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New and Published Books

  1. The FRBR Family of Conceptual Models

    Toward a Linked Bibliographic Future

    Edited by Richard P. Smiraglia, Pat Riva, Maja Žumer

    Since 1998 when FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) was first published by IFLA, the effort to develop and apply FRBR has been extended in many innovative and experimental directions. Papers in this volume explain and expand upon the extended family of FRBR models including...

    Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge

  2. International Who's Who in Classical Music 2013

    29th Edition

    Edited by Europa Publications

    Series: Biographical Reference Series

    The International Who’s Who in Classical Music 2013 is a vast source of biographical and contact information for singers, instrumentalists, composers, conductors, managers and more. Each entrant has been given the opportunity to update his or her information for the new improved...

    Published March 25th 2013 by Routledge

  3. International Who's Who in Popular Music 2013

    15th Edition

    Edited by Europa Publications

    Series: Biographical Reference Series

    International Who's Who in Popular Music 2013 gives biographical information and contact details for some of the most talented and influential artists and individuals from the world of popular music. Now in its fifteenth edition, there are over 7,000 biographies charting...

    Published March 25th 2013 by Routledge

  4. The International Who's Who in Classical/Popular Music Set 2013

    2nd Edition

    Edited by Europa Publications

    Series: Biographical Reference Series

    Combining the International Who's Who in Classical Music and the International Who's Who in Popular Music, this two-volume set provides a complete view of the whole of the music world. Within the International Who's Who in Classical Music, each biographical entry comprises personal information...

    Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge

  5. Routledge Library Editions: Russell

    By Various

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Russell

    Reissuing several works originally published between 1918 and 1985, Routledge Library Editions: Russell offers a selection of scholarship covering the life and theories of Bertrand Russell. Russell (1872-1970) is the twentieth century’s most important liberal thinker and probably its greatest...

    Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge

  6. Bertrand Russell: A Life

    By Herbert Gottschalk

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Russell

    Bertrand Russell’s eminence of intellect and person has long been unassailable. Besides his distinction as mathematician and philosopher, and a vast output of books, articles, lectures and talks on most aspects of the human condition, there is his continuing concern for day-to-day political issues,...

    Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge

  7. Bertrand Russell: The Passionate Sceptic

    By Alan Wood

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Russell

    ‘Fascinating’, ‘brilliant’, ‘oddly moving’, ‘a warm human picture’ – this biography was enthusiastically received when it came out in 1957. And no wonder. It is not only the lively story of a distinguished man but a lucid account of his work and its significance. The author, who was himself a...

    Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge

  8. Bertrand Russell's America

    His Transatlantic Travels and Writings. Volume One 1896-1945

    By Barry Feinberg, Ronald Kasrils

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Russell

    Originally published in 1973, this volume documents Bertrand Russell’s travels in America covering the period 1896-1945. It is presented in two halves with the first a biographical account of Russell’s involvement with the United States, with special reference to the seven visits he made there...

    Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge

  9. Bertrand Russell's America

    His Transatlantic Travels and Writings. Volume Two 1945-1970

    By Barry Feinberg, Ronald Kasrils

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Russell

    Originally published in 1984, this volume documents Bertrand Russell’s travels in America covering the period 1945-1970. It is presented in two halves with the first a biographical account of Russell’s involvement with the United States, with special reference to the seven visits he made there...

    Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge

  10. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Civil War Era Biographies

    By John D Wright

    Behind the familiar names of the military and political leaders whose names we all know--Lincoln, Davis, Lee, Grant, Sherman, and Jackson, are the people whose lives and hard work defined the Civil War era: abolitionists, slaves, inventors, manufacturers, painters, lawyers, writers, spies,...

    Published November 6th 2012 by Routledge

Forthcoming Books

  1. The International Who's Who 2014, 77th Edition
    Edited by Europa Publications
    To Be Published June 9th 2013
  2. International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2014, 29th Edition
    Edited by Europa Publications
    To Be Published August 19th 2013
  3. The 17th and 18th Centuries: Dictionary of World Biography, Volume 4
    Edited by Frank N. Magill
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  4. Dictionary of World Biography
    Edited by Frank N. Magill
    To Be Published September 29th 2013
  5. Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings
    Edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher
    To Be Published September 29th 2013

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