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The history of women in the opera is a grand story. Women were singers and patrons, of course, but from opera's beginnings in Renaissance Italy, they were also opera composers and librettists. At fi……続きを見る

As the world's demand for electrical energy increases, it will be the ingenuity and skill of brilliant electrochemists that enable us to utilize the planet's mineral reserves responsibly. This biogr……続きを見る

The Hammer studio is best known for its horror film output from the mid-1950s through the 1970s. This book provides facts about the hundreds of actresses who appeared in those films, including ones ……続きを見る

Now in its second edition, this expanded work catalogs every person, animal, ship and cannon mentioned by name in the 21 books of Patrick O'Brian's series on the maritime adventures of Jack Aubrey a……続きを見る

This reference volume is intended for both the casual and the most avid blues fan. It is divided into five separately introduced sections and covers 50 artists with names like Muddy, Gatemouth and H……続きを見る

Professional baseball is full of arcane team names. The Los Angeles Dodgers, for instance, owe their nickname to the trolley tracks that honeycombed Brooklyn in the early 1880s. (Residents were "tro……続きを見る

This dictionary gives an enormous amount of basic information on the Third Reich era by listing, and often depicting, German terms connected to Nazism and the Germany of World War II. It includes ra……続きを見る

This massive biographical reference work covers both well-known and obscure figures from a variety of backgrounds including soldiers, politicians, plantation owners, farmers, and more. Information i……続きを見る

The first book by David Dicaire, Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Legendary Artists of the Early 20th Century, (McFarland, 1999), included pioneers, innovators, superstars, and cult heroes of blues ……続きを見る

This biographical dictionary documents the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Entries are arranged first by state and then by regiment, and provide a b……続きを見る

This expanded fourth edition defines and cross-references 9,040 homophones and 2,133 homographs (up from 7,870 and 1,554 in the 3rd ed.). As the most comprehensive compilation of American homophones……続きを見る

From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War raged along the great rivers of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. While various Civil War biographies exist, none have been devoted exclusively to participants in th……続きを見る

The film noir male is an infinitely watchable being, exhibiting a wide range of emotions, behaviors, and motivations. Some of the characters from the film noir era are extremely violent, such as Nev……続きを見る

Language "Appealing As Sunlight After a Storm." A sentence should read as if its author, had he held a plough instead of a pen, could have drawn a furrow deep and straight to the end. ーHenry David ……続きを見る

From the vantage point of the 2016 presidential election and the deepening polarization of American politics in recent decades, it is striking how much more distant the Reagan-Bush era of the 1980s ……続きを見る

Le 8 mars, c'est toute l'année ! De Jane Austen à Lady Di en passant par Virginie Despentes, découvrez 150 citations de femmes inspirantes " Le premier devoir d'une femme qui veut écrire est de tuer……続きを見る

Vérité d’une expérience exprimée en une formule ramassée, le proverbe est de toutes les civilisations. Son antiquité est souvent soulignée par l’archaïsme dans l’expression ou par des références his……続きを見る

Berbers, also known as Imazighen, are the ancient inhabitants of North Africa, but rarely have they formed an actual kingdom or separate nation state. Ranging anywhere between 15-50 million, dependi……続きを見る

Burma (Myanmar) is a Southeast Asian country that is emerging from crisis after more than a half century of hard-line military rule and cultural, diplomatic and economic isolation. With the dissolut……続きを見る

The Historical Dictionary of International Relations is a general guide to the theory and practice of the relations between states, and between states and other actors on the world stage. It introdu……続きを見る

“Cold war” was a term coined in 1945 by left-leaning British writer George Orwell to predict how powers made unconquerable by having nuclear weapons would conduct future relations. It was popularize……続きを見る

The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Northern Ireland Conflict provides an accessible and comprehensive study of the conflict and peace process in Northern Ireland from the 1960s t……続きを見る

[Highlights] Study Korean anytime and anywhere with smartphone, tablet, etc Focused on the pronunciation of common Chinese characters, which comprise approximately 70% of Chinese characters in Korea……続きを見る

[Highlights] Study Japanese anytime and anywhere with smartphone, tablet, etc Focused on the pronunciation of common Chinese characters, which comprise approximately 70% of Chinese characters in Jap……続きを見る

First Published in 1999. This dictionary provides the user with the basic vocabulary used in British and American medical practice. The subject matter covers terms used in surgery, general practice,……続きを見る

A paperback edition for the student market, this standard work of reference has been a bestseller for over 70 years. It is an essential tool for anyone with a professional or leisure interest in the……続きを見る

A simple English-Ilokano and Ilokano-English Dictionary - primarily for the Peace Corps Volunteer or traveler. This Edition also includes a 44 page section on Ilokano Culture. Although the author do……続きを見る

the predecessor to Spring 11's The Wage Slave's Dictionary, the publication of the latter should provide us with the opportunity to sell backlist of this title have considered packaging both volumes……続きを見る

follow-up to well-received Idler's Glossary 4 x 6 pocket sized format designed and illustrated by Seth, with 3-4 full page internal illustrations and dozens of thumbnails does well as counter/displa……続きを見る

Inside this little book one of Britain’s top Scrabble players reveals his top tips for all day, everyday Scrabble success. We all want to get one over on our friends and family on the Scrabble board……続きを見る