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 Encyclopedia of ProphecyWorldwide in scope and dating from biblical times, though its thrust is by no means exclusively religious, this encyclopedia ranges widely in its A-to-Z listing of entries. Among them are "apocalypse," "Edgar Cayce," "end of the world," "Napoleon," "premonitions," "sphinx," and... | | Gadgets and Necessities: An Encyclopedia of Household InnovationsThe title of this book implies that it is about things—gadgets and necessities within the twentieth-century home. In a way it is, but we hope that it is a little more than that. It is about people and their ideas, about their relationships with things and the value they placed upon them. It is also about people as the... | | Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia: Volume 1 & 2
This illustrated reference work covers a wide range of festivals that have sacred origins and are, or have been, part of a folk tradition, a world religion, or a major civilization.
• More than 150 A–Z entries on the content and context of each festival, tracing its historical development and geographic variations, from... |
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Food SafetyIt is estimated that 20 percent of all emergency room visits are due to foodborne illness. As dietary habits change to include more meals prepared away from home, higher consumption of fresh foods, and more imported foods, the risks of foodborne illness change. Food safety procedures that we learned from our parents may not be sufficient to keep us... | | Besieged: An Encyclopedia of Great Sieges From Ancient Times To The PresentCivilization began with the creation of cities, the congregation of people for mutual support. By their very decision to assemble and collect resources, cities became targets for raiding populations that found taking someone else’s possessions easier than producing their own. The need for defense meant that the towns soon built walls around... | | Encyclopedia of Folk HeroesSeal (of the Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia) has put together an interesting if sporadic collection of folk heroes. He refers to it as a "representative collection of legendary, historical, and magical heroes from many of the world's extensive folklores." South and Central America receive very little coverage.... |
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