Build Core Development Skills with Fun Trivia Cards! The World Almanac 2012 Trivia Game will get students excited about learning with its game show-style skills-based challenges. This interactive new
Get thousands of facts right at your fingertips with this updated resource.Praise for the previous editions:"The World Almanac is the most useful reference book known to modern man." Los Angeles Time
Filled with thousands of fascinating facts and an essential homework resource offering help on a wide range of subjects, this annual, full-color almanac has been completely updated and fully redesigne
This compendium of facts, maps, and statistics on subjects ranging from geography and science to politics and popular culture has been published since 1868. In addition to historical information, list
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Energy and its relationship to matter started with big bang—a widely accepted theory in contemporary cosmology, which concerns the origin and evolution of the universe. According to this theory
The human use of solid materials began when a prehistoric ancestor of modern man picked up a stone and used it as a tool. The Paleolithic period, or Old Stone Age, represents the longest phase in hum
Liquids are actually quite rare in nature, when considered on a cosmic scale. Stars are plasmas (the fourth state of matter); giant planets are mainly gases, with frigid liquids occurring only at gre
The rise of civilization parallels the ability of humans to measure and physically describe matter. The English word quantitative is an adjective that means "pertaining to, or susceptible of measurem
Extreme states of matter include exceptionally high and low temperatures, incredibly high pressures, intense magnetic fields, and intense gravitational fields. Because scientists are curious individu
The scientific study of fluids concentrated first on the behavior of gases and then, as thermodynamics matured in the 19th century, incorporated the behavior of liquids under a variety of important p
Praise for the previous edition:"...highly recommended." - ChoiceFrom actors and choreographers to playwrights and casting directors, the entertainment industry offers a wide variety of career options
Praise for the previous hardcover edition:"...handy for book-group leaders. Highly recommended..."—Library Journal An insightful guide to literary terms in context.In clear, non-technical lang
Israel is a modern country with a short history set within the lengthy narrative of the Jewish people. A Brief History of Israel, Second Edition explores its history, with an emphasis on the period si
Discusses arts and communications occupations such as actor, commercial artist, editor, museum curator, photographer, and technical writer, and describes how to prepare for them.
An engaging introduction to the Greek and Roman classics—from Aphrodite to Zeus.Praise for the hardcover edition:"...recommended..."—American Reference Books Annual"...useful...recommende
From Gossip Girl to The Kite Runner a completely updated look at the history of censorship in world literature.Praise for the previous editions: "A must-have for all of us who enjoy the right to choos
