Collection: Reference

An illustrated overview of 100 of the world's greatest events that changed history

Examines 180 historically and culturally momentous events in politics, war, science, sports, and the arts, spanning over sixty years from 1939 to 2005, including the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the moon landing, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United S...

Most entries now contain authors' websites. In addition to the main sequence, there are separate lists of authors by genre, an expanded guide to characters, series and family names, details of prize-winning novelists from 1990.

Most comprehensive survey of the lives, expeditions and significant contributions of more than 800 explorers from around the world.

Biographical reference that chronicles the amazing careers of nearly 300 of animation's most honored and recognized animator-directors and animator-producers from around the world since this popular art form was born 100 years ago.

An Australian biographical dictionary and register of prominent people.