This fully updated reference explores more than 200 North American tribes, prehistoric peoples, and civilizations. Arranged alphabetically by tribe or group, this comprehensive work offers 60 new entries on tribes not covered in the previous editions. The accessible text summarizes the historical record and includes present-day tribal affairs and issues. The book also covers diet, housing, tools, clothing, art, rituals, and more.

Facts on File dictionary of American regionalisms ; v. 2." Words and phrases from novels, westerns, and newspaper articles.

"... includes up-to-date information from the most recent research in the field of infectious disease and discusses important terms, diseases, remedies, and advances related to the topic"--P. [4] of cover.

The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Second Edition provides accurate, unglamorized information on hundreds of serial murder cases-from early history to the present. It includes new major serial killers who have come to light since the first edition was published, as well as many older cases that have been solved, such as the Green River Killer, or further investigated like Jack the Ripper and the "Zodiac" Killer. Updated entries and appendixes pair...

"The Facts On File Chemistry Handbook features the following components: a glossary of more than 1,400 entries, many accompanied by labeled diagrams to help clarify the meanings. Topics covered include alkaline earth metals, bromides, carbides, element, fluorescence, Group V elements, helium, ion, litmus, and phototropy; biographies of more than 300 scientists from ancient times to the present whose discoveries have pushed forward the world's understanding...

"Describes the geography, history, industries, education, government, and cultures of India. Includes maps, charts, and graphs"--Provided by publisher.

An A-Z reference guide to significant people, ideas, places, and events in the history of the Austrian Empire from its beginnings to its dissolution, and including the successor states and new nations of Yugoslavia up to the present.

Examines the history of robotics; the parts of robots, including sensors and control mechanisms; and different types and functions of robots in such areas as industry, the military, and space.

Lists over 2500 entries covering the principal issues, events, and people in Europe throughout the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries.

Examines the historical context of twentieth-century literature, describing the events, movements, and figures that influenced specific literary works, and includes a chronology of the historical events covered