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Krebs, Robert E. (text) & Rae Dejur (illus.). Encyclopedia of Scientific Principles, Laws, and Theories. 2 vols. Greenwood. 2008. 678p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-31334005-5. $199.95. REF This accessible and [...]

Riley, Gillian. The Oxford Companion to Italian Food. Oxford Univ. (Regional Food Companion). 2007. 637p. photogs, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-19-860617-8. $35. REF Widely praised by leading Italian chefs and [...]

Kusky, Timothy. Encyclopedia of Earth & Space Science. 2 vols. Facts On File. (Science Library). 2010. 1301p. illus. maps. index. ISBN 9780816070053. $170; Online: Infobase eBooks REF In this two-volume [...]

Padwa, Howard & Jacob Cunningham. Addiction: A Reference Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. 2010. 418p. index. ISBN 978-1-59884-229-6. $85; Online: ABC-CLIO Ebook Collection & via partnership with Blackwell & YBP Library Services REF [...]

* Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare. 2d ed. 2 vols. Greenwood. 2009. 536p. ed. by Marc Bekoff. illus. index. ISBN 978-0-313-35255-3. $165; Online: ABC-CLIO Ebook Collection & via [...]

Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable, and Local Food. ABC-CLIO. 2009. 462p. ed. by Leslie A. Durham. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 9780-313-35963-7. $95; Online: ABC-CLIO Ebook Collection & via partnership with Blackwell & [...]

World Heritage Sites: A Complete Guide to 868 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Firefly. Nov. 2009. 832p. photogs. maps. index. ISBN 978-1-55407-463-1. pap. $29.95. REF Covering 141 countries in Africa, Asia [...]

la Croix, Isobyl. The New Encyclopedia of Orchids: 1500 Species in Cultivation. Timber. 2008. 524p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-88192-876-1. $59.95. REF This volume offers detailed descriptions of 1500 cultivated [...]

Robson, Kathleen A. & others. Encyclopedia of Northwest Native Plants for Gardens and Landscapes. Timber. 2008. 532p. photogs. index. ISBN 978-0-88192-863-1. $49.95. REF In this comprehensive regional reference, Robson, who [...]

Magill's Medical Guide. 4th ed. 5 vols. Salem. 2007. 3554p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-1-58765-384-1. $395. REF The content in this critically acclaimed five-volume set, now in its fourth edition, [...]

Stewart, William. British and Irish Poets: A Biographical Dictionary, 449-2006. McFarland. 2007. 503p. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-7864-2891-5. $125. REF In the works of British and Irish poets, one can witness [...]

Hill, Kathleen T. Career Opportunities in the Food and Beverage Industry. Ferguson. Facts On File. 2010. c.298p, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780816076123. $49.50; Online: Infobase eBooks REF With more than 80 [...]

Encyclopedia of Global Resources. 2d ed. 4 vols. Salem. 2010. 1280p. ed. by Craig W. Allin. illus, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 978-1-58785-644-6. $395; Online: Salem Science REF This four-volume set [...]

Rosen, Joe & Lisa Quinn Gothard. Encyclopedia of Physical Science. 2 vols. Facts On File. 2009. 748p. illus, index. ISBN 978-0-8160-7011-4. $170; Online: Infobase eBooks REF These two volumes, featuring [...]

* Handbook of Social Psychology. 5th ed. 2 vols. Wiley. 2010. c.2000p, ed. by Susan T. Fiske & others, illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-470-13747-5. $180. REF Not just a handbook, [...]

* Zanini De Vita, Oretta. Encyclopedia of Pasta. Univ. of California. 2009. 400p. tr. from Italian by Maureen B. Fant. illus, maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-520-25522-7. $29.95. REF This is [...]

Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World. SAGE. 2009. 2136p. ed. by Charles Wankel. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-1-4129-64272. $495; Online: SAGE Reference Online & Gale Virtual Reference Library REF With [...]

The Praeger Handbook of Religion and Education in the United States. Praeger. 2009. 624p. ed. by James C. Carper & Thomas C. Hunt. index. ISBN 978-0-275-99227-9. $150; Online: Greenwood Digital [...]

Scott, David L. The American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms. Houghton. 2009. 608p. ISBN 978-0-61-875525-7. pap. $15.95. REF As noted by Scott (How Wall Street Works), 'greater responsibility for making [...]

* Dickson, Paul. The Dickson Baseball Dictionary. 3d ed. Norton. 2009. 900p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 978-0-393-06681-4. $49.95. REF Published in 1989 and again in 1999, this baseball classic now boasts [...]

Becher, Anne & Joseph Richey. American Environmental Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present. 2 vols. Grey House. 2009. 1051p. photogs, index. ISBN 978-1-59237-119-8. $195. REF These two volumes present [...]

Battleground: Sports. 2 vols. Greenwood. 2008. 561p. ed. by Michael Atkinson. bibliog. index. ISBN 976-0-313-34024-6. $175. REF With approximately 100 entries written by 20 contributors--among them, educators, activists, historians, and [...]

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology. 2d ed. 8 vols. Information Science. 2008. 5270p. ed. by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour. index. ISBN 978-1-60566-026-4. $2995. REF This dense yet thorough set features 750 [...]

Liu, Chales. The Handy Astronomy Answer Book: Your Smart Reference. Visible Ink. (Handy Answer Books). 2008. 344p. illus. index. ISBN 978-1-57859-193-0. pap. $21.95. REF Like Visible Ink's The Handy Science [...]

Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change. 3 vols. Sage. 2008. 1136p. ed. by S. George Philander. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-1-4129-5878-3. $340. REF The three volumes that make up [...]

Encyclopedia of Global Health. 4 vols. Sage. 2008. 2288p. ed. by Yawei Zhang, M.D. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-14129-4186-0. $385. REF The impact of health issues is complex, vast, and [...]

Mead, Jane. The Usable Field. Alice James. May 2008. c.80p. ISBN 978-1-882295-69-2. pap. $14.95. POETRY In her third book (after House of Poured Out Waters and The Lord and the [...]

Hall, James Allen. Now You're the Enemy. Univ. of Arkansas. Feb. 2008. c.74p. ISBN 978-1-55728-864-4. pap. $16. POETRY A finalist for the Walt Whitman Book award and a semifinalist for [...]

Mac Low, Jackson. Thing of Beauty: New and Selected Works. Univ. of California. 2007. c.450p, ed. by Anne Tardos. photogs. index. ISBN 978-0-520-24936-3. $34.95. POETRY Poet and visual artist Tardos, [...]

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. 14th ed. 5 vols. Ferguson: Facts On File. 2007. 3816p. photogs, index. ISBN 978-0-8160-7066-4. $249.95. REF These five volumes contain more than 700 revised [...]

Browne, Laynie. The Scented Fox. Wave. 2007. c.120p. ISBN 978-1-933517-26-1. pap. $14. POETRY Winner of the National Poetry Series, Browne's (The Agency of Wind) sixth poetry collection emerges from half-remembered [...]

Allaby, Michael (text) & Richard Garratt (illus.). Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate. rev. ed. 2 vols. Facts On File. 2007. 720p. illus, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-8160-6350-5. $165. REF Since [...]

The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. 4th ed. Sterling. 2007. 1824p. ed. by Gary Gillette & Pete Palmer. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7. pap. $24.95. REF Not 'since baseball cards were a quarter a pack,' [...]

Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports. Berkshire Pub. 2007. c.404p. ed. by Douglas Booth & Holly Thorpe. photogs. index. ISBN 978-0-9770159-5-5. $125. REF Over the last decade, extreme has become a [...]