Looking for a specific illustrated encyclopedia of science fiction aliens. I owned a copy 15 years ago- beautiful glossy pages, each depicting an alien from a sci-fi book, and I believe a short paragraph of description. The cover was black with one of the gorgeous illustrations on the front. The illustrations were very detailed and may have been painted. Wasn't gigantic, maybe a 1/4 inch thick. I have googled and searched amazon to no avail. Thanks in advance.
posted by bmct on May 15, 2009 - 7 answers

Anyone recognize these old copper printing plates? They were used to print some sort of encyclopedia or other information book, but which one? [more inside]
posted by gemmy on May 10, 2009 - 6 answers

I’m trying to remember the name of a set of themed encyclopedias for children from my childhood. [more inside]
posted by studentbaker on Mar 9, 2009 - 11 answers

[Apple II educational software AND encyclopedia filter] When computers came to our library/learning center when I was in elementary school (between 1983-1986), I was one of the first kids to get to play a library learning game during "learning center" time and was the first to finish two games. 1) What were the names of these games? 2) What encyclopedia was used? [more inside]
posted by MCMikeNamara on Feb 22, 2009 - 4 answers

I am seeking a digital enclyclopedia for offline use on my laptop, preferably something relatively concise, like a desk reference only digital. [more inside]
posted by jmstephan on Jan 22, 2009 - 6 answers

Multi-volume kids encyclopedia recommendations for a bright but not overly-precocious 6 year old. [more inside]
posted by Chrischris on Nov 3, 2008 - 10 answers

What is a good encyclopedia / dictionary for 19th and/or 20th century literature? [more inside]
posted by stbalbach on Sep 9, 2008 - 7 answers

I have a question in two parts. If that's illegal, admin, please delete the last part. I'd like to hear suggestions for websites I should look at, and then advice on whether this is really how I should move forward with this. Hopefully, this is much clearer in the ... [more inside]
posted by segatakai on Jul 15, 2008 - 8 answers

Is there something like the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, only for science? [more inside]
posted by softsantear on Jul 10, 2008 - 10 answers

Is/was it normal to read Encyclopedia(s) as a child? [more inside]
posted by shoepal on Apr 27, 2006 - 97 answers

In 1959, Richard Feynman gave a now-famous talk at Caltech titled Plenty of Room at the Bottom in which he challenges the scientific community to write the entire Encyclopedia Brittanica on the head of a pin. Has anybody ever done this? [more inside]
posted by sergeant sandwich on Nov 19, 2005 - 17 answers

PhilosophyPhilter(!) I am writing an academic paper (not in philosophy) that uses some of the terms and basic structure of semiotics, the study of signs and the way that they represent objects and ideas. Does anybody know of a good book that I can use as a reference for this in my paper? I'd prefer not to have to reference online material (wikipedia, and this site are good), but would prefer a real book. I am hoping to point interested readers to concise definitions of the terms, like in a dictionary or encylopedia, and not to honking books by Pierce. Any ideas?
posted by zpousman on Jun 20, 2005 - 14 answers

What are the wisest/coolest/most surprising wikipedia entries you've run across? I already know about the Heavy Metal Umlaut and Exploding Whale.
posted by Tlogmer on Jun 14, 2005 - 15 answers

CDRom encyclopaedia that updates itself from web. What do you call it's updating process? [more inside]
posted by Pericles on Sep 17, 2004 - 3 answers

Where can I find an Encyclopedia of Electricity for a very bright, engineering-oriented ten-year-old? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by soyjoy on Dec 10, 2003 - 17 answers