Philosophy of science; Darwin and the selfish gene; Knowledge

Worldviews : an introduction to the history and philosophy of science / Richard DeWitt. 2nd ed. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. (Publisher’s description)

The solitary self : Darwin and the selfish gene / Mary Midgley. Durham, England : Acumen, 2010. (Publisher’s description)

How well do facts travel? : the dissemination of reliable knowledge / [edited by] Peter Howlett, Mary S. Morgan. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. (Publisher’s description)

Education; psychology; DK encyclopedias

Schools for all kinds of minds : boosting student success by embracing learning variation / Mary-Dean Barringer, Craig Pohlman, Michele Robinson ; foreword by Paul Orfalea. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2010. (Publisher’s description)

With the light : raising an autistic child / Keiko Tobe. New York : Yen Press, 2007-2010. (Publisher’s description)

Animals: a visual encyclopedia. New York: DK Pub., 2008. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)  (DK encyclopedias are the ones with the incredibly detailed photographs.  They are generally written for children.  You can look for more of them here.)

Microbiology and immunology; Social trends; Sports figures

Now that it is summer, I will post less frequently, so that I can focus on completing other tasks in preparation for the next academic year.

World of microbiology and immunology / K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, editors. Detroit : Gale, 2003. (Click here to access resource)

Social trends & indicators USA / Arsen J. Darnay, managing editor ; Helen S. Fisher … [et al.], assistant editors. Detroit : Thomson/Gale, 2003. (Click here to access resource)

Notable sports figures / Dana Barnes, editor. Detroit : Gale, 2004. (Click here to access resource)

Endangered species; Space exploration; Scientific discovery

Endangered species: protecting biodiversity / Kim Masters Evans. Detroit, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2007. (Click here to access resource)

Space exploration: triumphs and tragedies / Kim Masters Evans. Detroit, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2007. (Click here to access resource)

Science and its times: understanding the social significance of scientific discovery / Neil Schlager, editor ; Josh Lauer, associate editor. Farmington Hills, Mi : Gale Group, 2001. (Click here to access resource)

Science; 21st century writers; Films

Science of everyday things / edited by Neil Schlager ; written by Judson Knight. Farmington Hills, Mi : Gale Group, 2002. (Click here to access resource)

Major 21st century writers: a selection of sketches from contemporary authors / Tracey L. Matthews, project editor. Detroit : Thomson/Gale, 2005. (Click here to access resource)

VideoHound’s golden movie retriever/ Jim Craddock, editor. Farmington Hills, MI : Gale, 2001-.

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American industries; Cancer; The environment

Encyclopedia of American industries. 5th ed. Millerton, N.Y. : Grey House Pub., 2008. (Click here to access resource)

The Gale encyclopedia of cancer / Jacqueline L. Longe, ed. 2nd ed. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 2006. (Click here to access resource)

The environment: a revolution in attitudes / Kim Masters Evans. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 2006. (Click here to access resource)

American studies; Cremation; Philosophers of Ancient Greece

Encyclopedia of American studies: EAS. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Encyclopedia of cremation / edited by Douglas J. Davies with Lewis H. Mates. Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2005. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Meet the philosophers of ancient Greece: everything you always wanted to know about ancient Greek philosophy but didn’t know who to ask / edited by Patricia F. O’Grady. Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., 2005. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Anarchism; American exceptionalism; The meaning of science

Demanding the impossible: a history of anarchism / Peter Marshall. Oakland, CA : PM Press, 2010. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

The new American exceptionalism / Donald E. Pease. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Darwin meets Einstein: on the meaning of science / Frans W. Saris. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2009. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Passive cooling; Logic and mathematics; Unjust laws

Advances in passive cooling / edited by Mat Santamouris. London, U.K. : Earthscan, 2007. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Essays in the philosophy and history of logic and mathematics / Roman Murawski. Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2010. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Changing unjust laws justly: pro-life solidarity with “the last and least” / Colin Harte. Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2005. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Early childhood education; breast cancer research; American literature

Contemporary perspectives on early childhood education / edited by Nicola Yelland. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2010. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

Scientific characters: rhetoric, politics, and trust in breast cancer research / Lisa Keränen. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2010. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)

The war on words: slavery, race, and free speech in American literature / Michael T. Gilmore. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010. (Publisher’s description)(Click here to access resource)