Magill's choice

A comprehensive survey of over 200 U.S. heroes from the American Revolution through today, in all areas of achievement.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical and analytical information about 145 American and Canadian fiction writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and their works, each with an annotated bibliography; and includes a glossary of terms and techniques, a time line of author birthdates, and an index.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical and analytical information about 120 of the United States' best-known fiction writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, each with an annotated bibliography; and includes a glossary of terms and techniques, a timeline of author birthdates, and an index.

Contains 257 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on topics related to crime and punishment in the United States, covering criminals, law enforcement, prosecution and trials, and punishment; and includes photographs, maps, graphs and charts, and sidebars, as well as a comprehensive glossary and subject index.

Contains 319 alphabetically arranged articles that provide information about various aspects of the Civil Rights movement in the United States.

Alphabetically arranged entries provide brief overviews of various aspects of the United States legal system, from jury duty to witnesses, plus a glossary, a bibliography, and listings of legal assistance organizations and state bar associations.

Contains 365 alphabetically arranged essays that examine topics related to the history and function of the U.S. Supreme Court, including reviews of over one hundred cases decided by the Court, and provides photographs, illustrations, and sources for further reading.

A reference set containing 107 cross-referenced essays on topics related to psychology; each essay also includes an annotated bibliography.

A two-book reference guide containing 110 alphabetically-arranged articles that discuss the basic theories and philosophies of psychology, including Pavlovian and instrumental conditioning, short- and long-term memory, the nervous system, and other related topics.

Contains alphabetically arranged essays that profile and lives and achievements of seventy-eight of the most important explorers and pioneers in the history of the world; and includes bibliographies, a timeline of explorers, and a name index.