Название: Classic Days of Steam (Illustrated Encyclopedia)
Автор: Colin Garratt
Издательство: Lorenz Books
Год: 2000
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 140
Размер: 104,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

A superb visual encyclopedia charting the development of locomotive design throughout the world, including the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, India, China, South America and Africa.

Название: Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Автор: Коллектив
Издательство: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.
ISBN: 1593392931
Год: 2007
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 2146
Размер: 202,5 МБ
Язык: Английский

From the editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica comes the thoroughly revised and expanded edition of Britannica's most popular publication worldwide. Comprehensive and engaging, the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia contains 28,000 articles, accompanied by colorful photographs, diagrams, maps, and flags.

Название: Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia
Автор: Michael Richard Thomas Dumper, Bruce Stanley
Издательство: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 1576079198
Год: 2006
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 439
Размер: 18,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

The first work to offer 5,000 years of authoritative historical coverage of ancient and modern cities in the Middle East and North Africa―from their founding to the present―highlighting each city's cultural, social, political, and economic significance.

Название: Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases
Автор: M. Gabriel Khan
Издательство: Academic Press
ISBN: 0124060616
Год: 2005
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 680
Размер: 9,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases is an accurate and reliable source of in-depth information on the diseases that kill more than 12 million individuals worldwide each year. In fact, cardiovascular diseases are more prevalent than the combined incidence of all forms of cancer, diabetes, asthma and leukemia.

Автор: Jan Harold Brunvand
Название: American Folklore: An Encyclopedia
Издательство: Routledge
ISBN: 0815333500
Язык: Английский
Год: 1998
Формат: PDF
Размер: 20,4 МБ
Кол-во страниц: 1697

Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices.

Название: Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature
Автор: Jay Ruud
Издательство: Facts on File
ISBN: 0816054975
Год: 2005
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 734
Размер: 4,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

An alphabetic guide to medieval literature covers important European writers, influential works, and literary terms and key topics, during the years from 500 to 1500.

Автор: Pamela Crabtree
Название: Medieval Archaeology: An Encyclopedia
Издательство: Routledge
ISBN: 0815312865
Язык: Английский
Год: 2000
Формат: PDF
Размер: 6,0 МБ
Кол-во страниц: 680

Medieval archaeology is one of the fastest-growing fields in archaeology today. Road construction and urban redevelopment have led to the discovery of new rural sites. The rich medieval archaeological database has been used to address a range of important theoretical concerns in contemporary archaeology.

Автор: Peter Hiscock
Название: Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants
Издательство: B.E.S
ISBN: 0764155215
Язык: Английский
Год: 2003
Формат: PDF
Размер: 199,2 МБ
Кол-во страниц: 205

This heavily illustrated volume will prove a blessing to every aquarium hobbyist who has had to settle for superficial plant descriptions in general fish-keeping books. It presents a detailed A-to-Z directory covering hundreds of aquarium plants with high quality color photos and succinct profiles of each plant.

Название: Locomotives of the World: Illustrated Encyclopedia
Автор: Colin Garratt
Издательство: Lorenz Books
Год: 2000
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 140
Размер: 121,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

The beautifully illustrated guide includes some of the most influential, famous and beautifully designed trains from around the world since 1950. Together with over 500 stunning photographs, there are detailed specification boxes on each locomotive, including date, class, dimensions and speed.

Автор: David Mardok
Название: Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition
Издательство: Academic Press
ISBN: 0122198038
Язык: Английский
Год: 2001
Формат: PDF
Размер: 29,8 МБ
Кол-во страниц: 528

The Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition is a definitive resource for what to eat for maximum health as detailed by medical and nutritional experts. This book makes the connection between health, disease, and the food we eat.