Sentences with phrase «encyclopedia sets»

There were two encyclopedia sets specifically that I would pour over any chance I got.
Samuel Levi Jones (b. 1978) strips book covers from encyclopedia sets and law books that are then sewn together to form a grid of contrasting textures between the roughness of page-less spines and smooth bound covers, which have been skinned.
So if the abilities to buzz in quickly and summon facts instantaneously are key skills to doing well in quiz competitions, do quiz kids even need to read entire encyclopedia sets or study before matches?
He said it's not uncommon to see a decade - old computer manual or an incomplete encyclopedia set on a library shelf — not exactly inspiring reading material for young people.

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At its peak, Encyclopedia Britannica sold 120,000 hardcover sets of its books.
You know of a good explanation for cell's having what Dawkins admits amount to 1,000 complete sets of the Encyclopedia Britannica in their DNA?
We have two sets of encyclopedias and yearbooks and a few other reference materials, which is sufficient.
if you do nt like wiki, using Encyclopedia of Wars — 3 Volume of Set reports the same total number of death's from war..
Think back to the last time you or someone you know bought a full set of hard - copy encyclopedias.
But while machine learning theorists have made progress in teaching computers to perform specific tasks within a strict set of parameters — such as how to parallel park a car or plumb encyclopedias for answers to trivia questions — their programs don't enable computers to generalize in an open - ended way.
We applied gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA)(23) to expression array data using KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathways.
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project set out to identify all the functional elements within the human genome.
A second, perhaps less - hyped initiative (called the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, or ENCODE) set out to delineate all functional elements in the human genome.
In addition to the GSEA oncogenic signature database, we used the KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) database and published breast cancer metastasis data sets.
He read his family's entire set of encyclopedia's before he went to kindergarten and has always been highly intelligent.
There first seven discs are identical to those in the (long out of print) 1999 box set (but without the bonus «Nightmare Encyclopedia» disc), while Freddy Vs. Jason is simply first disc in the film's two - disc «Platinum Series» release.
It appears PlayStation 4 owners will be treated to a special Dark Souls Trilogy Box Set that not only includes all three Dark Souls game (plus DLC), but also the soundtracks for each, some appropriately - themed bookends, art prints, and three encyclopedias that include descriptions of every item in each game.
Leaving his family and his job, he sets about selling encyclopedias to town locals, including Dylan (Daniel Gillies), a former student who's estranged from his father (Scott Wilson) and sister (Elisabeth Waterston); Alice (Jane Adams), a waitress and single mother with whom he has a brief and awkward romantic encounter; and Drifter (Ian Somerhalder), a musician grieving the death of his brother (Joe Mazello).
Today's Nintendo news: Super Mario Encyclopedia getting a Collector's Edition, videos for the new Nintendo Switch user icons, more details about the ARMS US & Canada Open, latest set of Famitsu preview pages, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Memorial Book announced, new Nintendo eShop pre-paid cards in Japan, and latest video for Super Mario Run!
Reference books, such as full sets of encyclopedias and dictionaries less than fifteen years old
This activity requires that students have access to the Internet or to plenty of maps, sets of encyclopedia, and other geography resources.
Daily newspapers, almanacs, and sets of encyclopedia are great timeline resources.
Distinguished from other folklore encyclopedias by its emphasis on strictly medieval interpretations, this 306 - entry set is one of those rare resources that can appeal to both a scholarly and a popular audience.
Marshall Cavendish applies its trademark full - color approach to a set that is similar in format to its Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (1996) but aimed at students in grades three through five.
Another of this publisher's excellent adaptations of larger sets (in this case the distinguished Encyclopedia of the Holocaust), revised for high - school students.
Every two years Encyclopedia Britannica printed a 32 volume set that retailed for around $ 1400.
Cumming's attention to the set - up in the first half may frustrate readers looking for an action - adventure novel... In addition, the history of the Basque separatists is complex, and at times the way Cumming chooses to relate it comes off as clumsy — too forced and too much like an encyclopedia entry... Nevertheless, this is an exceptionally well - written addition to the genre.
I even have a set of Britannica Encyclopedia.
Set out on a vision quest to foresee the future and use the screen in your hands to study a mysterious folklore encyclopedia, decipher hints and take notes.
A Remastered Dark Souls 1, along with the other two games in the franchise, 6 CD set of the soundtrack, plus bookends art work and an item encyclopedia....
In addition, it will have the following, soundtracks for each of the games, knight and bonfire bookends, an encyclopedia, and a special art set.
With Dodo Data Dada, Dettmer turns his attention to reference books, including full sets of mid-century encyclopedias and turn - of - the century political tracts, excavating them to «expose a mass of fragmented and disjointed associations».
The scale of the encyclopedias are usually built around the amount of books that are in a set of encyclopedias.
I made a piece from a set of spines from an encyclopedia, but it's basically embedded in a wall, the spines themselves sewn together and embedded in a hole in the wall, and about half of it drapes off the wall.
The World According to Zell recontextualizes an encyclopedia from 1871 whereas the artist has removed all images in the two volume set to create her own visual history.
Ericka Beckman, You the Better, Film Installation (1983/2015) Adrian Piper, The Mythic Being: Sol's Drawings # 1 — 5 (1974) Trisha Brown, selection of nine works on paper (1973 - 1980) Charline von Heyl, Folk Tales (2013) and Children's Encyclopedia (2014) Pope.L, selection of ten works from his ongoing Skin Set series (selections from 2001 - 2012) James Richards, Rosebud (2013) and Radio at Night (2015) Joan Jonas, Songdelay (1973) and Glass Puzzle (1973) Renée Green, Bequest (1991)
Including: «A Pictorial Encyclopedia of The Oriental Arts» 2 vols in slipcase, edited by Shoten, publ by Crown; «Oriental Cloisonne and Other Enamels» by Chu; «Japanese and Oriental Ceramics» by Gorham; «Half the World», edited by Toynbee; «Chinese Jade of Five Centuries» by Hartman; «Chinese Export Porcelain» by Lunsingh - Scheurler; «Treasures of Chinese Glass Work Shops» by Asiantiques; «A History of Far Eastern Art» by Lee; «The Art of Japan» by Kidder; «Japan: A History in Art» by Smith; «China: A History in Art» by Smith & Weng; «Jade of the East» by Wills; «Wolf Kahn, Paintings & Pastels», 2 vols in slipcase, Ameringer - Yohe Fine Art; «Near Eastern Mythology» by Hamlyn; «Vasarely» by Diehl; «The Drawings of Milton Avery» by Taplinger; «Milton Avery» by Haskell; «Wolf Kahn, Landscape Painter» by Sawin; «Wolf Kahn, The City as Landscape» by Ameringer / McEnery / Yohe; «Hans Hofmann», ibid; «Picasso at Work at Home» by Schiff; «Wondrous Strange, The Wyeth Tradition»; «Fletcher Martin» by Cooke; PLUS (14 vols set) Cooper - Hewitt Museum Art & Antique Guidebooks; PLUS several gallery exhibition catalogs.Read more
I own the Encyclopedia of Philosphy, Complete and unabridged, entire set from Macmillan Publishing Co., & The Free Press.
He assembled a set of 22 CD - ROM disks containing public - domain versions of various books and educational materials such as the 1911 Encyclopedia Brittanica, Robinson Crusoe and McGuffey's Readers, which the family now markets as a home - schooling kit.
Setting aside the interesting debate about Wikipedia's accuracy in general as compared to regular encyclopedias, I think it should never be relied upon for anything formal.
The Chinese government is building its own online encyclopedia that's set to launch in 2018 - and it's hiring 20,000 people...
Specialist training courses: These include a virtual encyclopedia of possible qualifications, and are particularly useful for people working in their industries as creating a strong skill set.
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