The Macmillan Visual Almanac


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Relies on charts, graphs, maps, and illustrations to present information about world issues such as health and nutrition, politics and government, drugs and crime, money, science, sports, and education.




Growing Prosperity


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"Growing Prosperity could well be as important in shaping our future as Keynes' General Theory. . . . A work as meticulous as it is powerful, as promising as it is persuasive."—Robert Heilbroner, author of The Worldly Philosophers "Bluestone and Harrison have alerted us to the key issue confronting America: how to achieve growth with equity. This country needs a powerful dialogue on how to continue growth while deepening its benefits to all Americans. This is the blueprint for the terms of that debate."—U.S. Representative Richard Gephardt




The Rating Game


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In The Rating Game, renowned researcher Les Krantz has compiled fun facts, bizarre statistics, and odd averages of everything from the number of breast enlargements per year to the number of people having sex, from the number of bankruptcies filed per year to the number of baseball players making over $5 million. By painting a portrait of average America, The Rating Game allows you to compare yourself, your lifestyle, and your leisure activities to those of your fellow citizens.







The Publishers Weekly


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Forthcoming Books


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Understandable Statistics


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[The authors] have written this text to make statistics accessible to everyone, including those with a limited mathematics background. [The book] emphasizes concepts of statistics. Statistical methods are carefully presented with a focus on understanding both the suitability of the method and the meaning of the result. Statistical methods and measurements are developed in the context of applications.-Pref.




Recommended Reference Books in Paperback


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Maximize your book budget and build a quality reference collection with paperback information sources. You'll find hundreds of quality reference sources in paperback-bibliographies, dictionaries, guides, and directories-in all subject areas, from botany and business to sports and zoology. For collection development and as a ready reference, this book is unparalleled. It will also be useful to booksellers, educators, students, professionals, and general readers.