by David Alderton (2010)
Illustrated throughout with photographs and graphics, complementing incisive and informative text. Comprehensive overview of the history and nature of the dog, and guide to all aspects of dog care. In-depth coverage of all the main dog breeds, including information on origins, appearance, and uses.
With a pref. by Warren Susman
Published in 1973, this remarkable book about life in a small turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town has become a cult classic. Lesy has collected and arranged photographs taken between 1890 and 1910 by a Black River Falls photographer, Charles Van Schaik. (Goodreads.com)
Bart H. Beaty, Stephen Weiner
This book offers in-depth insight into themes and topics related to graphic novels. It provides insight into various aspects of the industry, from craftsmanship such as lettering, inking, and illustration styles, to the production and distribution of graphic novels and the significance and history of comic book conventions.
Margaret DiCanio
"This unique new encyclopedia focuses on the people, events, movements, organizations, and issues associated with activist movements in late-twentieth-century America, covering the political spectrum from the Weathermen of the 1960s to the militias of the 1990s: people as varied as Joan Baez, Morris Dees, David Duke, Jane Fonda, Martin Luther King, Jr., Timothy Leary, Ralph Nader, and Andrew Young; events ranging from Bloody Sunday (1965) to the occupation of Alcatraz (1969) to the Million Man March (1995); movements as diverse as the anti-land mine movement, the Asian-American movement, the civil rights movement, the gay liberation movement, and the sanctuary movement; organizations ranging from the Gray Panthers and Greenpeace to the Symbionese Liberation Army and the Women's Sex Workers Project; and issues as wide-ranging as black studies, homelessness, nonviolence, sweatshops, and urban renewal."--BOOK JACKET. "This easy-to-use A-to-Z encyclopedia is enhanced by numerous illustrations and extensive cross-references. A comprehensive bibliography and a thorough subject index round out a book that will be a valuable reference for students, teachers, and anyone interested in exploring this turbulent period of our history."--Jacket.
David Aretha
"Discusses the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, including the causes for the march, how the march was organized and its leaders, the important speeches, and the impact it had on the Civil Rights Movement"--Provided by publisher.