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fy2005-2006: July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006

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  • The American counties : origins of county names, dates of creation, and population data, 1950-2000 / Joseph Nathan Kane, Charles Curry Aiken Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005  Reference   E180 .K3 2005   
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  • The American heritage science dictionary Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., c2005  Reference   Q123 .A5178 2005   
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  • Americans at war : society, culture, and the homefront / John P. Resch, editor in chief Detroit [Mich.] : Macmillan Reference USA, c2005  Reference   E181 .A453 2005   
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  • Atlas of the Civil War / by Steven Woodworth and Kenneth J. Winkle ; foreword by James M. McPherson New York : Oxford University Press, c2004  Reference Atlas Case  E468 .W754 2004   
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  • Best career and education Web sites : a quick guide to online job search / Rachel Singer Gordon and Anne Wolfinger Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, c2004  Reference   HF5382.75.U6 .W65 2004   
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  • The bluebook : a uniform system of citation / compiled by the editors of the Columbia law review, the Harvard law review, the University of Pennsylvania law review, and the Yale law journal Cambridge, MA : Harvard Law Review Association, 2005  Reference   KF245 .B853 2005   
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  • Chambers dictionary of quotations / [editor, Una McGovern ; contributors, Don Currie ... [et al.]] Edinburgh [Scotland] : Chambers, 2005  Reference   PN6080 .C43 2005   
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  • China business guide Singapore : Chinaknowledge Press, 2004  Reference   HF1604 .C45 2004   
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  • China today : an encyclopedia of life in the People's Republic / edited by Jing Luo ; Aimin Chen, associate editor, economics ; Shunfeng Song, associate editor, economics ; Baogang Guo, associate editor, labor relations ; Ronghua Ouyang, associate editor, education Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005  Reference   DS777.6 .C458 2005   
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  • Church and worship music : an annotated bibliography of contemporary scholarship : a research and information guide / Avery T. Sharp and James Michael Floyd New York : Routledge, 2005  Reference   ML128.C54 .S43 2005   
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  • The Civilian Conservation Corps : a bibliography / Jackie McFadden and Jean Wells Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2005  Reference   S930.B1 .M34 2005  also useful for rfhis.
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  • College majors handbook with real career paths and payoffs : the actual jobs, earnings, and trends for graduates of 60 college majors / Neeta P. Fogg, Paul E. Harrington, Thomas F. Harrington ; foreword by Michael Farr Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, c2004  Reference   HF5382.5.U5 .F644 2004   
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  • The Columbia history of Latinos in the United States since 1960 / edited by David G. Gutiérrez New York : Columbia University Press, c2004  Reference   E184.S75 .C644 2004   
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  • The complete dictionary of symbols / Jack Tresidder, general editor San Francisco [Calif.] : Chronicle Books, 2005  Reference   GR931 .C66 2005   
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  • Computer resources for people with disabilities : a guide to assistive technologies, tools and resources for people of all ages / Alliance for Technology Access Alameda, Calif. : Hunter House c2004  Reference   HV1569.5 .A45 2004   
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  • Concise Oxford English dictionary / edited by Catherine Soanes, Angus Stevenson New York : Oxford University Press, 2004  Reference   PE1628 .C68 2004   
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  • Concise rules of APA style Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2005  Reference   BF76.7 .C66 2005   
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  • The cultural encyclopedia of baseball / Jonathan Fraser Light Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2005  Reference   GV862.3 .L54 2005   
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  • Cybercrime : a reference handbook / Bernadette H. Schell and Clemens Martin Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004  Reference   HV6773 .S3547 2004   
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  • The deaths of the popes : comprehensive accounts, including funerals, burial places and epitaphs / Wendy J. Reardon Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, c2004  Reference   BX958.T7 .R43 2004   
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  • Dictionary of Hindu gods and goddesses / by T.R.R. Iyengar New Delhi [India] : D.K. Printworld, 2003  Reference   BL1216 .I94 2003   
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  • Dictionary of multicultural psychology : issues, terms, and concepts / Lena E. Hall Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, c2005  Reference   GN502 .H336 2005   
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  • Dictionary of statistics & methodology : a nontechnical guide for the social sciences / W. Paul Vogt Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2005  Reference   HA17 .V64 2005   
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  • Directory of Congressional voting scores and interest group ratings / J. Michael Sharp Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2006  Reference   JK1051 .S555 2006   
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  • Domestic violence sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the causes and consequences of abusive relationships, including physical violence, sexual assault, battery, stalking, and emotional abuse ... along with a glossary of related terms and resources for additional help and information / edited by Dawn D. Matthews Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2004  Reference   HV6626.2 .D685 2004   
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  • Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and the Reformation / Thomas G. Bergin, consulting editor ; Jennifer Speake, general editor New York : Facts On File, c2004  Reference   CB359 .B47 2004   
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  • Encyclopedia of American social movements / edited by Immanuel Ness ; foreword by Stephen Eric Bronner and Frances Fox Piven Armonk, NY : Sharpe Reference, c2004  Reference   HN57 .E594 2004   
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  • Encyclopedia of bioethics / edited by Stephen G. Post New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c2004  Reference   QH332 .E52 2004   
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  • The encyclopedia of cancer / Carol Turkington, William LiPera New York : Facts on File, c2005  Reference   RC262 .T86 2005   
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  • Encyclopedia of disability / general editor, Gary L. Albrecht Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2006  Reference   HV1568 .E528 2006   
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  • Encyclopedia of distance learning / Caroline Howard ... [et al.] Hershey, PA : Idea Group Reference, c2005  Reference   LC5211 .E516 2005   
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  • Encyclopedia of early cinema / edited by Richard Abel Abingdon, Oxon, OX [England] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2005  Reference   PN1993.45 .E53 2005  Gift of the Friends of Dacus Library donated by Elizabeth Patrick, 2006
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  • Encyclopedia of education and human development / Stephen J. Farenga and Daniel Ness, editors ; foreword by James H. Borland Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2005  Reference   LB15 .E473 2005   
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  • Encyclopedia of educational leadership and administration / Fenwick W. English, [editor] Thousand Oaks, Ca. : SAGE, c2006.  Reference   LB2805 .E527 2006   
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  • Encyclopedia of entomology / edited by John L. Capinera Dordrecht, [The Netherlands] ; London : Kluwer Academic, 2004  Reference   QL462.3 .E47 2004   
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  • The encyclopedia of exercise, sport, and health / Peter Brukner, Karim Khan, and John Kron Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2004  Reference   GV567 .B78 2004   
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  • Encyclopedia of human nutrition / editor-in-chief, Benjamin Caballero ; editors, Lindsay Allen, Andrew Prentice Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; Boston [Mass.] : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2005  Reference   QP141 .E526 2005   
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  • Encyclopedia of nonlinear science / Alwyn Scott, Editor New York : Routledge, 2005  Reference   QA427 .E53 2005   
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  • Encyclopedia of public administration and public policy / edited by Jack Rabin New York : Marcel Dekker, c2003  Reference   JK9 .E526 2003   
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  • Encyclopedia of public administration and public policy. ... Update supplement / edited by Jack Rabin Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis, c2005-  Reference   JK9 .E526 2003 Suppl   
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  • Encyclopedia of recreation and leisure in America / Gary S. Cross, editor in chief Farmington Hills, MI : Charles Scribner's Sons, c2004  Reference   GV53 .E53 2004   
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  • Encyclopedia of religious rites, rituals, and festivals / Frank A. Salamone, editor New York : Routledge, 2004  Reference   BL31 .E47 2004   
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  • Encyclopedia of social theory / editor George Ritzer Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c2005  Reference   HM425 .E47 2005   
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  • The encyclopedia of sports medicine / Elizabeth Oakes ; foreword by Connie Lebrun New York : Facts on File, Inc., c2005  Reference   RC1206 .O355 2005   
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  • Encyclopedia of the United States cabinet / Mark Grossman Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2000  General Collection  E176 .G89 2000  Gift of the Friends of Dacus Library Donated by Jim and Paula Hendricks in Honor of Coleen Petit 2004-2005
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  • The encyclopedia of U-boats : from 1904 to the present / Eberhard Möller and Werner Brack ; translated by Andrea Battson and Roger Chesneau. London [England] : Greenhill Books ; Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c2004  Reference   V859.G3 .M6513 2004   
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  • Encyclopedia of war & American society / Peter Karsten, editor Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2006?]  Reference   E181 .E634 2006   
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  • Encyclopedia of world writers / Thierry Boucquey, general editor ; Gary Johnson, advisor ; Nina Chordas advisor ; [written and developed by Book Builders LLC] New York NY : Facts on File, c2005  Reference   PN451 .E55 2005  Gift of the Friends of Dacus Library. Donated by Mark and Carol Herring in memory of Dorothy M. Herring and Reuben Herring, 2006
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  • The expansion of Christianity : a gazetteer of its first three centuries / by Roderic L. Mullen Leiden, [The Netherlands] ; Boston, Mass. : Brill, 2004  Reference   BR165 .M96 2004   
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  • The Ferguson guide to résumés and job-hunting skills : a step-by-step guide to preparing for your job search / Maurene J. Hinds New York : Ferguson, c2005  Reference   HF5383 .H49 2005   
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  • Filmography of social issues : a reference guide / Charles P. Mitchell Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c2004  Reference   PN1995.9.S62 .M58 2004   
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  • Forest plants of the Southeast and their wildlife uses / James H. Miller, Karl V. Miller ; featuring photography by Ted Bodner Athens : University of Georgia Press, 2005  Reference   QK125 .M55 2005  Gift of the Dalton Endowment for Environmental Sciences
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  • Government publications unmasked : teaching government information resources in the 21st century / Wendy Mann and Theresa R. McDevitt, editors Pittsburgh, PA : Library Instruction Publications, c2003  Reference   Z1223 .G68 2003   
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  • Governments of the world : a global guide to citizens' rights and responsibilities / C. Neal Tate, editor-in-chief Detroit [Mich.] : Macmillan Reference USA/Thomson Gale, c2006  Reference   JA61 .G645 2006   
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  • The great American history fact-finder : the who, what, where, when, and why of American history / Pam Cornelison and Ted Yanak Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2004  Reference   E174 .C67 2004   
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  • The Greenwood encyclopedia of American poets and poetry / Jeffrey Gray, editor ; James McCorkle and Mary McAleer Balkun, associate editors Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006  Reference   PS303 .G74 2006   
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  • The Greenwood encyclopedia of rock history Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006  Reference   ML3534 .G754 2006   
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  • The historical atlas of American crime / Fred Rosen New York : Facts on File, c2005  Reference   HV6779 .R67 2005   
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  • Historical dictionary of feminism / Janet K. Boles, Diane Long Hoeveler Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2004  Reference   HQ1115 .B65 2004   
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  • Historical dictionary of science fiction literature / Brian Stableford Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2004  Reference   PN3433.4 .S73 2004   
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  • Historical dictionary of the French Revolution / Paul R. Hanson Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2004  Reference   DC147 .H36 2004   
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  • Historical fiction : a guide to the genre / Sarah L. Johnson Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, c2005  Reference   PS374.H5 .J64 2005  Gift of the Friends of Dacus Library. Donated by : Over The Teacups Club in memory of Rosanne James 2006
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  • Historical statistics of the United States : earliest times to the present / editors in chief, Susan B. Carter ... [et al.] New York : Cambridge University Press, c2006  Reference   HA202 .H57 2006   
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  • History of the federal parole system / U.S. Department of Justice, United States Parole Commission Buffalo, NY : William S. Hein, 2004  Reference   HV9304 .H58 2004   
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  • Human rights and the world's major religions / William H. Brackney, series editor ; Peter J. Haas ... [et al.] Westport, CT : Praeger, 2005  Reference   BL65.H78 .H8595 2005   
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  • Illustrated dictionary of building design + construction / Ernest Burden New York : McGraw-Hill, c2005  Reference   TH9 .B86 2005   
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  • Illustrated great decisions of the Supreme Court / Tony Mauro Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2006  Reference   KF4549 .M334 2006   
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  • The international book of days / by Stephen G. Christianson ; edited by Lynn M. Messina ; contributors, Jennifer Peloso, Norris Smith, Laura Ware New York : H.W. Wilson, 2004  Reference   GT4803 .D6 2004  Gift of the Friends of Dacus Library. Donated by: Louise Pettus in honor of Polly Ford 2006
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  • Invasive plant species of the world : a reference guide to environmental weeds / Ewald Weber Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; Cambridge, MA, USA : CABI Pub., 2003  Reference   SB613.5 .W43 2003  Gift of the Friends of Dacus Library Donated by Louise Pettus in Honor of D. Lindsay Pettus 2004-2005
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  • The Johns Hopkins guide to literary theory & criticism / edited by Michael Groden, Martin Kreiswirth, and Imre Szeman Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005  Reference   PN81 .J554 2005   
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  • The librarian's copyright companion / by James S. Heller Buffalo, N.Y. : W.S. Hein, 2004  Reference   KF2995 .H45 2004   
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  • Marriage customs of the world : from henna to honeymoons / George P. Monger Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004  Reference   GT2690 .M65 2004   
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  • McGraw-Hill's dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions / Richard A. Spears New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, c2006  Reference   PE2846 .S639 2006   
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  • Microterrors : the complete guide to bacterial, viral, and fungal infections that threaten our health / Tony Hart Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2004  Reference   QR56 .H37 2004   
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  • Mosby's medical dictionary / Managing editor, Tamara Myers St. Louis, [Mo.] : Mosby/Elsevier, c2006  Reference   R121 .M89 2006   
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  • Mudrās in Buddhist and Hindu practices : an iconographic consideration / Fredrick W. Bunce New Dehli : D.K. Printworkd (P) Ltd., c2005  Reference   BQ5125.M8 .B85 2005  Gift of the Friends of Dacus Library Donated by Judith Alpin 2004-2005
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  • National Geographic historical atlas of the United States / text adapted by Ron Fisher Washington, DC : National Geographic, c2004  Reference   G1201.S1 .F5 2004   
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  • The new Kobbé's opera book / edited by the Earl of Harewood and Antony Peattie New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1997  Reference   MT95 .K52 1997  Gift of Friends of Dacus Library Donated by Doris Platt In Honor of Jacob Adams
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  • The new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English / Tom Dalzell, senior editor and Terry Victor, editor London, [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2006  Reference   PE3721 .P325 2006   
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  • Notable American women : a biographical dictionary completing the twentieth century / Susan Ware, editor ; Stacy Braukman, assistant editor Cambridge, Mass : Belknap Press, 2004  Reference   CT3260 .N5725 2004   
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  • The Oxford companion to the Supreme Court of the United States / editor in chief, Kermit L. Hall ; editors, James W. Ely, Jr., Joel B. Grossman Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005  Reference   KF8742.A35 .O93 2005   
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  • The Oxford dictionary of quotations / edited by Elizabeth Knowles Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004  Reference   PN6080 .O95 2004   
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  • Oxford dictionary of scientific quotations / edited by W.F. Bynum and Roy Porter ; assistant editors, Sharon Messenger, Caroline Overy Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005  Reference   Q173 .O915 2005  Gift of the Friends of Dacus Library.. Donated by: Tom Moore 2006
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  • The Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States / Suzanne Oboler and Deena J. González, editors in chief Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005  Reference   E184.S75 .O97 2005   
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  • The pianist's dictionary / Maurice Hinson Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, c2004  Reference   ML102.P5 .H46 2004  Gift of the Friends of Dacus Library Donated by Donald Rogers 2004-2005
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  • Pocket guide to cultural health assessment / Carolyn Erickson D'Avanzo, Elaine M. Geissler St. Louis : Mosby, c2003  Reference   RT86.54 .G45 2003  Also useful for rfbig;rfhnt;rfant.
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  • Popular psychology : an encyclopedia / Luis A. Cordón Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005  Reference   BF31 .C715 2005  Gift of the Friends of Dacus Library Donated By: Joyce Simpson 2006
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  • Poverty in the United States : an encyclopedia of history, politics, and policy / edited by Gwendolyn Mink and Alice O'Connor Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004  Reference   HC110.P6 .P598 2004   
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  • Profiles of influence in gifted education : historical perspectives and future directions / edited by Frances A. Karnes and Stephanie A. Nugent Waco [Tex.] : Prufrock Press, c2004  Reference   LC3993.9 .P76 2004  Gift of the Friends of Dacus Library Donated by Jean and Irvin Plowden in Honor of Gail Dickert 2004-2005
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  • The queer encyclopedia of the visual arts / Claude J. Summers, editor San Francisco [Calif.] : Cleis Press, 2004  Reference   N72.H64 .Q44 2004   
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  • Reader's Digest illustrated world atlas Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, c2004  Reference Atlas Case  G1021 .R576 2004   
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  • Resource guide for business Columbia, S.C. : Business Solution Division, South Carolina Dept. of Commerce, 2005  Reference; additional copy: Internet  HC107.S6 .R468 2005  This title was received on South Carolina Government Document depository program at no charge
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  • Science in the early twentieth century : an encyclopedia / Jacob Darwin Hamblin Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2005  Reference   Q125 .H345 2005   
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  • A short guide to writing about art / Sylvan Barnet New York : Pearson/Longman, c2005  Reference   N7476 .B37 2005   
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  • Stedman's medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005  Reference   R121 .S83 2005   
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  • String quartets : a research and information guide / Mara E. Parker New York : Routledge, 2005  Reference   ML128.S68 .P37 2005   
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  • Vice presidents : a biographical dictionary / edited by L. Edward Purcell New York : Facts On File, c2005  Reference   E176.49 .V52 2005   
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  • When the railroad leaves town : American communities in the age of rail line abandonment / Joseph P. Schwieterman Kirksville, MO : Truman State University Press, c2001-c2004  Reference   TF23 .S35 2001   
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  • Women in early America : struggle, survival, and freedom in a new world / Dorothy A. Mays Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004  Reference   HQ1416 .M395 2004   
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  • Women in music : a research and information guide / Karin Pendle New York : Routledge, 2005  Reference   ML128.W7 .P46 2005   
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  • World Christianities, c. 1815-1914 / edited by Sheridan Gilley and Brian Stanley Cambridge, England; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006  General Collection  BR477 .W87 2006   
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