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The stories of over 650 fascinating individuals of Jewish heritage are told in this unique four-volume set. Coverage includes famous entertainers and sports figures, as well as leaders in the fields of business, science, and politics. Every essay was written exclusively for this set, and all essays adhere to the comprehensive, easy-to-use format that is standard for all the Great Lives titles. Plus, complimentary online access is provided thro...

This expansive set provides an in-depth guide to more than 100 of the world's core industrial enterprises, from accounting services through manufacturing industries through video game design and much more.Plus, complimentary online access is provided through Salem History.

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Our Great Lives from History series details the biographies of important people throughout history and worldwide. The series is recognized by the library community for providing coverage that is broad in areas of achievement as well as geography, while at the same time including the recognized shapers of history essential to all liberal arts studies. Major world leaders appear here as well as the giants of religious faith, popes and monarchs, ...

This volume includes a chronological and geographical index of poets and essays, a categorized index, a subject index, a list of major awards, a glossary of poetic terms, and a complete bibliography.

G. A. Henty was one of the most popular boys authors of the 1800 s, a "grand influence for good" who "taught more lasting history to boys than all the school-masters of his generation." This biography, written by a friend and colleague shortly after Henty s death, offers a rare look at a fascinating man! From his early life as a sickly child, to dodging bullets in the streets of Paris as a fearless war correspondent, or tramping through the ju...

Examines writers from a wide range of different countries, including Argentina's Jorge Luis Borges, China's Ha Jin, India's Salman Rushdie, and Russia's Alexander Puskin. New writers include Japan's Haruki Murakami, and Jamaican Michelle Cliff.

Discusses major writers from many different regions of Europe. The 66 essays include such writers as Franz Kafka, Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Homer, Miguel de Cervantes, Dante, and Anais Nin.

Includes Margaret Atwood, Jane Austen, Aldous Huxley, James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, Alice Munro, and Roald Dahl. New writers to this edition are David Malouf, Kazuo Ishiguro and Anne Enright.

Provides authoritative, essential information on complementary and alternative medicine in easy-to-understand language. The set was designed for general readers and offers a unique perspective on this growing and constantly changing field.

Critical Survey of Short Fiction profiles the lives, achievements, and important works of major writers. Originally published in 1981 and revised in 2001, the latest edition adds an additional 145 writers, covering 625 writers in total. Now, for the first time, the essays have been arranged in several subsets, so that libraries can choose the complete set, or only the titles they are interested in. Plus, complimentary online access is provided...

The first set in a series of Critical Surveys that focus exclusively on Graphic Novels, Heroes and Superheroes discusses 130 of the most popular graphic novels that feature such iconic heroes as Batman, Superman, Daredevil, Thor, X-Men and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Plus, complimentary online access is provided through Salem Literature.

Provides a fascinating exploration of how mathematics affects our daily lives in sociological, economic, and historical perspectives. The Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society presents some 490 articles showing the maths behind our daily lives, explaining to students how and why maths works, and allowing readers to better understand how disciplines such as algebra, geometry, calculus, and others affect what we do every day.

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Features 518 essays from the eighteenth century to the present. The majority of the individuals included in this set have never been covered in this series before. Many individuals are household names, famous for such high-profile professions as entertainment, music, politics, and sports, while others have received less attention but made important contributions to civil rights and science or helped pave the way for others in their community i...

Essays in this set are organised into three categories: "Theories, Themes & Types”, "History of Short Fiction”, and "Short Fiction Around the World”. New overviews include "Experimental Short Fiction”, "Twenty-first Century Short Fiction”, and "Spanish Short Fiction”.

This Critical Survey was originally published in 1981. This Fourth Edition includes all writers from the previous edition and adds 145 new ones, covering 625 writers in total. Altogether, the writers covered in this set represent 44 countries and the history of short fiction from antiquity to the 21st century. The set also offers 53 informative overviews, 24 of these essays were added for this edition, including all the literary movement essay...

The latest title in the Salem Heath series, Infectious Diseases and Conditions provides comprehensive, non-specialist information on an array of topics. Essays discuss prevention, diagnosis, treatment as well as epidemiology, history and social concerns. Plus, complimentary online access is provided through Salem Health.

Early one summer morning in 935 A.D., Malcolm the Jarl's home in northern Scotland is attacked by Viking raiders led by Heidrek the Seafarer. Struck down during the brief battle that follows, Malcolm is taken captive and imprisoned on what was once his own ship. Refusing to join the murderous Vikings, he manages to escape with two of the other prisoners, only to end up lost at sea. Through a strange series of events, the three young men come u...

Of the essays written specifically for this volume, Tara Prescott's review of Joyce's life helpfully places his largely autobiographical novel in the context of his life and time, powerfully enlarging our understanding of the biographical fields the story covers. Another original essay survey the spectrum of critical evaluations, explanations and appreciations of the book, revealing a kaleidoscope of fruitful approaches to which readers now ha...