Best Research Reference Books
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1. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2021
Author: by Sarah Janssen
ISBN: 978-1510761391
Published at: World Almanac (December 1, 2020)
#1 New York Times Bestseller! Get thousands of facts at your fingertips with this essential resource: business, the arts and pop culture, science and technology, U.S. History and government, world geography, sports, and so much more. The World Almanac is America’s bestselling reference book of all time, with more than 83 million copies sold.
For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for school, library, business, and home. The 2021 edition of The World Almanac reviews the biggest events of 2020 and will be your go-to source for questions on any topic in the upcoming year.
Praised as a treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information by The Wall Street Journal, The World Almanac and Book of Facts will answer all of your trivia needs effortlessly. Features include: 2020 Election Results: The World Almanac provides a comprehensive look at the entire 2020 election process, from the roller coaster of the early primaries to state and county presidential voting results and coverage of House, Senate, and gubernatorial races.
2. Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations,: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers
Author: by Kate L. Turabian
English
464 pages
022643057X
When Kate L.Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today’s students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the same: writers need to have a strong research question, construct an evidence-based argument, cite their sources, and structure their work in a logical way.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertationsalso known as Turabianremains one of the most popular books for writers because of its timeless focus on achieving these goals. This new edition filters decades of expertise into modern standards.
While previous editions incorporated digital forms of research and writing, this edition goes even further to build information literacy, recognizing that most students will be doing their work largely or entirely online and on screens. Chapters include updated advice on finding, evaluating, and citing a wide range of digital sources and also recognize the evolving use of software for citation management, graphics, and paper format and submission.
3. Effective Phrases for Performance Appraisals: A Guide to Successful Evaluations
Author: by Jr. James E. Neal
Neal Publications, Inc.
English
264 pages
Chart the course of history through the ages with this collection of oversize foldout charts and timelines. Timeline of World History is a unique work of visual reference from the founders of the Useful Charts website that puts the world’s kingdoms, empires, and civilizations in context with one another.
A giant wall chart shows the timelines and key events for each region of the world, and four additional foldout charts display the history of the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and Africa and the Middle East. Packed with maps, diagrams, and images, this book captures the very essence of our shared history.
5. Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Identification, Values and Lapidary Uses
Author: by Patti Polk
1440246157
Krause Publications
English
With more than three-quarters of a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every levelfrom first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to research reporters in business and governmentlearn how to conduct effective and meaningful research.
Conceived by seasoned researchers and educators Wayne C.Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, this fundamental work explains how to find and evaluate sources, anticipate and respond to reader reservations, and integrate these pieces into an argument that stands up to reader critique.
The fourth edition has been thoroughly but respectfully revised by Joseph Bizup and William T.FitzGerald. It retains the original five-part structure, as well as the sound advice of earlier editions, but reflects the way research and writing are taught and practiced today.
Its chapters on finding and engaging sources now incorporate recent developments in library and Internet research, emphasizing new techniques made possible by online databases and search engines. Bizup and FitzGerald provide fresh examples and standardized terminology to clarify concepts like argument, warrant, and problem.
7. The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books
Author: by J. Peder Zane
B003SNJL42
June 21, 2010
English
What if you asked 125 top writers to pick their favorite books? Which titles would come out on top? You’ll find the answer in The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books: the ultimate guide to the world’s greatest books. As writers such as Norman Mailer, Annie Proulx, Stephen King, Jonathan Franzen, Claire Messud, Margaret Drabble, Michael Chabon and Peter Carey name the ten books that have meant the most to them, you’ll be reminded of books you have always loved and introduced to works awaiting your discovery.
The Top Ten includes summaries of 544 bookseach of which is considered to be among the ten greatest books ever written by at least one leading writer. In addition to each writer’s Top Ten List, the book features Top Ten Lists tabulated from their picks, including: The Top Ten Books of All Time The Top Ten Books by Living Writers The Top Ten Books of the Twentieth Century The Top Ten Mysteries The Top Ten ComediesThe Top Ten will help readers answer the most pressing question of all: What should I read next?
8. Practical Research: Planning and Design
Author: by Paul Leedy
Pearson
English
464 pages
An engaging, cross-disciplinary guide to research methodology Practical Research: Planning and Design is a do-it-yourself, how-to manual for planning and conducting research. Suitable for a wide variety of courses in basic research methodology, the book uses a conversational tone, step-by-step instructions, and practical suggestions to guide the reader from the selection of a problem to the preparation of a completed report.
The 12th Edition has been updated to include the latest technology-based strategies and online tools. Other key changes include a better balance between quantitative and qualitative methods and the addition of a new chapter on action research. Also available with MyLab Education MyLab is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student.
By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. MyLab Education helps students bridge the gap between theory and practicebetter preparing them for success in their future endeavors.
9. The Little Seagull Handbook with Exercises
Author: by Richard Bullock
0393602648
English
576 pages
The pocket-sized handbook that does the work of a full-sized handbook, now with a new section on editing the errors that matter. Most handbooks include chapters on various general writing topics (e.G., the writing process or the elements of an argument), but few cover the specific kinds of writing students are assigned to do.
The Little Seagull has chapters on reports, analyses, and all the other genres that college students are most often assigned. And because it’s so small, so easy to use, and so affordable, it’s proven to be a popular alternative to larger (and much more costly) handbooks.
10. Nueva Concordancia Strong Exhaustiva
Author: by James Strong
Spanish
1536 pages
0899223826
La Nueva Concordancia Strong Exhaustiva, es la favorita en el mundo de los que estudian las Escrituras a profundidad, por su alto y amplio contenido teolgico y Bblico. Durante ms de un siglo, ha sido una herramienta extraordinaria para profundizar en temas, conceptos y pasajes de la Biblia, difciles de interpretar.
Esta concordancia, ofrece al lector la traduccin de una enorme cantidad de palabras en el idioma griego y hebreo, as como el significado en su uso original. Los pasajes de la Biblia, sern ms claros y precisos, y producirn un mayor efecto en la mente y en el corazn de quien la estudia.
Investigar a detalle los distintos pasajes de la Biblia, a travs de la Nueva Concordancia Strong Exhaustiva, es una experiencia nica y valiosa, para comprender ms de los tesoros que Dios tiene para sus hijos en las Escrituras. Incluye:Un sistema numrico de concordancia de Strong.
Un apndice que localiza las palabras que no suele incluirse en las concordancias, como las conjunciones, preposiciones y los adverbios. Un diccionario de palabras hebreas. Un diccionario de palabras griegas. Las palabras de Cristo en negritas.Un ndice temtico. Una armona de los Evangelios.
11. The World Almanac 5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on Nature, Science, and People (World Almanac and Book of Facts)
Author: by World Almanac Kids™
ISBN: 978-1510761797
Published at: World Almanac; World Almanac Kids edition (November 24, 2020)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac comes a fullcolor, fulloffun, oversize book packed with thousands of awesome facts about science, nature, and peopleeverything on planet Earth and beyond. Kids want to learn about the world around them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, photographs, and fun, they will.
Perfect for home or for school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands of fascinating and surprising facts about almost everything: AnimalsDogs, cats, snakes, insects, spiders, sharks, and moreCultureArt, holidays, food, movies, and moreDisastersEarthquakes, shipwrecks, floods, storms, and moreGeographyOceans, mountains, continents, habitats, and moreGeologyVolcanoes, tectonics, minerals, gems, and moreHuman Body and MedicineDiseases, organs, senses, and other weird and wonderful human body facts.
Record-settersAll about the biggest, smallest, fastest, tallest, and moreSpaceThe moon, stars, planets, human spaceflight, and moreSportsBasketball, baseball, football, hockey, Olympic, and soccer superstars past and present, and moreTechnologyComputers, drones, inventions, and more The World Almanac 5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on Nature, Science, and People provides kids, teachers, and families timely and timeless information on an enormous variety of subjects.
12. Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
Author: by Roy Peter Clark
0316014990
Little, Brown Spark
English
A special 10th anniversary edition of Roy Peter Clark’s bestselling guide to writing, featuring five bonus tools. Ten years ago, Roy Peter Clark, America’s most influential writing teacher, whittled down almost thirty years of experience in journalism, writing, and teaching into a series of fifty short essays on different aspects of writing.
In the past decade, Writing Tools has become a classic guidebook for novices and experts alike and remains one of the best loved books on writing available. Organized into four sections, “Nuts and Bolts,” “Special Effects,” “Blueprints for Stories,” and “Useful Habits,” Writing Tools is infused with more than 200 examples from journalism and literature.
This new edition includes five brand new, never-before-shared tools. Accessible, entertaining, inspiring, and above all, useful for every type of writer, from high school student to novelist, Writing Tools is essential reading.
13. How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (2018 New Edition)
Author: by Paul J. Silvia
APA LifeTools
English
110 pages
All academics need to write, but many struggle to finish their dissertations, articles, books, or grant proposals. Writing is hard work and can be difficult to wedge into a frenetic academic schedule. How can we write it all while still having a life?
In this second edition of his popular guidebook, Paul Silvia offers fresh advice to help you overcome barriers to writing and use your time more productively. After addressing some common excuses and bad habits, he provides practical strategies to motivate students, professors, researchers, and other academics to become better and more prolific writers.
Silvia draws from his own experience in psychology to explain how to write, submit, and revise academic work, from journal articles to books, all without sacrificing evenings, weekends, and vacations. The tips and strategies in this second edition have been updated to apply to academic writing in most disciplines.
Also new to this edition is a chapter on writing grant and fellowship proposals.
14. Black People are Indigenous to the Americas: Research Material for the Inquisitive
Author: by Kimberly R Norton
English
102 pages
1532794908
This book is research material for those inquiring about the race of the Indigenous inhabitants of the Americas. I give the raw data and it is up to the researcher to make their own conclusion. When referencing material from other books, I include enough information such that the reader can see the entire context of what is/was written.
I also include the page number, location of the book, and the exact name of the pdf file, if applicable. I will not try to sway nor dis-sway an opinion one way or the other. I have no opinion one way or another.
The raw data is the raw data.
15. Office Of Assertion: An Art Of Rhetoric For Academic Essay
Author: by Scott F. Crider
English
170 pages
1932236457
Scott F.Crider addresses the intelligent university student with respect and humor. A short but serious book of rhetoric, it is informed by both the ancient rhetorical tradition and recent discoveries concerning the writing process. Though practical, it is not simply a how-to manual; though philosophical, it never loses sight of writing itself.
Crider combines practical guidance about how to improve an academic essay with reflection on the purpose-educational, political, and philosophical-of such improvement.
16. The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
Author: by Steven Pinker
Penguin Books
English
368 pages
Charming and erudite,” from the author of Enlightenment Now, “The wit and insight and clarity he brings … Is what makes this book such a gem.Time. Com Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better?
Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writingand why should we care? From the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now. In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the cognitive scientist, dictionary consultant, and New York Timesbestselling author Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for the twenty-first century.
Using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding the scolding tone and Spartan tastes of the classic manuals, he shows how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and a fascinating intellectual topic in its own right.
The Sense of Style is for writers of all kinds, and for readers who are interested in letters and literature and are curious about the ways in which the sciences of mind can illuminate how language works at its best.
