< P> Each volume of < I>< X>Poetry< /X> for < X>Students< /X>< /I> provides analysis of approximately 20 poems that teachers and librarians have identified as the most frequently studied in literature courses. Some of the poems covered in this volume include: < ul>< li> "Knowledge" by Kim Addonizio< li> "Art Thou the Thing I Wanted" by Alice Fulton < li> "The River Mumma Wants Out" by Lorna Goodison< li> "Chorale" by Kevin Young < li> "Self-Portrait" By Adam Zagajewski < li> And more< /ul>

An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume of this series provides illustrated biographical articles on approximately 70 children's authors and artists. The series covers more than 10,000 individuals, ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. Entries cover: personal life, career, writings and works in progress, adaptations, additional sources and photographs. Also availa is a cumulative author index, published in odd-numbered volumes.

< P>An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume of this series provides illustrated biographical articles on approximately 70 children's < X>authors< /X> and artists. The series covers more than 10,000 individuals, ranging from established award winners to < X>authors< /X> and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. Entries cover: personal life, career, writings and works in progress, adaptations, additional sources and photographs. Also availa is a cumulative author index, published in odd-numbered volumes.

< P>An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume of this series provides illustrated biographical articles on approximately 70 children's < X>authors< /X> and artists. The series covers more than 10,000 individuals, ranging from established award winners to < X>authors< /X> and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. Entries cover: personal life, career, writings and works in progress, adaptations, additional sources and photographs. Also availa is a cumulative author index, published in odd-numbered volumes.

Each volume in this series presents biographical and critical information on four to eight short story writers and a historical survey of the critical response to their work. A cumulative title index to the entire series is available separately (included in subscription).

This popular series brings you extensive biographical and career information on more than 11,000 professionals currently working in the entertainment industry, including performers, choreographers, directors, technicians, writers, composers, producers, executives, designers, critics and more. Recent biographees include: Drew Carey and Kathy Kinney Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Hecht Kevin Sorbo and Lucy Lawless Damon Wayans and Keenan Ivory Wayans Dennis Miller and Sandra Bernhard Deidre Hall and Joan Lunden And many, many othersContemporary Theatre, Film & Television includes birth dates,...

Includes extensive biographical and career information on more than 20,000 professionals currently working in the entertainment industry.

< P>Mother Theresa. Princess Diana. Tom Clancy. Johnnie Cochran. Betty Shabazz. These are just a few of the people you'll find biographical information on in the < I>< X>Encyclopedia< /X> of < X>World< /X> < X>Biography< /X>< /I>. Originally published in 1973 by McGraw Hill, this 17-vol. authoritative set is entirely revised and updated - the first complete revision in 25 years. Here's what you'll find in this admired biographical reference source: < ul>< p>< li> 17 volumes with almost 7,000 entries -- 40 percent more than the 1973 set< li> Approximately...

These volumes of primary source documents focus on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. International in scope, each title is devoted to one topic: < ul> < li> Crime and Punishment < li> Environmental Issues < li> Family in Society < li> Gender Issues and Sexuality < li> Government, Politics, and Protest < li> Human and Civil Rights < li> Immigration and Multiculturalism < li> Medicine, Bioethics, and Health < li> Social Policy < li> Terrorism < /ul>< p>Each title contains approximately 175 full or excerpted documents---speeches,...

Annually published since 1930, the International bibliography of Historical Sciences (IBOHS) is an international bibliography of the most important historical monographs and periodical articles published throughout the world, which deal with history from the earliest to the most recent times. The works are arranged systematically according to period, region or historical discipline, and within this classification alphabetically. The bibliography contains a geographical index and indexes of persons and authors.