Ready Reference sources are those that have facts or information to answer quick reference questions, such as "Who won the World Series in 1964?" Almanacs and fact books are two kinds of ready reference books.
Provides a range of historical and current information on African American history, society and culture, including Africa and the Black diaspora; film and television; landmarks; national organizations; population; religion; science and technology; and sports.
U.S. Department of State reports on contemporary political and economic conditions, government personnel and policies, political parties, religions, history, education, press, radio and TV, climate, and other characteristics of selected countries of the world
From the first civilizations to the 21st century this wide-ranging encompasses all of world history: great ages and monumental events; the rise and fall of cultures; names, dates, and statistics, and stories galore.
Profiles for hundreds of occupations including sections like What They Do, Work Environment, How to Become One, Pay, and more. Each profile also includes Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections for the 2010–20 decade. (Internet Resource)
Subjects covered include word frequencies; sounds and sound symbolism; the structure of words; taboo words; lexical borrowing; words in dictionaries and thesauri; word origins and change; place and personal names; nicknames; taxonomies; word acquisition and bilingualism; words in the mind; word disorders; and word games, puns, and puzzles.
