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GEOGRAPHY / GENERAL


                                 Brazil                                              Trash Talk

                                 ANTONIO LUCIANO DE ANDRADE                          An Encyclopedia of
                                 TOSTA AND                                           Garbage and Recycling
                                 EDUARDO F. COUTINHO, EDITORS
                                                                                     around the World
                                  “ and handy guide.                                 ROBERT WILLIAM COLLIN
                                    Overall, a useful
                                                ”                                     “
                                   Recommended.                                        This work serves as
                                         —Choice, October 3, 2016                      a brief introduction to
                                                                                       garbage and recycling
                                  “ This work provides                                 and an outline of waste
            ABC-CLIO               insightful background        ABC-CLIO               management practices in
            December 2015, 414pp, 7x10  on a complex, emerging   September 2015, 484pp, 7x10  most countries throughout
            Print: 978-1-61069-257-1  nation.                   Print: 978-1-61069-508-4  the world.
            $89.00, £69.00, €81.00       ”                      $100.00, £77.00, €91.00        ”
            eBook: 978-1-61069-258-8     —Library Journal, June 1, 2016  eBook: 978-1-61069-509-1      —Reference Reviews,
                                                                                               September 27, 2016
            Ideal for high school and undergraduate students, this one-stop
            reference explores everything that makes up modern Brazil,   This fascinating reference offers a unique take on recycling and
            including its geography, politics, pop culture, social media, daily   trash, tracing the role of waste in public health, climate change,
            life, and much more.                                and sustainability around the world.
                                                                FEATURES
            ANTONIO LUCIANO DE ANDRADE TOSTA, PhD, is assistant   •  Includes comparisons of the waste, public health, and
            professor of Brazilian literature and culture at the University of
            Kansas.                                              emissions profile for many countries
            EDUARDO F. COUTINHO, PhD, is professor of comparative
            literature at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  ROBERT WILLIAM COLLIN, JD, is a senior research scholar at
                                                                Willamette University.

                                 Ring of Fire
                                 An Encyclopedia                                     The World’s
                                 of the Pacific Rim’s                                Population
                                 Earthquakes, Tsunamis,                              An Encyclopedia of
                                 and Volcanoes                                       Critical Issues, Crises,

                                 BETHANY D. RINARD HINGA                             and Ever-Growing
                                  “ and clear writing style                          Countries
                                    The author’s engaging
                                                                                     FRED M. SHELLEY
                                   and her minimal use                                 Overall, students and
            ABC-CLIO               of jargon make this                                “ nonspecialists alike will find
            March 2015, 403pp, 7x10  a useful introduction      ABC-CLIO
            Print: 978-1-61069-296-0  to volcanology.           December 2014, 407pp, 7x10  this work very useful. . . .
                                                                                                    ”
            $89.00, £69.00, €81.00  Recommended.                Print: 978-1-61069-506-0  Recommended.
            eBook: 978-1-61069-297-7            ”               $89.00, £69.00, €81.00        —Choice, July 1, 2015
                                       —Choice, August 18, 2015  eBook: 978-1-61069-507-7
            The author examines natural disasters around the Pacific Rim   This one-volume encyclopedia examines key topics, major
            throughout history together with scientific data context to   world players, and imminent problems pertaining to the
            produce enlightening—and highly readable—entries.   world’s ever-growing population.


                                                                FRED M. SHELLEY is professor of geography in the department
            BETHANY D. RINARD HINGA, PhD, is associate dean for   of geography and environmental sustainability at the University
            academic affairs at Morningside College, Sioux City, IA.
                                                                of Oklahoma.





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