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  • The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers

    Michael Newton

    Paperback (Checkmark Books, Feb. 1, 2006)
    A comprehensive reference to serial killings offers case studies of notorious murderers and articles discussing the psychology of serial murder, law enforcement techniques used to catch serial killers, and famous unsolved cases.

  • The Encyclopedia of American Crime: Facts on File Crime Library

    Carl Sifakis

    Hardcover (Facts on File, Dec. 1, 2000)
    Offers more than 2,000 entries on over one hundred years of American crime and criminals, including Billy the Kid, O.J. Simpson, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Tylenol murders, and the James brothers.

  • The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

    Robert Hendrickson

    Paperback (FACTS ON FILE, Nov. 1, 2008)
    More than 15,000 entriesover 2,000 of which are new to this editionprovide information and anecdotes on the origin and development of a wide range of words and phrases, including: Fellini named the hyperactive photographer in La Dolce Vita Signor Paparazzo, after the Italian slang for mosquito, which lead to the popularity of the term, paparazzi. Argentina takes its name from the Latin argentum meaning silver. Legend says that llamas grazing on Mount Posi in 1545 uprooted some shrubbery, beneath which was a vein of silver ore. Conjurer's assistants in the 17th century would eat toads so the magicians could demonstrate their miraculous healing powers. The assistants came to be known as "toad eaters," which became our modern insult, "toady."

  • The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

    Robert Hendrickson

    Paperback (Checkmark Books, Oct. 1, 2004)
    Explains the origins of thousands of words, proverbs, idioms, foreign language expressions, animal and plant names, and nicknames.

  • The Facts On File Calculus Handbook

    Eli Maor

    Paperback (Checkmark Books, March 30, 2005)
    Offers a chronology of the history of calculus as well as biographies of relevant mathematicians and explains topics including absolute value, greatest integer function, and second derivative.

  • Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones

    David Longshore

    Hardcover (Facts on File, Dec. 1, 2007)
    Provides detailed accounts of all major cyclonic storms ever recorded and includes explanations of meteorological terms, descriptions of storm activity by region, and a chronology of global tropical storm activity.

  • Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology

    Harry Henderson

    (Facts on File, Nov. 1, 2008)
    Computers play a crucial role in our day-to-day lives. With more than 150 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, this title provides an examination of this fascinating field for students and general readers. It covers major corporations and organizations in the computer field.

  • Encyclopedia of Biodiversity

    Professor Stanley A Rice

    Hardcover (Facts on File, Feb. 1, 2012)
    Biodiversity and ecology are founded in evolutionary science. In order to understand why species of organisms occupy different parts of the world, it is important to comprehend how they evolved.Encyclopedia of Biodiversity examines this evolutionary framework with the help of more than 150 cross-referenced entries and five essays averaging at least 2,000 words each. High school teachers can use these entries grouped by topic to meet many of the science education goals established by the National Academy of Sciences. Written by a leading expert in the field, this comprehensive, full-color encyclopedia makes information about groups of organisms (from bacteria to mammals) and about ecological concepts and processes (such as biogeography and ecological succession) clearly and readily available to students and the general public. Tables at the end of each entry have a consistent structure, allowing readers to see how environmental conditions and biodiversity have changed through evolutionary time. Entries include:Acid rain and fogBiodiversity in the Jurassic periodDarwin's finchesGal pagos IslandsPeter and Rosemary GrantLife in bogs Natural selection Population geneticsSeedless plants Tropical rainforests and deforestationAlfred Russel Wallace.
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  • A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms

    Edward Quinn

    Paperback (Checkmark Books, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Explores more than 1,000 literary terms and themes. This dictionary gives readers the knowledge of related theoretical, historical, and cultural terms they need in the interdisciplinary world of contemporary literary studies. It includes essays on major themes in literature such as evil, power, love, death, time, and more.

  • The Facts on File Dictionary of Classical and Biblical Allusions

    Martin H. Manser, David Pickering

    Paperback (Checkmark Books, Nov. 1, 2003)
    Alphabetically arranged entries explain approximately two thousand words and expressions from the Bible and from the mythology of the Greek, Roman, and Norse cultures among others.

  • The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs

    Martin H. Manser, Rosalind Fergusson

    Paperback (Checkmark Books, Oct. 1, 2002)
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  • The Facts On File Student's Thesaurus

    Marc McCutcheon

    Paperback (Checkmark Books, Oct. 30, 2005)
    Arranged in an easy-to-use A-Z format, a handy thesaurus includes listings for more than seven thousand of the most commonly used words in the English language, featuring an expanded selection of science and technological words. Simultaneous.