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This book provides readers with the information they need to better understand Alzheimer's disease. Written in easy-to-understand language, it is aimed at those who may have a parent, grandparent, or other loved one struggling with this condition.Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes problems with thinking, memory, and behavior. Such symptoms as memory loss usually develop slowly but get worse over time, eventually becoming severe enough to interfere with daily activities and bodily functions.What You Need to Know about Alzheimer's Disease is part of Greenwood's Inside Diseases and Disorders series. This series profiles a variety of physical and psychological conditions, distilling and consolidating vast collections of scientific knowledge into concise, readable volumes. A list of "Top 10" essential questions begins each book, providing quick-access answers to readers' most pressing concerns. The text follows a standardized, easily navigable structure, with ea

A piece of historical detective work that explains how an obscure German officer recalled from retirement for World War I played a pivotal role in the revolution of offensive tactics that took place i

The Greenwood Dictionary of World History is an indispensable, handy, and easy-to-use A-to-Z first-stop ready-reference resource providing essential information on over 2,000 of the most studied and

Find out what we wore and why we wore it in The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing in American History-Twentieth Century to the Present. This fascinating reference set provides two levels of informat

This volumes in the Greenwood Guides to the Universe series covers the current scientific understanding of the creation and evolution of the universe.

This addition to The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations provides an updated, clear, and concise history of Great Britain that will be of value to undergraduates and to a general readership• Pre

This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World: focuses on deserts, the seemingly desolate - but actually quite lively - regions that are home to some of the most interesting and beautifu

This latest volume in the Greenwood Biographies series explores the many faces of Ellen DeGeneres as groundbreaking gay icon, child abuse survivor, and Hollywood's leading funny lady.

This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World: series covers the freshwater biomes that exist in wetlands, ponds and lakes, and rivers and streams, examining all aspects that define thes

This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World series covers the vast forest that cover much of North America and similar regions. The volume covers the three major types of temperate for

This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World: series covers the biomes at high altitudes and near the poles, including the arctic tundra biomes, the Mid-Latitude Alpine Tundra Biome (fo

This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World series covers the lush, beautiful - and rapidly shrinking - tropical forest biomes. The volume covers the two major tropic forest biomes, tr

This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World covers grasslands, those biomes the cover vast areas of the landmass of earth. It covers the two major types of grassland biomes: the temper

This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World: covers the saltwater biomes that exist along coastline, on the continental shelf, and the open sea, examining all aspects that define these

This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Science and Religion series examines how Asian spiritual traditions -- primarily the religions of India and China - interacted and influenced the understanding

This volume in the Greenwood Technographies series covers urban mass transit - that is, the technologies that allow cities to move large numbers of people around. Just a few hundred years ago, the si

Bowman-Kruhm (business studies, Johns Hopkins U.) has written 30-plus books for children and young adults. As part of the Greenwood biography series, her text serves as both enjoyable reading and an a

This volume adds Sweden and Finland to the growing list of countries included in Greenwood Press' "Reference Guides to the World's Cinema" series. Both well known and other important but less known pe

Widely praised, Greenwood's Biographical Dictionary of American Educators (Greenwood, 1978) quickly became a standard reference work for students and scholars of American education. This new volume i

In 1988 Greenwood Press published the Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery to wide acclaim by the library community and scholars in the field. The Dictionary was issued at a time when the study of slav

This is the first comprehensive scholarly bibliography/research guide/sourcebook on the major French Fauve painters (Henri Matisse and Georges Braque are treated in separate Greenwood bio-bibliographi

"This edited anthology, another fine work from Greenwood Press, should be of acute interest to those responsible for managing or studying outdoor recreation in the US. Unlike most works on this subjec

"Beere has written another useful reference book. This latest is actually a continuation of Gender Roles: A Handbook of Tests and Measures (Greenwood Press, 1990). . . . [This book] identifies 197 tes

Brings together research devoted specifically to the reading habits of 271 men and women who shaped Western culture in the 19th century. In some cases, contributors have gathered materials already pub

A practical guide for those who manage group interactions within organizations and in other ways help resolve disputes among people in a variety of public and private sector settings.

This book presents an unprecedented opportunity for people to hear from a simultaneously ostracized, ridiculed, and ignored group: fat Americans. Find out how the members of this very diverse group of

Understand the complexities of the most lethal insurgent group of America's longest war—the Taliban.

This book uses a cross-disciplinary approach to examine the creation, development, ideology, and practice of the Marxist terrorist group 17N.

This fascinating compilation of essays reveals how a group of passionate foodies and several culinary renegades completely changed the way Americans eat.

This fascinating book looks at the select group of third parties that have made a real difference in U.S. politics and governance.

This is a revealing compilation of essays on the latest research and debates on Asian Americans, a growing and influential ethnic group today.

Explores how Philip Kerr and a small group of Oxford graduates influenced British foreign policy in the early twentieth century.

This compact volume offers a compelling introduction to a group once deemed the greatest threat to the internal security of the United States, the Black Panther Party.• Synthesizes the latest scholars

A revision of the popular previous edition published more than a decade earlier, this work examines today's U.S. Latino population—now arguably the most important "minority group" in the country, with

This work serves to celebrate the strengths of women of color, identify unique opportunities, and examine the specific challenges and issues of this group.

This book provides a comprehensive explanation of how the Mormons have transformed from a hated and persecuted fringe group to a well-established world religion with viable candidates for all levels o

The second edition of this comprehensive dictionary of educational terminology and language is fully updated and includes over 850 new entries in such areas as science education, media, and educationa

The Beatles hit it big in 1963 and broke up in 1969. How can a group that was together for such a short time have had such an enormous impact on pop music? What makes a legend? The Beatles: A Musical

This seven-volume series covers the extent of the universe, making the heavens accessible to every student.

This set has an ambitious scope with the goal of offering the most up-to-date international overview of key issues in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. HIV/AIDS has bee