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(More Info)	Pan-African History: Political Figures from Africa and the Diaspora since 1787
This collection brings together Pan-Africanist thinkers and activists from the Anglophone and Francophone worlds of the past two-hundred years. Read the full annotation

Parks Directory of the United States

(More Info)	Patristic Greek Lexicon
Includes theological and ecclesiastical vocabulary of the Greek Christian authors from Clement of Rome (ca. 100) to Theodore of Studium (d. 826). Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia
These 228 articles written by nearly 200 authors show the diversity of topics that contribute to the study of the philosophy of education. Each article contains cross-references and a bibligraphy. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Physicians' Desk Reference
Annual reference provides Food and Drug Administration approved labeling for drugs as well as prescription information provided by manufacturers for grandfathered drugs and other drugs marketed without FDA approval. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Pianists' Dictionary
Covers composers, works of music, performers and teachers, literature about the piano, performance and interpretive markings, and much more. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Piano: An Encyclopedia
A guide to all aspects of the piano as an instrument, including articles on the structure, history, science, innovations, and builders of pianos. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Picture within a Picture: an Illustrated Guide to the Origins of Chinese Characters
This book lists 526 Chinese characters. Each character is accompanied by a short article and an illustration which vividly depicts the origin and evolution of the character. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Pioneers of Early Childhood Education: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide
An annotated bibliography of selected contributors to early childhood education. Each entry provides a brief biography, primary sources, and secondary sources. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants
Includes all accepted generic and family names of flowering plants and ferns, with selected common names. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Platt Duutsch = Low German: A Brief History of the People and Language
This book traces the development of Platt through European history and shows its relationship to other Germanic languages. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Poetry Criticism
Exerpts from criticism of the works of the most significant and widely studied poets of world literature. Entries are indexed in the Gale Literary Index. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Political Corruption in America: an Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power, and Greed
A comprehensive history of corruption in American politics. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Political Parties of the World
Provides information about political parties from around the world from 1988 to mid-1996. Each entry consists of a brief survey of the political climate for the country and information on basic contact details, leadership, and activities of the significant parties. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Political Philosophy: Theories, Thinkers, and Concepts
A collection of 100 essays on major Western and non-Western political philosophies, major philosophers, and philosophical ideas. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Popular Music : an Annotated Index of American Popular Songs
An annotated guide to American popular songs including introductory essays, lyricists and composers index, important performances index, awards index, and list of publishers. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Principles of Japanese Discourse : a Handbook
Explains Japanese rhetorical style and strategy for English readers. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Psychologist's Companion: A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers
This guide details the American Psychological Association guidelines for Psychology papers. Also covered are misconceptions, commonly misused words, useful internet resources, and suggested steps for researching and writing. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	PTSDpubs (ProQuest)
PTSDpubs (formerly called PILOTS) is produced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD. This open-access database provides citations and abstracts to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other psychological effects of trauma, with coverage from 1871 to present. Read the full annotation

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(More Info)	PubMed Central (PMC)
PubMed Central (PMC) is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). It contains more than 5 million full-text records, spanning several centuries of biomedical and life science research, from the late 1700s to present. Read the full annotation

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