similarities. All matter is inform. Indeed, the transmission and reception of audio
composed of atoms that combine in different ways, giving signals pervade our daily lives. Readers will examine the
us the multitude of shapes and structures we observe mechanics and properties of sound and be provided an
on a daily basis. Readers examine the different states overview of the “interdisciplinary science called acoustics.”
and properties of matter, as well as the laws and forces Also covered are functions and diseases of the human ear.
to which matter is subject. Annotated diagrams provide
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Electricity Electronics
Electrical charges pervade nature, including lightning in Although most people would scarcely be able to make
a thunderstorm and the signals within our own bodies. it through the day without using some type of electronic
Electrical energy also powers many devices—refrigerators, device—computers, televisions, and MP3 players, to
televisions, and computers, to name a few—upon which name a few—the inner workings of such devices remain a
modern life depends. This illuminating volume explores mystery to many. This insightful volume examines various
the various aspects of electricity, including electric fields, components, such as electron tubes and semiconductors,
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Energy The Science of Physics

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While it cannot be seen, energy is all around us. Defined As the foundation for other natural sciences, physics helps
as the capacity to do work, energy can be transferred from us interpret both our most basic and complex observations
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kinetic and potential. Forays into more complex concepts, among others, all of which elucidate the nature of matter,
such as nuclear fission and fusion, the relationship its motion, and its relationship to force and energy. This
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Introduction to Biology
Countless biological processes enable the existence of all organisms and facilitate their interactions
with the living and nonliving world around them. The microscopic structures and intricate mechanisms
that make up these processes—from those that regulate the heartbeat of a child to those that govern
photosynthesis in a plant—illuminate much about the past and future of all life. By examining the
biological basis of various life forms and their characteristic behavioral patterns, these comprehensive
volumes illuminate the magnificent organization of the natural world.
BOOK REVIEW: A CLOSER LOOK AT
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• Annotated diagrams illustrate complex structures and concepts “...THE BOOK HOLDS THE ACADEMIC
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• Detailed glossaries explain new terms MUCH LIKE READING A TEXTBOOK, BUT
WITH MUCH MORE PIZZAZZ.”
• Sidebars highlight significant thinkers and concepts in numerous
subfields of biology —DERI DAVID, SCHOOL LIBRARIAN,
GAINESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
A Closer Look at the A Closer Look at Bacteria,

Animal Kingdom Algae, and Protozoa
Distinguished by their highly developed mental faculties Bacteria, algae, and protozoa—microorganisms that are
and their capacity for reason, humans are often said to easily overlooked in our daily lives—can be found in a
reign sovereign in the animal kingdom. With their complex wide variety of locations and serve innumerable ecological
interactions, intricate social structures, and extensive purposes. While some such organisms have been
range of displayed emotions, however, all creatures can associated with disease, they have also been invaluable
be said to contribute uniquely to the planet and to the in agriculture and in the production of certain foods,
subsistence of all other beings. This colorful volume medicines, and other necessities. This informative volume
surveys the various members of the animal kingdom and examines the properties and uses of these powerful and
the habits, behaviors, and physical characteristics that essential life forms. Graphic organizers and detailed
unite and distinguish all animals. images bring the miniscule details of these entities to the
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Microbiology, and the Cell and Genetic Engineering
Formalizing study of the natural world may seem like a Although we often search social and historical documents
daunting task considering the sheer breadth and variety of for clues to our past, biological “documents” perhaps hold
living things that inhabit the planet. From the microscopic the most important evidence of our heritage. The traits we
organisms in the world’s most remote locations to those inherit from our parents and pass on to our offspring are
in the human body, evidence of the intricate structures encoded in our genes and DNA and reveal much about
and mechanisms that enable life are ubiquitous and both our origins and our future. This volume examines
new discoveries constantly reveal new possibilities that the fascinating biology behind genetics and genetic
demand to be examined. This volume surveys the multitude disorders. It also carefully considers the principles of gene
of subjects that comprise the field of biology and includes manipulation and genetic engineering whose potential
an overview of the development of biology, microbiology, to revolutionize medicine, industry, and agriculture is
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Life comes in all shapes and forms, and living

entities dwell in all types of habitats. There are seven
characteristics that all life forms share—the ability to
move, to sense, to respire, to consume nutrition, to grow,
to reproduce, and to excrete waste matter. Complete with
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A Closer Look at Plant A Closer Look at Plant

Reproduction, Growth, and Classifications, Parts, and Uses
Ecology EDITED BY SHERMAN HOLLAR
EDITED BY MICHAEL ANDERSON For many of us, plants herald the change of seasons,
The life cycle of a plant can be truly remarkable to represent the promise of nourishment, or serve as
observe, and the energy of plant life can be truly stunning visual reminders of Earth’s natural beauty. As
mystifying; consider how certain environments are vital components of nearly every ecosystem on the planet,
inhospitable to life, yet they’re sprinkled with various forms plants play a fundamental ecological role in the lives
of vegetation. Plant reproduction can occur asexually or of most organisms for their utility in food and clothing
sexually; the method of reproduction sets the stage for production, fuel, shelter, and a host of other activities.
the plant’s growth and maturity. This flourishing volume Complete with images and diagrams depicting the parts
examines the processes of plant reproduction and the and growth stages of plants, this volume clarifies what
stages of plant life, while also spotlighting the role of defines a plant and introduces readers to the structures
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Introduction to Earth Science
The mosaic formed by Earth’s many terrains and geographic treasures reflects the incredible journey
the planet has taken in the millennia since it was formed. Fashioned from the natural forces and
climatic conditions the Earth is subject to, the planet’s biomes—from its oceans to its deserts and
rainforests—have nurtured a wide range of diverse plant and animal life. Loaded with stunning color
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Investigating Earth’s Desert, Investigating Earth’s Oceans

Grassland, and Rainforest Biomes EDITED BY MICHAEL ANDERSON
EDITED BY SHERMAN HOLLAR Contained in the immensity and depths of the Earth’s
Perhaps the most prominent elements in the patchwork oceans, many of the planet’s species and resources thrive
pattern formed by Earth’s regions and ecosystems are its far away from the reaches of human civilization. With
deserts, grasslands, and rainforests. Though vastly different expanses that have yet to be discovered and enormous
from one another and often separated by thousands of reservoirs of untapped potential, oceans provide fodder for
miles, these biomes are all life-sustaining components all manner of research. This informative volume describes
of a larger environmental network. This volume examines the features and properties of the bodies of water that
each of these captivating regions in turn as well as the make up 70 percent of the world’s surface as well as the
various species that thrive within them. Vivid images various branches of oceanography dedicated to studying
provide colorful glimpses of the vistas and organisms that all aspects of the ocean and its life forms.
comprise each biome.
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Investigating Earth’s Investigating Earth’s Weather

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EDITED BY SHERMAN HOLLAR From the food available at the local store to the clothes
The sub-zero temperatures and glacial conditions to which we choose to wear every day, weather determines many
the polar regions of the Earth are often subject would of the major decisions we make and the actions we
make it difficult for many of us to survive there for long pursue. While we may not be able to control the weather,
periods of time. Yet life is present in both the Arctic and understanding the factors that cause a hurricane or
Antarctic, and the lure of discovering new territories and allow us to plant certain crops, for example, can help us
resources has attracted both researchers and explorers to better prepare for both natural disasters and our daily
these icy expanses. Readers will journey alongside some of lives. Detailed illustrations and photographs, interesting
the early expeditions and will learn about the conditions sidebars, and the topical narrative of this volume examine
and life that comprise the polar ecosystems. the conditions associated with different types of weather
and the methods used to measure and forecast weather
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Investigating the History of Earth Investigating Minerals, Rocks,

EDITED BY MICHAEL ANDERSON and Fossils
It may be hard to believe that the Earth, with all the EDITED BY MICHAEL ANDERSON
complexity and biodiversity we observe today, originated Together, minerals, rocks, and fossils communicate much
in a cloud of gas and dust. Yet much of the plant and about Earth’s history. Much more than ornaments on a
animal life that seems so common now evolved relatively landscape, minerals and rocks are significant components
recently on the timeline of Earth’s long history. The Earth’s of the planet’s foundation, while fossils contain clues as
remarkable origins are chronicled in this insightful volume, to the various life forms that once inhabited the planet.
which also examines the prehistoric organisms—from Readers are invited to take a closer look at the materials
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Investigating Plate Tectonics, Investigating the Global Climate

Earthquakes, and Volcanoes EDITED BY MICHAEL ANDERSON
EDITED BY MICHAEL ANDERSON As the often unnoticed architect of a region’s landscapes
Some of the planet’s most destructive forces—including and terrains, climate shapes the way life and societies
earthquakes and volcanic activity—are caused by the same develop in any given area. Reflecting the aggregate
factors that helped shape much of the Earth as it is today. weather patterns of a place, climate can vary drastically
Plate tectonics, or movement of the Earth’s outer layers, around the globe and can itself be impacted by human
can occur in a number of different ways and produce actions. The classification systems that have been
a range of results, some minor and others far more developed to comprehend the different types of climatic
considerable or devastating. Distinct maps, interesting activity and the incredible range of effects it can have on
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Marred by pollution and confronted with disappearing habitats, the planet increasingly has become
victim to the consequences of human activity. As extinction, global warming, and other factors
threaten every organism—including humans—measures are being taken to conserve Earth’s resources
and protect its many life forms. By carefully examining the greatest threats to the planet and the
steps being taken to mitigate their harmful effects, these volumes will challenge readers to thoughtfully
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of Life on Earth EDITED BY MICHAEL ANDERSON
EDITED BY SHERMAN HOLLAR Global warming, often a source of much politicization and
Life on Earth can be viewed as a complex network of debate, has recast international dialogue with respect
interactions between living organisms and their respective to environmental responsibility and activism. While it is
environments. By parsing the natural world into various generally agreed that global warming can be attributed to
ecosystems and biomes, the extent and significance of human activity, solutions to this phenomenon are unclear
such interaction among species and between organisms and vary with each country. This thought-provoking volume
and their natural habitats becomes abundantly clear. The examines the science behind the greenhouse effect,
study of ecology forms the heart of this engaging volume, identifies the human role in and response to climate
which explores the formation of ecological communities change, and explores the various effects of this worldwide
and examines the biological diversity that forms the phenomenon.
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Poisoning Planet Earth: Pollution The Politics of Saving the

and Other Environmental Hazards Environment
Although industrialization and modernization have Even as environmental consciousness and “green” habits
dramatically improved the quality of our lives, they have become increasingly embedded with numerous individuals,
also largely contributed to the destruction of our natural many of the planet’s natural resources and species
resources by engendering waste and creating depletion remain in danger. On a global scale, effectively protecting
through overuse. As the world’s population continues to the environment requires top-down solutions from
grow and consume, litter, chemicals, and a host of other political and economic structures and the incorporation
harmful products overrun our land, air, and water. This of environmentalist initiatives into legislative and legal
intriguing volume examines the various pollutants and action. This intuitive volume examines the emergence of
human activities that threaten the natural world, with a the environmental movement and the basic principles of
special look at deforestation and desertification. environmental law. It also takes a close look at the causes
of and governmental responses to species endangerment.
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Protecting the Environment

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Even though a growing number of people have begun to

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the planet remains vulnerable to human activity and
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The Solar System
People have always been filled with wonder when staring at a starry sky. From the planets that join
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have intrigued the human imagination. Promising limitless opportunity for exploration and endless
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begins by examining the elements of our own solar system—the Sun, planets, moons, and other
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Astronomy: Understanding Earth and Its Moon

the Universe EDITED BY MICHAEL ANDERSON
EDITED BY SHERMAN HOLLAR Routinely going through daily life, people may be inured
to the fact that Earth takes up only a small fraction of a
Fathoming the boundlessness of space and the universe,
solar system, let alone the universe. Still, the planet we
we are immediately filled with curiosity about our own
call home is unique for a number of reasons. The more we
origins and wonder about the objects, life forms, and
can learn about Earth and its Moon—the two bodies in
matter that populate the cosmos. Through the observations
the solar system of which the most has been discovered
and work of astronomers over time, we have slowly been
to date—the more likely scientists are to uncover truths
able to reduce the number of unknowns and develop
about the universe as a whole. The properties, motions,
explanations or theories for some of the celestial objects
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and phenomena we see. This space-traveling survey
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tails, sidebars, and labeled illustrations that any earthling
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The Inner Planets: Mercury, The Nature of Planets, Dwarf

Venus, and Mars Planets, and Space Objects
Despite their proximity to Earth, much remains to be Peering through a telescope, you are likely to encounter
learned about the origins and conditions of Mercury, a host of celestial bodies—anything from another planet
Venus, and Mars. The three smallest planets in our solar to a comet—speckling the night sky. Careful observation
system and the three closest to the Sun—Mercury, Venus, has shown that while each object follows a unique orbit
and Mars—differ greatly from each other and from the or trajectory, these entities also share numerous qualities
place we call home. This far-reaching volume travels to and together provide critical information about space and
each of the inner planets in turn and details the physical the universe as a whole. This engaging volume surveys the
characteristics as well as the exploration efforts made in characteristics of the diverse objects that make up the
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The Outer Planets: Jupiter, The Sun, Stars, and Galaxies

Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune EDITED BY MICHAEL ANDERSON
EDITED BY SHERMAN HOLLAR Most avid sky gazers wait until nightfall to catch a glimpse
As our ability to observe space improves with ever- of the stars that are scattered across the heavens. The fact
progressing technology, we better grasp the farthest of the matter is that one needs only to feel the Sun’s rays
reaches of the cosmos and heighten our understanding of in order to experience the presence of a star. The Sun is an
the universe in its entirety. Spacecraft exploration of the ordinary star, a ball of hot gas much like millions of others
outermost planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, in the universe, but as the center of the solar system, it
Uranus, and Neptune—reveals many features of these is critical to the survival of all life forms on Earth. This
seemingly harsh environments and moves us closer to comprehensive volume examines the nature of the Sun
comprehending the origins of our own planet as well as and details the properties and types of various stars, as
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Our search for knowledge about the universe has been remarkable, heartbreaking, fantastical, and
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discovery. From the nascent space programs of the 1960s to today’s space tourism and the promise
of distant planet colonization, readers will be transfixed. Along the way on this journey of the mind,
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Space travel is a familiar concept. Such was not the case EDITED BY ERIK GREGERSEN
in the early 20th century, when the United States and The planets closest to the Sun—Mercury, Venus, Earth,
the former Soviet Union were locked in a race to send and Mars—include the world we know and its closest
humans into orbit. This book details the history of manned neighbors. However, despite our proximity, these rocky,
spaceflight, from the development of rockets to the advent silicate-based planets still represent so many mysteries
of space tourism. Readers also are introduced to the men yet to discover. Through a trove of images and a narrative
and women who have been willing to soar into the great bursting with detail, The Inner Solar System imparts what
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The Milky Way and Beyond: Stars, Unmanned Space Missions

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up the Milky Way—and the Milky Way is only one of a billion pages of this book, readers will learn about the technology,
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of Beliefs, Theories, and Laws Astronomy and the Study of Deep
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Ear, Nose, and Throat The Endocrine System

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The interconnectedness of the ear, nose, and throat is The endocrine system, comprised of a number of
evident when you consider how the smell of garlic cloves hormone-secreting glands, is vital to the functioning of the
on the grill or chocolate chip cookies in the oven can human body. In addition to its role in reproductive activity,
affect your perception of their taste, or how a runny the endocrine system regulates tissue growth, responses
nose and scratchy throat can lead to an ear infection. In to injury and stress, and helps maintain necessary levels
addition to enabling sensory perception, the ear, nose, and of chemicals throughout the body. This detailed volume
throat perform a number of vital functions in the human carefully examines the major glands of the endocrine
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in turn and in concert with the other, also exploring the disorder.
diseases and disorders that sometimes afflict them.
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The Kidneys and the Skin and Connective Tissue

Renal System EDITED BY KARA ROGERS
EDITED BY KARA ROGERS Even a quick look at the surface of human skin reveals
Responsible for managing the body’s waste and regulating its many complexities. Much more than a simple shell for
the balance of water and electrolytes, the kidneys and the human body, the skin helps protect internal organs
renal system, in a sense, make up the body’s plumbing and, working in conjunction with connective tissue, allows
network. When any part of the system fails or does not the human body to function as a unit. This comprehensive
function properly, the body may be subject to unnatural volume examines the components of the human
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Blood: Physiology and Circulation Bone and Muscle:
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Although its ubiquity in the human body may make it seem EDITED BY KARA ROGERS
unremarkable, simply put, blood makes life possible. It The seeming simplicity of day-to-day movement can belie
nourishes cells throughout the body and transports carbon the complexity of the structures that facilitate motion. More
dioxide to the lungs. Without it, the body would be unable than just a framework around which the body develops, the
to fight disease and infection or function at all. Readers human skeleton has evolved over time to allow humans to
are invited to follow the course of this extraordinary fluid walk and stand upright. Muscles likewise perform a range
as it circulates through the body and learn about its of functions, without which the body could not manage. This
component parts. Detailed diagrams supplement the text comprehensive book details the anatomy and mechanisms
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The Digestive System The Eye: The Physiology of Human

EDITED BY KARA ROGERS Perception
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The satisfaction derived from savoring a steak or indulging
in an ice cream sundae is only one aspect of a larger The human eye has been the subject of endless
process that occurs in the human digestive system. fascination. Indeed, the very nature of sensory perception
From the moment food enters our mouths until long is shaped by the visual cues the brain receives, thus
after we have finished a meal, the body engages in an rendering the eye one of the most crucial elements in our
extensive routine designed to retain nutrients and discard comprehension of the world. The structures and functions
waste. This comprehensive book examines all the vital of the eye are examined in this exhaustive volume that
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well as the diseases and disorders that can plague this react accordingly. Detailed diagrams accompany the text
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beautiful and complex area of human anatomy.
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The Reproductive System The Respiratory System

Although much is now known about the biology of So automatic and mechanical is breathing for most of
reproduction, a great deal remains to be discovered us that we often fail to consider the complexities of
about the diseases and disorders that can damage the respiration. Engaging the lungs, airways, and more, the
reproductive system. Ethical concerns surrounding the intake of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide are only the
issues of birth control and abortion have also provoked most apparent aspects of a much longer routine. Although
much discussion in recent times. This comprehensive vulnerable to various infections and other disorders, the
narrative details both the biological process of procreation respiratory system by and large continues to function
and the often divisive debates on how best to approach in order to sustain us. This book explores each element
matters related to the human body. involved in this subconscious process and the factors that
perpetuate human life.
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The Brain and the The Cardiovascular System

Nervous System EDITED BY KARA ROGERS
EDITED BY KARA ROGERS Though only about the size of a clenched fist, the human
Necessary for everything from reflexes to reading to heart bears the immense burden of sustaining human life
running, it’s no exaggeration to say that the brain and and activity. Functioning to circulate blood throughout the
nervous system are responsible for nearly every endeavor body, the heart is an organ on which all others intimately
of human activity. The sheer volume of information that depend. This volume relates the anatomy of the heart and
the brain must process and respond to at every second of the effects of the diseases to which it is sometimes prone.
each day renders it one of the most remarkable systems Annotated diagrams and illustrations bolster the narrative
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New Thinking About Evolution New Thinking About Genetics

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Notwithstanding its detractors, evolutionary science has Debates on nature versus nurture rage on and the question
anticipated modern genetic research and continued of identity looms large for almost everybody at some
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the evolutionary process and speciation as well as the to bed—or at least, better understood. Moreover, studies
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New Thinking About Pollution

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causes and effects of pollution is critical to preserving the
land, water, and air that are vital to all life. This insightful
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technologies that allow governments and ordinary citizens
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Dynamic Earth NATURAL SCIENCES
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Ice Formation and Earthquakes
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Glaciers and sea ice are vital to sustaining aquatic The devastation wrought by earthquakes and volcanoes
ecosystems and regulating ocean water temperature. often obscures the fact that these destructive forces are
Permafrost, a type of ground ice, dramatically affects also some of the most creative on the planet, birthing
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communities around the world. The development of these outlining the structure of continental and oceanic crust
varying formations and the interplay between them and the and the distribution of major plate motion, this book
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Storms, Violent Winds, and

Earth’s Atmosphere
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Whether ruining a commute or devastating entire

countries, inclement weather has the power to capture
attention and headlines. This book examines the science
that gives us a greater understanding of the patterns that
produce hurricanes, tornadoes, cyclones, and a host of
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Biochemistry, Cells, and Life
Our capacity to react to our surroundings would scarcely be possible without the multitude of internal
chemical reactions that occur continuously within our bodies. More than just enabling life, the
biochemical makeup of all living organisms confers on them the ability to have a tangible biological
impact on each other and their environs. This fascinating series details the microscopic processes that
power our physical and emotional responses and facilitate communication at the cellular level. It also
examines in depth fungi, protists, algae, bacteria, and viruses—those organisms whose complex
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Bacteria and Viruses

EDITED BY KARA ROGERS
The sometimes insidious effects of bacterial diseases and

viral infections can obscure the incredible significance
of the microscopic organisms that cause them. Bacteria
and viruses are among the oldest agents on Earth and
reveal much about the planet’s past and evolution.
Moreover, their utility in the development of new cures and
treatments signals much about the future of biotechnology
and medicine. This penetrating volume takes readers under
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and role of both bacteria and viruses as well as all other
aspects of microbiology.
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The Chemical Reactions of The Cell

Life: From Metabolism to EDITED BY KARA ROGERS
Photosynthesis A single cell can be a self-sustaining organism or one of
EDITED BY KARA ROGERS trillions in a larger life form. Though visible only with the
The development and evolution of all species can, in help of a microscope, cells are highly structured entities
many ways, be traced to a few biochemical reactions that perform a myriad of functions in every living thing and
that facilitate metabolic and/or photosynthetic changes store critical genetic information. This fascinating volume
in each life form. Indeed, advances in the field of examines the organization of various types of cells and
biochemistry have intimately depended on the study of provides an in-depth look at how cells operate alone to
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The Components of Life: From Fungi, Algae, and Protists

Nucleic Acids to Carbohydrates EDITED BY KARA ROGERS
EDITED BY KARA ROGERS Fungi, protists, and algae are among the most diverse life
The building blocks of all life—human and otherwise—are forms on the planet. Tiny protists range from plants to
basic chemical molecules common to all organisms that animals. Algae range from single-celled plants to 60-foot-
simultaneously unite all species and set them apart. long kelp. Fungi occupy a kingdom of their own. Although
Together, nucleic acids, amino acids, proteins, lipids, and their place in nature—neither truly plants or animals—may
carbohydrates determine our genetic makeup, power our make them seem strange, they are actually quite familiar
movements, and generally enable some of the most vital to us for their use in various foods, medicines, and
and complex chemical reactions of the body. This volume biotechnologies. Indeed, our consumption of bread or
examines the structure and function of each of these reliance on penicillin would not be possible without these
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Health and Disease in Society HEALTH & NUTRITION
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Substance Use and Abuse
Battling and Managing Disease Infectious Diseases

As the world’s population expands, so too does the Outbreaks of infectious disease pose some of the greatest
risk of communicable disease and global pandemics. public health risks to humans across the globe. Although
Consequently, healthcare has assumed a greater centrality an increasing number of preventative measures and
in the public consciousness both in the United States and cures are available against a number of these threats,
around the world. With various national and international many are still untreatable or have no remedy. However,
organizations dedicated to epidemiological research the human response to these diseases has matured as
and disease control, societal welfare has become an increasing awareness and new scientific research emerges.
increasingly significant aspect of public policy. The This volume examines the many causes and effects of
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Through History EDITED BY KARA ROGERS
EDITED BY KARA ROGERS Consumed for a wide range of reasons, substances that
The diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease alter a person’s mood and mind are widespread in most
remains a challenging undertaking as emerging disorders societies. Although many such substances initially had
and pandemics are constantly presenting new opposition. been valued for their medicinal properties, their usage can
Behind the practice of medicine is a treasury of great have health-endangering consequences, including habit
minds and healers who have endeavored tirelessly at the formation. The misuse or abuse of legal and illicit drugs
forefront of disease management. This compelling volume and alcohol engender numerous public health concerns
introduces readers to the development of medicine over over time. This analytical volume examines the physical,
the centuries and to those intrepid individuals who have ethical, and public policy issues that have arisen as the
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The Geologic History of Earth NATURAL SCIENCES
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Geochronology, Dating, and The Paleozoic Era: Diversification

Precambrian Time: The Beginning of Plant and Animal Life
of the World as We Know It EDITED BY JOHN P. RAFFERTY
EDITED BY JOHN P. RAFFERTY Characterized by a surge in biodiversity and evolutionary
Though it encompasses the majority of the Earth’s history, development, the Paleozoic Era ushered in the beginnings
much about Precambrian time still remains unknown of life as we know it. Within these pages, readers will
to us. With its climate extremes and unstable surfaces, discover the fossil and geologic evidence from this time
Precambrian Earth hardly resembled the planet we see that reveals a dynamic planet, where new species of plants
today. Yet for all its differences, it made the existence of and animals were constantly emerging and continents
future generations possible. This volume helps unlock the were breaking apart and reforming. While many of the
mysteries of prehistory by considering available geologic species from this era are now extinct and the continents
evidence while providing a deep dive into the finesses of are relatively stable, remnants of this era still continue to
geochronology. shed much-needed light on the conditions of Earth, both
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The Mesozoic Era: The Cenozoic Era:

Age of Dinosaurs Age of Mammals
Dinosaurs have captured the imaginations of children and Its constant evolution over the millennia since its
adults alike since the first fossil discoveries mapped them inception has made the Earth a dynamic entity, subject
onto our general body of knowledge. This book journeys to numerous climactic and environmental forces that are
to an era long before humans, where dinosaurs were once forever changing this planet. In its most recent stage, the
masters of land, sky, and sea. In addition to accounts of planet has seen an incredible diversification in plant and
significant dinosaur species and their extinction, readers animal life, with the most prominent development of the
will learn about the major life forms, both plant and Cenozoic era being the emergence of mammals. This book
animal, alongside whom dinosaurs dwelled, as well as the examines our most immediate ancestors and the geologic,
geographical and environmental factors that affected their geographic, and environmental factors that helped make
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Just as all matter is reducible to the atoms that compose it, every activity—from the commonplace to
the extraordinary—can be explained by a physical concept. This enlightening series details every aspect
of the field of physics and elucidates not only what we perceive but how we perceive. From the most
fundamental components of the atom to the intricate concepts of quantum mechanics, readers will
learn about the mechanical, quantitative, and theoretical elements of a subject that has long helped
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The Britannica Guide to The Atom The Britannica Guide to

EDITED BY ERIK GREGERSEN Electricity and Magnetism
Common to all matter and its smallest and most EDITED BY ERIK GREGERSEN
fundamental unit, the atom determines the properties of From our television sets to the magnets that dot our
a substance and how it responds to other materials and refrigerators, electricity and magnetism are ever-present in
stimuli. Dividing the atom further reveals several smaller our everyday lives. Even aside from our modern technology,
particles whose activity forms the heart of nuclear physics. electrical charges can be found throughout nature—the
Readers will discover the structure of the atom as well most significant example being Earth’s magnetic field.
as the ways in which its electrons, protons, and neutrons This incisive volume includes extensive discussions of
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The Britannica Guide to Heat, The Britannica Guide to Matter

Force, and Motion EDITED BY ERIK GREGERSEN
EDITED BY ERIK GREGERSEN The study of matter is the study of all material things, as
Many of the world’s most common processes and well as their ability to transform from one state to another.
interactions are governed by the laws of thermodynamics All matter assumes one of several basic states—solid,
and mechanics. While the transfer, release, or absorption liquid, gas, and plasma being the most common. Under
of heat often accompany chemical reactions or seem varying conditions, each state can be altered to form new
inherent to mechanical systems, they are also familiar to substances or adopt new characteristics. This insightful
anyone who has ever spent time outdoors on a warm day book covers the various structures and elements of
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The Britannica Guide to

Particle Physics
While the atom is universally acknowledged as the basis

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Predators and Prey
The symbiotic nature of life on Earth is at once beautiful and awe-inspiring. Animals and plants are
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Meat-Eating Mammals EDITED BY JOHN P. RAFFERTY
EDITED BY JOHN P. RAFFERTY While they come in all shapes, textures, and sizes, animals
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are primed for the hunt. Far from ruthless, however, common elements as well. Occupying a unique place
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deep forests are not the only domains of meat-eating compared to our size. Our complex interactions, intricate
creatures. Carnivores also can be found stalking prey from social structures, and extensive range of emotions allow us
the air, in ocean depths, and marshy swamps. Raptors, to adapt and thrive in diverse habitats around the globe.
sharks, and crocodiles are among the most predominant In this volume, readers are invited into the many domains
non-mammalian meat-eaters that rely on hunting or of these extraordinary creatures to discover the incredible
scavenging for survival. This volume examines the various diversity of primate species. Readers will also learn
species in this select grouping, investigating the physical about the long history of human beings, from our earliest
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Rats, Bats, and Xenarthrans Reptiles and Amphibians

While we may often find them nestled in the corners of our More than 15,000 species of reptiles and amphibians
attics or traversing our yards, rodents and bats are more roam planet Earth today. Believed to be descendents
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of shapes and sizes. Together they make up over half of the Amphibians lead something of a double-life, since they are
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The Living Earth
Underlying Earth’s natural beauty is a complex system of ecosystems that contour the planet and host
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the planet’s incredible biodiversity. Because its ecosystems and scrublands represent some of the least accessible
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APPENDIX
Forests and Grasslands Lakes and Wetlands

Between their verdant canopies and shaded floors, Lakes and wetlands are significant ecosystems that
forests contain a multi-tiered ecosystem that supports nourish, sustain, and house many of the planet’s plant and
an abundance of flora and fauna. Together with the animal species. Though both of these regions are defined
grasses and vegetation in the grasslands to which they by water—both fresh and saline—each lake and particular
are frequently adjacent, forests make up 70 percent type of wetland also has characteristics all its own. This
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Described as craggy, rocky, or glacial, among a host of The planet’s natural dips and elevations, slopes and
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Computing and Connecting
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narratives, electronic games have evolved both visually The technological phenomenon known as the Internet
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Transportation and Society
At one time, the ability to travel was limited by the capacity of one’s own two feet and the geographic
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Humans have long dreamt of communing with the Traversing landscapes and expediting travel, railroads have
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American Literature from 1600 American Literature from 1945

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The Britannica Guide to Baseball The Britannica Guide

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Integral to the consciousness of the American people, the EDITED BY ADAM AUGUSTYN
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The Britannica Guide to Football The Britannica Guide to Soccer

EDITED BY ADAM AUGUSTYN EDITED BY ADAM AUGUSTYN
From Europe’s rugby and soccer evolved a truly American Although it assumes different monikers in various parts of
sport. Played across the United States at parks, schools, the world and has appeared in various incarnations over
universities, and in stadiums, football is as much a part of time, the game of soccer has retained a great deal of its
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Ancient Civilizations
Introduce middle and high school students to the great accomplishments of the ancient world. While
technological advancement may seem to be the hallmark of modern society, many of the conveniences
we enjoy in the present are iterations of precedents set by ancient peoples. From the philosophers of
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The iconic pyramids and striking hieroglyphics of ancient Frequently cited as a land that birthed civilization and
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culture that once inhabited the Nile Valley. The ancient world cannot be overstated. Its flourishing city-states laid
Egyptians developed sophisticated societies and belief the creative foundations for much of the literature, drama,
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Amidst constant warfare and surges of cultural The cultural and intellectual achievements of Old World
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Augustus, Rome secured its legacy as a foundation for of the New World have often been obscured by the
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as the individuals who shaped its military and cultural made by the Maya reveals that the early peoples of the
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Mesopotamia
Responsible for the first writing system and home to

elaborate kingdoms and societies, Mesopotamia has
been aptly labeled as the birthplace of the world’s first
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The Britannica Guide to War
For better or worse, conflict and war have shaped the trajectory of human interactions throughout
history. Though warfare in the 21st century may ostensibly bear little resemblance to the battles of
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in the history of war
War on Land
The Science of War: Strategies, War on Land

Tactics, and Logistics EDITED BY ROBERT CURLEY
EDITED BY ROBERT CURLEY Long before they took to the sea and air, warring factions
War, while often gruesome and devastating, can also engaged in land-based conflicts that involved close-range
be viewed as a science or art, involving the translation combat with rudimentary defenses and weapons. As
of theory into practice. Even as weapons grow in civilizations have advanced, so too have their military
sophistication over time, war has always involved careful strategies, tactics, and weaponry. Eventually this led to
calculations and balancing the interests of the involved the development of sophisticated land fortifications,
party with effective combat techniques against an enemy. arms, artillery, and missile systems in use today by ground
This absorbing volume examines the evolution of the troops. This insightful volume examines the evolution of
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EDITED BY ROBERT CURLEY EDITED BY ROBERT CURLEY
With their potential to wreak massive or total devastation, Although conflict was once restricted to land, the
nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons have introduction of warships and planes eventually expanded
dramatically escalated the stakes of war. As stockpiles the theater of war to include both water and sky.
of such weapons continue to grow around the world, New combat strategies emerged with these changing
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Give readers one of the deepest dives possible into America’s military history with this probing yet
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and The War of 1812: People, Reconstruction: People, Politics,
Politics, and Power and Power
Many Americans buoy their national pride and patriotism The American Civil War hit close to home as it pitted
in the tableau of the American Revolution—in which every brother against brother, Americans fighting one another to
day men rose up against taxation from abroad to defeat defend their differing beliefs. Years of war were followed
one of the most powerful countries in the world at the by a subsequent period of Reconstruction, wherein the
time. From the midnight ride of Paul Revere to the cold nation tried to piece itself back together in an uneasy
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proudly won. This book investigates the important battles, book focuses on the underlying causes, important battles,
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World War I: World War II:

People, Politics, and Power People, Politics, and Power
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Beginning with the assassination of the Archduke World War II was a very different war than had previously been
Ferdinand of Austria, World War I, sometimes called the fought in the course of history—new technologies and ideas
Great War, spiraled into a struggle lasting four years, were employed making way for widespread death and new
leaving ten million dead, and affecting the lives of millions atrocities. This book is a valuable resource that follows the war
more. This investigation of World War I begins in the shaky from the rise of Hitler to the dropping of the atomic bombs,
political climate that helped foment a massive conflict through blitzkrieg and bombings, to the treaty that finally
that swept up the world, follows through battles of import ended it all, noting the effects upon future world politics.
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44 | The American Civil War and Reconstruction: People, Politics, and Power Abolitionism and Abolitionists | 45
black people. In 1855 he followed five of After this raid, the name of “Old INTEREST LEVEL GRADES 9–12
his sons to the Kansas Territory to assist Osawatomie Brown” conjured up a fearful Primary Source: “John Brown’s Body”
antislavery forces struggling for control image among local slavery apologists.
there. With a wagon laden with guns
and ammunition, Brown settled in
In the spring of 1858, Brown convened
a meeting of blacks and whites in
John Brown’s execution brought together three of the most extraordinary figures in America’s his- © 2010
tory. The colonel of marines who was in charge of the affair was Robert E. Lee, later to lead the
Osawatomie and soon became the leader Chatham, Ontario, at which he announced Confederate armies against the Union. One of the militiamen was John Wilkes Booth, who would
of antislavery guerrillas in the area. his intention of establishing in the commit the last tragic act in the tragedy that was the Civil War by assassinating President Abraham
Brooding over the sack of the town
of Lawrence by a mob of slavery sympa-
Maryland and Virginia mountains a
stronghold for escaping slaves. He pro-
Lincoln. And, of course, there was John Brown himself, who “never again,” in Lloyd Lewis’s words,
“after that day’s work, was . . . to be clearly a man any more in anybody’s memory; thereafter he was
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FEATURES
cHaPTer 2 sTrengTH Of THe bellIgerenTs, aug. 4, 1941

Resources
Population
Central Powers
115.2
Allied Powers
265.5
(in millions)
steel production
BIBLIOGRAPHY • INTRODUCTORY AND
The Outbreak (in millions of 17.0 15.3
of War
metric tons)
army divisions
available for 146 212
mobilization in
InITIal mIlITary
In ITary fOrces and resO
IT resOurces August 1914
modern battleships 20 39
When war broke out the Allied Powers possessed greater
overall demographic, industrial, and military resources than
the Central Powers. They also enjoyed easier access to the
oceans for trade with neutral countries, particularly with
the United States. The table at the top of page 39 shows the land fOrces Of THe bellIgerenTs, aug. 4, 1914
population, steel production, and armed strengths of the two Regular
rival coalitions in 1914. divisions other land total
Country
All the initial belligerents in World War I were self- (with number of forces manpower
sufficient in food except Great Britain and Germany. Great field armies)
Britain’s industrial establishment was slightly superior to Central Powers
Germany’s (17 percent of world trade in 1913 as compared 27 Landwehr
with 12 percent for Germany). However, Germany’s diversi- Germany 98 (8) 1,900,000
brigades
fied chemical industry facilitated the production of ersatz, or
Austria-Hungary 48 (6) 450,000
substitute, materials, which compensated for the worst short-
ages ensuing from the British wartime blockade. The German Allied Powers
chemist Fritz Haber was already developing a process for the Russia 102 (6) 1,400,000
fixation of nitrogen from air; this process made Germany France 72 (5) 1,290,000
self-sufficient in explosives and thus no longer dependent on Serbia 11 (3) 190,000
imports of nitrates from Chile.
69,000 fortress
Of all the initial belligerent nations, only Great Britain Belgium 7 (1) 186,000
troops
had a volunteer army, and this was quite small at the start of
the war. The other nations had much larger conscript armies 14 territorial
Great Britain 6 (1) 120,000
that required three to four years of service from able-bodied divisions*
males of military age, to be followed by several years in *Restricted in 1914 to service at home.
World War I: People, Politics and Power
The Korean War and The Vietnam

War: People, Politics, and Power
In the 1950s and 1960s and on into the 1970s, the United
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Changed the Modern World Modern World
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and Explorations That Changed and Ideas That Changed the
the Modern World Modern World
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There was a time when every voyage contained an element There was a time when people assumed that the world
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The Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations
The innovation and progress that characterize modernity often eclipse the accomplishments of ages
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Ancient Egypt: From Prehistory to Ancient Greece: From the Archaic

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EDITED BY KATHLEEN KUIPER the Great
Home to some of the most remarkable feats of engineering EDITED BY KATHLEEN KUIPER
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a land of great promise fulfilled. Its pyramids, writing Greek unity was tenuous, yet Ancient Greece was a place
systems, and art all predate the Islamic conquest and where culture flourished and intellectual achievement
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Ancient Rome: From Romulus and Mesopotamia: The World’s

Remus to the Visigoth Invasion Earliest Civilization
Echoes of ancient Roman concepts of governance, law, Celebrated for numerous developments in the areas of law,
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to neither war nor wealth, ancient Rome was shaped immortalized as the cradle of civilization. Its fabled cities,
as much by strife as it was by prosperity. The expansion including Babylon and Nineveh, spawned new cultures,
of the Roman Empire was buoyed by this culture’s traditions, and innovations in art and architecture, some
tendency to embrace traditions of its newly assimilated of which can still be seen in present-day Iraq, Iran, Syria,
peoples, making Rome a cradle of endless and enduring and Turkey. Readers will be captivated by this ancient
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MATERIAL
Ancient Greece: From the Archaic Period to the Death of Alexander the Great
Pre-Columbian America:
Empires of the New World
EDITED KATHLEEN KUIPER
From the Mayan calendar to the Toltec architecture at

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Documenting America: The Primary
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In the years following the Civil War, the United States experienced periods of great prosperity and
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America Between the Civil War and U.S. Imperialism and Progressivism:
the 20th Century: 1865 to 1900 1896 to 1920
The newly reunified United States experienced a tenuous With one eye on the world and one on the home front,
peace following the American Civil War. It was a period the United States at the turn of the 20th century was
characterized by great technological advances, but also by distinguished both by its emerging global engagements—
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A New World Power: America from The Growth of a Superpower:

1920 to 1945 America from 1945 to Today
The inward-looking, isolationist tendencies of the United So rapid has been the growth of the United States since
States as it emerged from the first World War may give the the mid-20th century and so profound the changes it
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looking incipient superpower that began to materialize world sometimes obscures the radical social, political,
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From Columbus to Colonial The American Revolution and the

America: 1492 to 1763 Young Republic: 1763 to 1816
The New World, as the land that comprises the United Struggling against unjust taxation and British intervention
States was once known, held the promise of opportunity in colonial affairs, the colonies that would come to be part
and changing fortunes for those who discovered and of the United States of America were ripe for revolution
colonized it. Even before becoming an independent nation, in the late eighteenth century. Led by impassioned
the land proved to be a bounteous yet challenging home. individuals, Americans waged a series of protests against
This lively volume recounts the early history of America, the British that eventually led to the Revolutionary War
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From Democracy’s Roots to a The American Civil War and

Country Divided: America from Reconstruction: 1850 to 1890
1816 to 1850 EDITED BY JEFF WALLENFELDT
EDITED BY JEFF WALLENFELDT While the United States represents freedom to many,
Characterized largely by expansionism, economic growth, much of its history tragically includes the enslavement of a
and social and political reform, the period in American large portion of its population. Inflamed passions on both
history following the War of 1812 proved advantageous sides of the slavery debate inspired fervent rhetoric, much
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Governance: Power, Politics,
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A complex interplay of policy, politics, special interests, legal precedent, and administration,
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Forms of Government and the Political Parties, Interest Groups,

Rise of Democracy and Elections
For as long as individuals have lived alongside one another Divergence in opinions, beliefs, and interests is a
there have been governing structures—bodies established fundamental aspect of every society. Such plurality often
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needs and services to their constituents. Disparate beliefs each seeking to attain its objectives through political and
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examine the various forms of government that have their cause. Readers discover how the general populace
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ILLUSTRATIONS • INTRODUCTION •
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INDEX
The Science and Philosophy of The U.S. Constitution and

Politics Constitutional Law
Complementary and mutually reinforcing, political Although one of the shortest written constitutions in the
science and political philosophy lie at the heart of the world, the U.S. Constitution, designed to embody the rights,
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The system of courts in the United States serves to enforce The founders of the Constitution created the office of the
the laws of the nation as well as act as a check to make President to be the Chief Executive of the United States,
sure the other branches of government obey the powers as well as an important figure the nation could turn to.
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of their lasting impact, the judiciary has shaped the laws changed and evolved throughout the history of the United
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The Legislative Branch D uring the hot summer months of 1787, delegates from
Introduction
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of the Federal Government: a new framework of government, called the United States
Constitution. While the delegates recognized the need
for a strong executive to govern the United States, they
Purpose, Process, and People did not want an all-powerful monarch who might become
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the first presidential election, George Washington became
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President of the United States and John Adams, his Vice
President. Washington named a small group of political
leaders to his cabinet, including Alexander Hamilton,
legislative branch and the organization of both houses of Secretary of the Treasury; Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of
State; and Henry Knox, Secretary of War. The Constitution
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readers a detailed look at how their government really century.

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works to both create and pass lasting legislation.

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unquestionable. The land of celebrated poets such as ancient Mesopotamia, Iraq served as an intellectual and
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EDITED BY LAURA S. ETHEREDGE Arabia and Yemen are also a study in contrasts. Where
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EDITED BY AMY MCKENNA Alternately identified with either the countries of the
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and eastern Africa has been critical in shaping the territories, the nations of northern Africa occupy a unique
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between European settlers and indigenous peoples Africa has transformed dramatically over the centuries.
throughout this section of the continent were common. Economically lucrative for European slave traders and later
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as time went by, independence. This volume surveys the Atlantic coast were forced to overcome great adversity
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the globe. However, few Westerners fully understand the from traditional lands in the Middle East and parts of
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accompany it. This book explores Islam from the prophet varied group of people nevertheless shares a distinct
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The Qur’an
The Qur’an is the central theophany (divine manifesta-
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Islamic History Qur’an al-karim or al-Qur’an al-majid

al-majid, which can best be
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EDITED BY LAURA S. ETHEREDGE God’s Word language, the Qur’an is untranslatable. The name Qur’an
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Given that Islam predominates in over thirty countries suggests an aspect of its significance for Muslims. Among
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Muhammad in the Qur’an, the holy book of Islam
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later written down. If the text of the Qur’an is comparable
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detailed focus on the key people and events of the long humanity. According to a famous saying from him (known
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departed from the world, he would leave behind two pre-
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# Battling and Managing Disease

Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
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16
Closer Look at Biology, Microbiology, and the Cell, A
Closer Look at Genes and Genetic Engineering, A
20
20
100 Most Influential Inventors of All Time, The 54
Biographies of Colonial America: Closer Look at Living Things, A 21
100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time, The 54 Sir Walter Raleigh, Powhatan, Phillis Wheatley, and More 52
Closer Look at Plant Classifications, Parts, and Uses, A 21
100 Most Influential Painters & Sculptors of the Renaissance, The 54 Biographies of the American Revolution:
Closer Look at Plant Reproduction, Growth, and Ecology, A 21
100 Most Influential Philosophers of All Time , The 54 Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Paul Jones, and More 52
Closer Look at the Animal Kingdom, A 20
100 Most Influential Scientists of All Time, The 55 Biographies of the Civil War and Reconstruction:
Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and More 53 Comedies of William Shakespeare, The 12
100 Most Influential Women of All Time, The 55
Biographies of the New American Nation: George Washington, Complete History of Aviation:
100 Most Influential World Leaders of All Time, The 55 Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Douglass, and More 53 From Ballooning to Supersonic Flight , The 48
100 Most Influential Writers of All Time, The 55 Biographies of the New World Power: Rutherford B. Hayes, Complete History of Railroads:
A Thomas Alva Edison, Margaret Sanger, and More 53 Trade, Transport, and Expansion , The 48
Biographies of the New World: Complete History of Ships and Boats:
Abraham Lincoln 4 Leif Eriksson, Henry Hudson, Charles Darwin, and More 52 From Sails and Oars to Nuclear-Powered Vessels , The 49
Advances in Democracy: Biomes and Ecosystems 42 Complete History of Wheeled Transportation:
From the French Revolution to the Present-Day European Union 70 From Cars and Trucks to Buses and Bikes , The 49
Birth of Rock & Roll:
Africa to America: Music in the 1950s Through the 1960s, The 13 Components of Life:
From the Middle Passage Through the 1930s 79 From Nucleic Acids to Carbohydrates, The 35
Black American Biographies:
Age of Exploration: The Journey of Achievement 79 Computing:
From Christopher Columbus to Ferdinand Magellan, The 8 From the Abacus to the iPad 46
Black Experience in America:
Alternative, Country, Hip-Hop, Rap, and More: From Civil Rights to the Present, The 79 Conservation and Ecology 42
Music from the 1980s to Today 13
Blood: Contemporary Authors 7
America Between the Civil War and the 20th Century: Physiology and Circulation 31 Cryptography:
1865 to 1900 74
Bone and Muscle: Cracking Codes 3
American Civil War and Reconstruction: Structure, Force, and Motion 31 Culture of China, The 87
1850 to 1890, The 75
Brain and the Nervous System, The 31 Culture of India, The 88
American Civil War and Reconstruction:
Breakthroughs in Telephone Technology: Cyprus, Greece, and Malta 16
People, Politics, and Power, The 68
From Bell to Smartphones 46
American Indians of California, the Great Basin, and the Southwest 80
American Indians of the Northeast and Southeast 80
Britannica Guide to Algebra and Trigonometry, The 59 D
Britannica Guide to Analysis and Calculus, The 59 Denmark, Finland, and Sweden 16
American Indians of the Plateau and Plains 81
Britannica Guide to Baseball, The 63 Deserts and Steppes 42
American Literature from 1600 Through the 1850s 56
Britannica Guide to Basketball, The 63 Digestive System, The 31
American Literature from 1945 Through Today 56
Britannica Guide to Electricity and Magnetism, The 38 Disco, Punk, New Wave, Heavy Metal, and More:
American Literature from the 1850s to 1945 56 Music in the 1970s and 1980s 13
Britannica Guide to Explorers and Explorations That
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American Revolution and the Young Republic: Changed the Modern World, The 71
1763 to 1816, The 75
Britannica Guide to Football, The 63
American Revolutionary War and The War of 1812: Ear, Nose, and Throat 30
Britannica Guide to Geometry, The 59
People, Politics, and Power, The 68
Early Civilizations of the Americas 64
Britannica Guide to Heat, Force, and Motion, The 38
Ancient Egypt 64
Earth and Its Moon 26
Britannica Guide to Inventions That Changed the Modern World, The 71
Ancient Egypt:
Ecology:
From Prehistory to the Islamic Conquest 72 Britannica Guide to Matter, The 38
The Delicate Balance of Life on Earth 24
Ancient Greece 64 Britannica Guide to Numbers and Measurement, The 59
Economics and Economic Systems 14
Ancient Greece: Britannica Guide to Particle Physics, The 39
Egypt 82
From the Archaic Period to the Death of Alexander the Great 72
Britannica Guide to Political and Social Movements
Electricity 19
Ancient Philosophy: That Changed the Modern World, The 71
From 600 BCE to 500 CE 61 Electronics 19
Britannica Guide to Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, The 39
Ancient Rome 64 Emergence of Modern Europe:
Britannica Guide to Soccer, The 63
c. 1500 to 1788, The 70
Ancient Rome:
Britannica Guide to Sound and Light, The 39
From Romulus and Remus to the Visigoth Invasion 72 Endocrine System , The 30
Britannica Guide to Statistics and Probability, The 59
Andrew Jackson 4 Energy 19
Britannica Guide to The Atom, The 38
Architects of the Information Age 46 English Literature from the 19th Century Through Today 57
Britannica Guide to The History of Mathematics, The 59
Ascent of the West: English Literature from the Old English Period
From Prehistory Through the Renaissance, The 70 Britannica Guide to Theories and Ideas That Changed Through the Renaissance 56
the Modern World, The 71
Astronomical Observations: English Literature from the Restoration Through the Romantic Period 57
Astronomy and the Study of Deep Space 29 Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia 16
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland 16
Astronomy:
Understanding the Universe 26 C Executive Branch of the Federal Government:
Purpose, Process, and People, The 78
Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia 16 Cardiovascular System, The 31
Explorers in the 20th and 21st Centuries:
Authors of the 19th Century 6 Carnivores: From Auguste Piccard to James Cameron 9
Meat-Eating Mammals 40
Authors of the Early to Mid-20th Century 7 Explorers of Antiquity:
Cell, The 34 From Alexander the Great to Marco Polo 8
Authors of The Enlightenment: 1660 to 1800 6
Cenozoic Era: Explorers of the Late Renaissance and the Enlightenment:
Authors of the Medieval and Renaissance Eras: Age of Mammals, The 37 From Sir Francis Drake to Mungo Park 8
1100 to 1660 6
Chemical Reactions of Life: Explorers of the Renaissance 10
B From Metabolism to Photosynthesis, The
Christianity:
34
Eye: The Physiology of Human Perception, The 31
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Bacteria and Viruses 34
History, Belief, and Practice 89
Banking and Finance 14
Classical Authors:
Football and Its Greatest Players 62
Barack Obama 4 500 BCE to 1100 CE 6
Forests and Grasslands 43
Baseball and Its Greatest Players 62 Climate and Climate Change 42
Forms of Government and the Rise of Democracy 76
Basketball and Its Greatest Players 62 Closer Look at Bacteria, Algae, and Protozoa, A 20
Title Index PG# Title Index PG# Title Index PG#
Fossil Fuels
France 17
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K, L Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections
Political Systems, Structures, and Functions
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Kidneys and the Renal System , The 30
From Columbus to Colonial America: Politics of Saving the Environment, The 24
1492 to 1763 75 Korean War and The Vietnam War:
People, Politics, and Power, The 69 Portugal and Spain 17
From Democracy’s Roots to a Country Divided:
Lakes and Wetlands 43 Pre-Columbian America:
America from 1816 to 1850 75
Empires of the New World 73
Fungi, Algae, and Protists 35 Landforms 45
Primates 40
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Legislative Branch of the Federal Government:
Purpose, Process, and People, The 78 Prose: Literary Terms and Concepts 58
Gaming: Life and Times of William Shakespeare, The 12 Protecting the Environment 25
From Atari to Xbox
Geochronology, Dating, and Precambrian Time:
47 Light 18
R
Literature of Spain and Latin America, The 57 Rats, Bats, and Xenarthrans 41
The Beginning of the World as We Know It 37
Geography of China: Sacred and Historic Places, The 87 M Renewable and Alternative Energy
Reproductive System, The
44
31
Geography of India: Manned Spaceflight 28
Sacred and Historic Places, The 88 Reptiles and Amphibians 41
Matter 18
Geological Sciences 45 Respiratory System, The 31
Meat Eaters:
George Washington 4 Raptors, Sharks, and Crocodiles 40 Rivers and Streams 43
Germany 17 Medicine and Healers Through History 36 Rocks 45
Glaciers, Sea Ice, and Ice Formation 33 Medieval Philosophy: From 500 to 1500 CE 61 Ronald Reagan 5
Global Warming
Grazers 40
24 Mesopotamia 65
Mesopotamia:
S
The World’s Earliest Civilization 72 Saudi Arabia and Yemen 83
Great Depression, The 14
Mesozoic Era: Science and Philosophy of Politics , The 77
Growth of a Superpower: America from 1945 to Today , The 74
Age of Dinosaurs, The 37 Science of Nutrition, The 2
H Milky Way and Beyond:
Stars, Nebulae, and Other Galaxies, The 28
Science of Physics, The 19
Heat 18 Science of War:
Minerals 45 Strategies, Tactics, and Logistics , The 66
Historic Palestine, Israel, and the Emerging
Palestinian Autonomous Areas 82 Modern Philosophy: Scientists and Inventors of the Renaissance 11
From 1500 CE to the Present 61
History of Agriculture, The 2 Skin and Connective Tissue 30
Money and Capital 14
History of Central and Eastern Africa, The 84 Soccer and Its Greatest Players 62
Musicians of the Renaissance 10
History of China, The 87 Sound 18
History of India, The 88 N Sounds of Rebellion: Music in the 1960s 13
History of Northern Africa, The 84 Native American Culture 86 Spy Agencies, Intelligence Operations, and the People Behind Them 3
History of Southern Africa, The 84 Native American History 86 Storms, Violent Winds, and Earth’s Atmosphere 33
History of Western Africa, The 84 Nature of Planets, Dwarf Planets, and Space Objects, The 26 Substance Use and Abuse 36
History of Western Ethics, The 60 New Thinking About Evolution 32 Sun, Stars, and Galaxies, The 27
History Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, The 12 New Thinking About Genetics 32 Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan 83
I New Thinking About Pollution

New World Power:
32
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Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic, Subarctic, and Northwest Coast 81 Thinkers and Theories in Ethics 60
America from 1920 to 1945 , A 74
Infectious Diseases 36 Thomas Jefferson 5
Nineteenth-Century Explorers:
Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars, The 26 From Lewis and Clark to David Livingstone 8 Tragedies of William Shakespeare, The 12
Inner Solar System:
The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, The 28
Notable Economists 15
U
Investigating Earth’s Desert, Grassland, and Rainforest Biomes 22 O U.S. Constitution and Constitutional Law, The 77
Investigating Earth’s Oceans 22 Oceans and Oceanography 43 U.S. Imperialism and Progressivism:
1896 to 1920 74
Investigating Earth’s Polar Biomes 22 Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, The 27
United Kingdom:
Investigating Earth’s Weather 22 Outer Solar System:
England, The 17
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the Dwarf Planets, The 29
Investigating Minerals, Rocks, and Fossils 23
United Kingdom:
Investigating Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes 23 P Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, The 17
Investigating the Global Climate 23 Painters of the Renaissance 11 Universe:
A Historical Survey of Beliefs, Theories, and Laws, The 29
Investigating the History of Earth 23 Paleozoic Era:
Diversification of Plant and Animal Life, The 37 Unmanned Space Missions 28
Iran 82
Iraq 82 Persian Gulf States:
Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates 83 W
Ireland 17 War at Sea and in the Air 67
Pioneers in Astronomy and Space Exploration 50
Islamic Art, Literature, and Culture 85 War on Land 66
Pioneers in Medicine:
Islamic Beliefs and Practices 85 From the Classical World to Today 51 Weapons of Mass Destruction 67
Islamic History 85 Pioneers in the World of Weather and Climatology 51 World War I:
Issues in Cyberspace: From Privacy to Piracy 47 People, Politics, and Power 68
Pioneers of the Green Movement:
Italy 17 Environmental Solutions 50 World War II:
People, Politics, and Power 68
J Pioneers of the Industrial Age:
Breakthroughs in Technology 50
John F. Kennedy 5 Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes 33
Judaism: Poetry and Drama:
History, Belief, and Practice 89 Literary Terms and Concepts 58
Judicial Branch of the Federal Government: Poisoning Planet Earth:
Purpose, Process, and People, The 78 Pollution and Other Environmental Hazards 24
Series Index
21st Century Science............................................................32 Impact on America: Collective Biographies........................52
African American History and Culture.................................79 Inside Sports...........................................................................62
America at War......................................................................68 Intelligence and Counterintelligence......................NEW!..... 3
Ancient Civilizations...............................................................64 Introduction to Biology..........................................................20
Biochemistry, Cells, and Life.................................................34 Introduction to Earth Science...............................................22
Britannica Guide to Africa, The............................................84 Introduction to Physics..........................................................18
Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations, The....................72 Inventors and Innovators......................................................50
Britannica Guide to Authors, The............................NEW!..... 6 Islamic World, The.................................................................85
Britannica Guide to Countries Living Earth, The.....................................................................42
of the European Union, The.....................................NEW!...16
Math Explained.......................................................................59
Britannica Guide to Ethics, The............................................60
Middle East: Region in Transition........................................82
Britannica Guide to Explorers
and Adventurers, The................................................NEW!..... 8 Native American Sourcebook, The.......................................86
Britannica Guide to Literary Elements, The........................58 Native American Tribes.........................................................80
Britannica Guide to Predators and Prey, The.....................40 Physics Explained...................................................................38
Britannica Guide to Religion, The........................................89 Pivotal Presidents: Profiles in Leadership.............NEW!..... 4
Britannica Guide to the World’s Popular Music Through the Decades......................NEW!...13

Most Influential People, The.................................................54 Renaissance, The......................................................NEW!...10
Britannica Guide to War, The................................................66 Shakespeare: His Work and World.........................NEW!...12
Britannica Guide to World Literature, The..........................56 Solar System, The..................................................................26
Computing and Connecting in the 21st Century...............46 Transportation and Society...................................................48
Documenting America: Turning Points in History.......................................................71
The Primary Source Documents of a Nation......................74
U.S. Government: The Separation of Powers.....................78
Dynamic Earth........................................................................33
Understanding China.............................................................87
Economics: Taking the Mystery Out of Money......NEW!...14
Understanding India..............................................................88
Energy: Past, Present, and Future........................................44
World of Sports, The..............................................................63
Environment: Ours to Save, The...........................................24
Explorer’s Guide to the Universe, An....................................28
Food and Society.......................................................NEW!..... 2
Geologic History of Earth, The..............................................37
Geology: Landforms, Minerals, and Rocks..........................45
Governance: Power, Politics, and Participation..................76
Health and Disease in Society.............................................36
History of Philosophy, The.....................................................61
History of Western Civilization, A.........................................70
Human Body, The...................................................................30
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The History of Agriculture

The History of Agriculture The Science of Nutrition

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Cryptography: Cracking Codes

Cryptography: Cracking Codes Spy Agencies, Intelligence

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