Collection: Reference

250 biographies, women active from 1912 until 1990 who have forged careers as scientists, businesswomen, sportswomen, and military officers, writers, academics, revolutionary heroines, politicians, musicians, opera stars, film stars, artists, educators,..

Biographical Dictionary of Republican China is a biographical dictionary in four-volumes, often abbreviated as BDRC or referred to as "Boorman." It was published from 1967 to 1971 by Columbia University Press, edited by Howard L. Boorman, Director of the Research Project on Men and Politics in Mo...

Offers a holistic view of biological science.

Andrew Zuckerman turns his camera lens upon winged creatures. Containing more than 160 photographs of nearly 75 different bird species from swallows to endangered penguins, each bird is depicted with rare sensitivity, insight, humour, and wonder