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Volume 32; Issue 1

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Volume 32; Issue 1

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Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times: Ground-Based Optical and Radio Astronomy Facilities Since 1945RR 2018/018 Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times: Ground-Based Optical and Radio Astronomy Facilities Since 1945 David Leverington Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2017 xii + 490 pp. ISBN 978 0 521 89993 2 (print); ISBN 978 1 316 842331 1 (e-book)£110 $175 (print); $140 (e-book)

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The American Middle Class: An Economic Encyclopedia of Progress and PovertyRR 2018/005 The American Middle Class: An Economic Encyclopedia of Progress and Poverty Edited by Robert S. Rycroft Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara, CA 2017 ISBN 978 1 61069 758 3 URL: http://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A4405C Last visited September 2017 Contact publisher for pricing information Also available as a 2 vol. printed set (ISBN 978 1 61069 757 6 £153 $198)

Kendall, John George

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How Money Works: The Facts Visually ExplainedRR 2018/006 How Money Works: The Facts Visually Explained Consultant editor Julian Sims Dorling Kindersley London 2017 255 pp. ISBN 978 0 2412 2599 8 (print); ISBN 978 0 2412 8218 2 (e-book) £14.99 $20 (print); £9.99 $12.99 (e-book)

Williamson, Joan

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A Companion to Applied PhilosophyRR 2018/003 A Companion to Applied Philosophy Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen, Kimberley Brownlee and David Coady Wiley Blackwell Malden, MA and Oxford 2017 xix + 640 pp. ISBN 978 1 118 86911 6, ISBN 978 1 118 86911 6 (ePDF); ISBN 978 1 118 86912 3 (ePub) £120 $195 (print); £29.99 $43.99 (e-book) Blackwell Companions to Philosophy

Petheram, Michel

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The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment and TechnologyRR 2018/028 The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth Environment, and Technology Editor in chief Douglas Richardson Wiley Malden, MA and Oxford 2017 ISBN 978 1 118 78635 2 URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118786352 Last visited July 2017 Contact publisher for pricing information Also available as a 15 vol. printed set (ISBN 978 0 470 65963 2 £1,995 $2,995)

Packard, Victoria Lynn

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The International Encyclopedia of Media EffectsRR 2018/007 The International Encyclopedia of Media Effects Editor-in-Chief Patrick Rössler Wiley Blackwell Malden, MA and Oxford 2017 4 vols. ISBN 978 -1 118 78404 4(print); ISBN 978 1 118 78376 4(online) £530 $795 The Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication Available electronically through Wiley Online Library at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118783764

Hannabuss, Stuart

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The Bard in Brief: Shakespeare in QuotationsRR 2018/009 The Bard in Brief: Shakespeare in Quotations Selected by Hannah Manktelow British Library London 2016 96 pp. ISBN 978 0 7123 5633 6 £10

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East India Company: India Office Records from the British Library, 1595-1947RR 2018/025 East India Company: India Office Records from the British Library, 1595-1947 Adam Matthew Marlborough 2017 URL: www.amdigital.co.uk/m-products/product/east-india-company/ Last visited July 2017 Contact publisher for pricing information

Desmarais, Norman

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Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe (2nd edition)RR 2018/016 Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe (2nd edition) Edited by Peter J. Hayward and John S. Ryland, Oxford University Press Oxford 2017 xiv + 785 pp. ISBN 9780 19 954944 3 (hbck); ISBN 978 0 19 954945 0 (pbck); ISBN 978 0 19 251645 9 (e-book) £95 $125 (hbck);£49.99 $65 (pbck) Also available electronically in Oxford Scholarship Online

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Encyclopedia of Parasitology (4th edition)RR 2018/015 Encyclopedia of Parasitology (4th edition) Edited by Heinz Mehlhorn Springer Berlin 2016 ISBN 978 3 662 43978 4 URL: www.springer.com/gb/book/9783662439777#otherversion=9783662439791 Last visited August 2017 £1,166.40 $1,459 Also available in print (ISBN 978 3 662 43977 7 £949.99 $1,499) and as a print and e-book bundle (ISBN 978 3 662 43979 1 £1,458 $2,189)

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The Europa World Year Book 2017 (58 th edition)RR 2018/001 The Europa World Year Book 2017 (58th edition) Tony Chalcraft Routledge London and New York 2017, 3 vols ISBN 978 1 85743 888 8 ISSN 0956 2273 £1,310 $2,325. Also available electronically as part of Europa World Plus : for further details see review below.

Chalcraft, Tony

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Women of Library HistoryRR 2018/002 Women of Library History Lesley S.J. Farmer Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association 2012 URL: http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/ Last visited October 2017 Gratis

Farmer, Lesley S.J.

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The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial PoetryRR 2018/010 The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Poetry Edited by Jahan Ramazani Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2017 xxvii + 276 pp. ISBN 978 1 107 09071 2 (hbck); ISBN 978 1 107 46287 8 (pbck); ISBN 978 1 108 22954 8 (e-book); £71.99 $89.99 (hbck); £21.99 $28.99 (pbck); $23 (e-book) Cambridge Companions to Literature

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Routledge Handbook of Graffiti and Street ArtRR 2018/024 Routledge Handbook of Graffiti and Street Art Edited by Jeffrey Ian Ross Routledge London and New York 2016 xxxix + 491 pp. ISBN 978 1 138 79293 7 (print); ISBN 978 1 315 76166 4 (e-book) £175 $225 (print); £150 $225 (e-book) Routledge International Handbooks

DeNotto, Michael

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Tracing Your Pre-Victorian Ancestors: A Guide to Research Methods for Family HistoriansRR 2018/029 Tracing Your Pre-Victorian Ancestors: A Guide to Research Methods for Family Historians John Wintrip Pen & Sword Family History Barnsley 2017 214 pp. ISBN 978 1 47388 065 8 (print); ISBN 978 1 47388 066 5 (Kindle e-book); ISBN 978 1 47388 067 2 (ePub)£14.99 $24.95 (print); £6 (e-formats)Tracing Your Ancestors

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Women in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia and Document CollectionRR 2018/008 Women in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia and Document Collection Edited by Peg A. Lamphier and Rosanne Welch ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara, CA 2017 ISBN 978 1 61069 603 6 URL: http://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A4276C Last visited June 2017 Contact publisher for pricing information Also available as a 4 vol. print set (ISBN 978 1 61069 602 9 £329 $415)

Izenstark, Amanda

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Chronic Diseases: An Encyclopedia of Causes, Effects, and TreatmentsRR 2018/014 Chronic Diseases: An Encyclopedia of Causes, Effects, and Treatments Edited by Jean Taplan Teichroew Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara, CA 2017 ISBN 978 1 4408 0104 4 URL: www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A3774C Last visited July 2017 Contact publisher for pricing information Also available as a 2 vol. printed set (ISBN 978 1 4408 0103 7 £146 $189)

McDonough, Kevin

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Encyclopedia of Local History (3rd edition)RR 2018/027 Encyclopedia of Local History (3rd edition) Edited by Amy H. Wilson Rowman & Littlefield Lanham, MD and London 2017 xii + 802 pp. ISBN 978 1 4422 7877 6 ISBN 978 1 4422 7878 3 £95 $145 (print); £90 $137 (e-book) American Association for State and Local History Book Series

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English Broadside Ballad ArchiveRR 2018/022 English Broadside Ballad Archive University of California at Santa Barbara, Department of English 2003 URL: https://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ Last visited July 2017 Gratis

Finley, Priscilla

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The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels (2nd edition)RR 2018/012 The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels (2nd edition) Francisca Goldsmith ALA Editions Chicago 2017 xvi + 215 pp. ISBN 978 0 8389 1509 7 $54

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Cheese.comRR 2018/013 Cheese.com World News Inc. URL: https://cheese.com/ Last visited August 2017 Gratis

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State Digital Resources: Memory Projects, Online Encyclopedias, Historical & Cultural Materials CollectionsRR 2018/030 State Digital Resources: Memory Projects, Online Encyclopedias, Historical & Cultural Materials Collections Compiled by Christine A. Pruzin Library of Congress Virtual Services Digital Reference Section URL: www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/statememory/ Last visited July 2017 Gratis

Hannan, Heather

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Wildlife of MadagascarRR 2018/020 Wildlife of Madagascar Ken Behrens and Keith Barnes Princeton University Press Princeton, NJ and Woodstock 2016344 pp. ISBN 978 0 691 16171 6 (print); ISBN 978 1 400 88067 6 (e-book)£22.95 $29.95 WILD Guides

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Encyclopedia of Invasions and Conquests from Ancient Times to the Present (3rd edition)RR 2018/026 Encyclopedia of Invasions and Conquests from Ancient Times to the Present (3rd edition) Paul K. Davis Grey House Publishing Amenia, NY 2016 xvii + 642 pp. ISBN 978 1 68217 100 4 (print) ISBN 978 1 68217 101 1 (e-book) $165

Johnson, Jennifer Koenig

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State Digital Resources: Memory Projects, Online Encyclopedias, Historical & Cultural Materials CollectionsRR 2018/030 State Digital Resources: Memory Projects, Online Encyclopedias, Historical & Cultural Materials Collections Compiled by Christine A. Pruzin Library of Congress Virtual Services Digital Reference Section URL: www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/statememory/ Last visited July 2017 Gratis

Hannan, Heather

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Wildlife of MadagascarRR 2018/020 Wildlife of Madagascar Ken Behrens and Keith Barnes Princeton University Press Princeton, NJ and Woodstock 2016344 pp. ISBN 978 0 691 16171 6 (print); ISBN 978 1 400 88067 6 (e-book)£22.95 $29.95 WILD Guides

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Edgar Rice Burroughs: The BibliographyRR 2018/011 Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Bibliography Robert B. Zeuschner Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Tarzana, CA 2016 xliii + 620 pp. ISBN 978 1 945462 00 9 $100 Also available in a Deluxe Edition signed by the author (ISBN 978 1 945462 01 6 $150)

Wenzel, Sarah G.

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Historical Dictionary of Contemporary ArtRR 2018/023 Historical Dictionary of Contemporary Art Ann Lee Morgan Rowman & Littlefield Lanham, MD and London 2017 xxxvii + 531 pp. ISBN 978 1 4422 7667 3 (print); ISBN 978 1 4422 7668 0 (e-book) Â£80 $120 (print); Â£75 $114 (e-book) Historical Dictionaries of Literature and The Arts

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