978-1-57859-373-6
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by Samuel Willard Crompton
ISBN: 978-1-57859-509-9
The Handy Mythology Answer Book
by David A. Leeming, Ph.D.
ISBN: 978-1-57859-475-7
The Handy Nutrition Answer Book
by Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney
ISBN: 978-1-57859-484-9
The Handy Ocean Answer Book
by Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney
ISBN: 978-1-57859-063-6
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by Paul A. Tucci
ISBN: 978-1-57859-322-4
The Handy Philosophy Answer Book
by Naomi Zack
ISBN: 978-1-57859-226-5
The Handy Physics Answer Book, 2nd edition
By Paul W. Zitzewitz, Ph.D.
ISBN: 978-1-57859-305-7
The Handy Politics Answer Book
by Gina Misiroglu
ISBN: 978-1-57859-139-8
The Handy Presidents Answer Book, 2nd edition
by David L. Hudson, Jr.
ISBN: 978-1-57859-317-0
The Handy Psychology Answer Book, 2nd edition
by Lisa J. Cohen
ISBN: 978-1-57859-508-2
The Handy Religion Answer Book, 2nd edition
by John Renard
ISBN: 978-1-57859-379-8
The Handy Science Answer Book, 4th edition
by The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
ISBN: 978-1-57859-321-7
The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book
by David L Hudson, Jr.
ISBN: 978-1-57859-196-1
The Handy Technology Answer Book
by Naomi Bobick and James Balaban
ISBN: 978-1-57859-563-1
The Handy Weather Answer Book, 2nd edition
by Kevin S. Hile
ISBN: 978-1-57859-221-0
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Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PHOTO SOURCES
INTRODUCTION
DEFINING THE WORLD
MAPS
THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
The Earth’s Materials and Internal Processes
Asteroids and Near Earth Objects
WATER AND ICE
High, Low, Big, Small, and Wondrous
CLIMATE
HAZARDS AND DISASTERS