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24 Unusual eBook Encyclopedias

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Boston Public Library

24 items

  • Compare to reference book "Spirits, Fairies, Gnomes, Goblins: An Encyclopedia of the Little People"
    eBookRandom House Worlds, 2023
  • Asian Horror Encyclopedia

    Asian Horror Culture in Literature, Manga, and Folklore

    Bush, Laurence C.
    Compare to "Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture"
    eBookiUniverse, 2001
  • The Book of Jezebel

    An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Lady Things

    Harding, KateHess, Amanda
    Compare to "Look for the Woman: A Narrative Encyclopedia of Female Poisoners, Kidnappers, Thieves, Extortionists, Terrorists, Swindlers, and Spies, From Elizabethan Times to the Present"
    eBookGrand Central Publishing, 2013
  • The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies

    The Ultimate A-Z of Ancient Mysteries, Lost Civilizations and Forgotten Wisdom

    Michael Greer, John
    Compare to the "The International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders"
    eBookHarperCollins Publishers, 2010
  • Encyclopaedia of Hell II

    The Conquest of Heaven: An Invasion Manual for Demons Concerning the Celestial Realm and the Angelic

    Olson, Martin
    Compare to reference book "Encyclopedia of Religious Controversies in the United States"
    eBookFeral House, 2021
  • Compare to reference book "The Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in Art"
    eBookPrinceton Architectural Press, 2021
  • "S" Is for Stupid

    An Encyclopedia of Stupidity

    Gregory, Leland
    Compare to reference book "Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power, and Greed"
    eBookAndrews McMeel Publishing, 2010
  • Lucy A to Z

    The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia

    Karol, Michael
    Compare to reference book "The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, & Sexuality Through History"
    eBookiUniverse, 2004
  • An Encyclopedia of Tolkien

    The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien's World

    Day, David
    Compare to reference book, "J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment"
    eBookPrinters Row, 2019
  • Compare to "The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils: The Complete Guide to the Use of Aromatic Oils in Aromatheraapy, Herbalism, Health & Well-being"
    eBookSourcebooks Inc, 2024
  • The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World

    The Ultimate A–Z of Spirits, Mysteries and the Paranormal

    Cheung, Theresa
    Compare to the reference book "Death and the Afterlife: A Cultural Encyclopedia"
    eBookHarperCollins Publishers, 2010
  • The Encyclopedia of Misinformation

    A Compendium of Imitations, Spoofs, Delusions, Simulations, Counterfeits, Impostors, Illusions, Conf

    Sorgatz, Rex
    Compare to reference book "The Encyclopedia of Delusions: A Critical Scrutiny of Current Beliefs and Conventions"
    eBookAbrams, 2018
  • Encyclopedia Of The Unseen World

    The Ultimate Guide To Apparitions, Death Bed Visions, Mediums, Shadow People, Wandering Sp…

    Constance Victoria Briggs
    Compare to reference book "Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreams: the Evolution, Function, Nature, and Mysteries of Slumber"
    eBookRed Wheel Weiser, 2010
  • The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful

    Curious and Incredible Facts that Will Blow Your Mind

    Rossi, Milo
    Compare to "American Sideshow: An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers"
    eBookWellfleet Press, 2023