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Published annually since 1935, The International Whos Who is now in its seventy-first edition. Providing hard-to-find biographical details for over 20,000 of the worlds most prominent and influential personalities, this outstanding reference work records the lives and achievements of men and women from almost every profession and activity from heads of state to sporting greats.

The editorial team aims to include all those who have risen to the top of their field or profession from the headline makers to the unsung experts whose...

The popular "Dictionary of Science and Technology" offers over 17,000 terms from all aspects of science and technology, including chemistry, physics and biology, earth sciences, engineering, astronomy, electronics, medicine and telecommunications.

This fully up-to-date second edition gives clear and concise definitions for hundreds of new terms, from fast-moving fields such as biotechnology, computing and environmental science. It's an ideal reference for students, or anyone dealing with scientific or technical language.

'An impressive breadth of scientific topics is touched upon......

Way back before man abandoned the woods for the cities--and traded his hunting rifle for a BlackBerry--he had to know how to do certain things to survive. He had to trap and build and grow things, using his calloused hands and valuable knowledge passed down through the generations. For most men today, these once-cherished skills are as dead as the dodo.

But take heart Now guys can reconnect with those less-complicated times, rediscover how to embrace adventure, and appreciate the outdoor life. Denis Boyles, principal author of A Man's Life, has culled a wealth of...

"Public Interest Law Groups" focuses on a special segment of the profession, namely groups that provide cost-free legal care to willing clients' including legal aid and legal services groups, interest groups that litigate, and public-interest law firms.' . . . It ought to be an automatic purchase for law school libraries and it will fulfull needs for information about these organizations in large public and academic libraries. "Wilson Library Bulletin"

In recent years, public interest law has shifted from an exclusive interest in the expansion of rights in such areas as consumer...

This nine-volume set covers each of the major world regions. As well as offering expert commentary on topics critical to the region as a whole, each volume provides a vast range of background material, statistics, directory information and analysis of the social, political and economic situation for each of the individual countries within that region.

Titles in the series: Africa South of the Sahara; Central and South-Eastern Europe; Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia; The Far East and Australasia; The Middle East and North...