The Reader's Adviser: Indexes
- ISBN-10
- 083523326X
- ISBN-13
- 9780835233262
- Series
- The Reader's Adviser
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 823
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Libraries Unlimited
- Author
- Marion Sader
Description
Heartily recommended... Since not even a reference librarian par excellence can come close to knowing the best in any given discipline, no library should be without access to this set for its patrons. Booklist ... impressively meets a quite formidable task - providing basic material on many subjects for the nonspecialist, student librarian. Choice From age-old classics to the writings of today, The Reader's Adviser, 14th Edition helps you and your patrons select and appreciate the world's greatest books. This monumental work features: *hundreds of authors and thousands of works new to this edition, plus updated entries and revised material in every chapter *updated critical and biographical profiles reflecting the latest understanding and scholarship *more women writers and more culturally diverse writers from around the world *title, name, & subject indexes in every volume. Order the complete 6-volume set for only $500.00--a savings of $160.00 if you purchased each volume separately!
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