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Library of Congress –
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A poet, any real poet, is simply an alchemist who transmutes his cynicism regarding human beings into an optimism regarding the moon, the stars, the heavens, and the flowers, to say nothing of Spring, love, and dogs.

   from George Jean Nathan "Poet,"
Monks are monks, a diagnostic scherzo, 1929

REFERENCE BOOKS

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Chronologies & more

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
001-099

REF 031 Kan   Famous first facts : a record of first happenings, discoveries, and inventions in American history. Presents over 7,000 firsts in American history from 10,000 B.C.E. to 1997 arranged alphabetically by topic.  

SOCIAL SCIENCE 300-399

REF 306 Eve Everyday life : American social history.  Contains eighty-five alphabetically arranged articles that provide information about various aspects of everyday life in America, covering topics such as amusement and theme parks, healthcare, rock music, manners and etiquette, and sports; and includes photographs, cross-references, and an index.  

REF 320.3 Der  Encyclopedia of world political systems / Describes systems of government throughout the world, relates them to unique social and economic influences, identifies particular features common to all or most, and makes objective comparisons.

REF 388 Wil    Dorling Kindersley visual timeline of transportation.    An illustrated chronology which highlights milestone dates in the development of transportation.  

LANGUAGE
400-499

REF 423.1 Raw   Rawson's Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk : being a compilation of linguistic fig leaves & verbal flourishes for artful users of the English language

REF 427.09 Bar  Hatchet Jobs and Hardball : the Oxford dictionary of American political slang. A dictionary of the political slang, terminology, lingo, lexicon of the United States from the past 250 years.  

LITERATURE
800-899

REF 803 Mer  Encyclopedia of literature. A dictionary of authors, titles, characters, literary terms, genres, and more, complemented by illustrations and portraits.  

REF 809.3 Ble   Science fiction writers: critical studies of the major authors from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Contains studies of the life and works of the 76 most important science fiction writers in English.   

REF 809.3 Mur The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery.  An alphabetical listing of short entries describing the authors of detective stories, main characters, subgenres of the murder mystery, and the stories themselves.  

REF 809.91 Fan  Fantasy : the definitive illustrated guide. A comprehensive guide to the fantasy genre with information on subgenres, fantasy in film and on television, a who's who, an A-Z listing of characters and entities, chapters on games, magazines and fantasy worlds. Includes a glossary and index.

REF 810.9 Ame   American writers. Collection of literary biographies with extensive information about lives, careers, and major works. Excellent background for writers such as: Hawthorne, Melville, Hemingway, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, etc.  

REF 810.9 Ame   American women writers: a critical reference guide from colonial times to the present.

REF 810.9 Bio   Biographical dictionary of transcendentalism.  

REF 810.9 Bla   Black writers: a selection of sketches from contemporary authors. Contains more than four hundred entries on twentieth-century black writers, all updated or originally written for this volume.  

REF 810.9 Gre   Great American writers : twentieth century.    13 vols.  Highlights the lives and works of 90 authors from the U.S. and Canada, including novelists, poets, dramatists, writers of nonfiction, and lyricists.  

REF 810.9 Pop   Popular contemporary writers.    11 vols.  

REF 813 Con   Contemporary black American fiction writers.  Gives critical, bibliographical, and biographical information on 12 esteemed black American fiction writers.  

REF 820.9 Bri   British writers, 6 vols., 2 supplements. 

REF 820.9 Rea   A reader's guide to twentieth-century writers.  Provides essays on the lives and selected works of over 1,000 novelists, writers, poets, and playwrights.  

REF 821 Con   Contemporary poets of the English language.   

REF 860.9 His   Hispanic writers : a selection of sketches from contemporary authors. Contains over four hundred entries on twentieth-century Hispanic writers.  

REF 809.3 Sup Supernatural fiction writers : fantasy and horror.   

REF 810.9 Pop Popular contemporary writers, 11 vols.

HISTORY
900-999

REF 902 Chr Chronicle of the world. Tells the story of human life from the earliest origins of homo sapiens to the present day.  

REF 903 New   New dictionary of the history of ideas, 6 vols.  Contains over seven hundred alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on major ideas in numerous fields and cultures throughout history, and includes a reader's guide.  

REF 909 Mil Millennium, year by year.  An illustrated chronicle of the millennium, featuring information on significant people and events for each year from 1000 to 2000, with photographs of millennium celebrations around the world.  

REF 909.8 Ada   The DK visual timeline of the 20th century. Covers major events and discoveries of the twentieth century in chronological sequence.  

REF 909.8 Wor  World History on File, 4 vols.  Entries ranging chronologically from prehistory through the 20^th century.

REF 920 Dic  Dictionary of world biography.  6 vols. Contains 261 alphabetically arranged essays that provide information about the lives and achievements of significant men and women in history. Indexed by area of achievement, geographical location, and name.

REF 973 Ame  American eras. Chronicles North American history in the context of world events, business, arts, education, government, lifestyles, religion, science, and more from the earliest civilizations to1899.  

REF 973 Ame The American years : a chronology of United States history. A year-to-year guide to life in the United States from 1776 through 1997, discussing what U.S. governments were doing on the national, state, and local levels; looking at major events in business and industry; and covering developments in the arts and sciences, education and religion, literature, and entertainment and sports.  

REF 973.04 Bla Black firsts : 2,000 years of extraordinary achievement.    Includes 3,000 individuals and events, pioneers in all fields with its special emphasis on African-Americans. 

REF 973.9 Ame  American decades.  Each chapter includes articles on events of the decade covered including headlines and headline-makers, awards, achievements, and other enlightening and entertaining facts. 

973.9 San   The way we lived : a photographic record of work in a vanished America. Photographs and text depict various occupations in the United States between the end of the Civil War and the outbreak of World War I. NOTE: this book is part of the circulating collection, not Reference.

REF 973.9 Ste  Jane & Michael Stern's encyclopedia of pop culture ; an A to Z guide to who's who and what's what, from aerobics and bubble gum to Valley of the Dolls and Moon Unit Zappa.