May 2023 Content Update Academic Core

Joanna Bartell

May 03, 2023 13:19

13 new titles and 1 updated title were released to Academic Core and Academic Core with Backfile in May 2023. There are now 1,192 titles in Academic Core with Backfile, and 899 titles in the Academic Core collection. If you subscribe to one of these packages, see a full title list in your Admin account (log-in required), or check it out on our corporate site: Academic Core with Backfile, Academic Core.

New Academic Core Titles

	The Art of Medieval Jewelry: An Illustrated History ISBN: 9781476681757 This title covers the origins of the imagery and designs on common jewelry and portable artwork between late antiquity and the Middle Ages.
	The Constitution Explained: A Guide for Every American ISBN: 9781578597765 Exploring the history and the various clauses, amendments, and interpretations, as well as addressing the debate over how well the country has lived up to the Preamble's lofty goals, The Constitution Explained: A Guide for Every American makes this groundbreaking document more understandable.
	Edible: Corn: A Global History ISBN: 9781780238166 Michael Owen Jones traces the transportation of corn to the Old World by Christopher Columbus, and its rapid distribution throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia that followed.
	Edible: Oyster: A Global History ISBN: 9781780238173 Follow the story from the prehistoric up to the present day, discovering how the oyster became the food of both paupers and kings, contributed to the building of empires and the demise of ecosystems, and why it may be the creature to help save the world's dying coastal shorelines and reefs.
	Edible: Soda and Fizzy Drinks: A Global History ISBN: 9781789144918 This book looks at how something made from water, sugar and soda became big business but also became deeply important to people; fizzy drinks' symbolic meanings are far more complex than the water, gas and sugar from which they are made.
	Encyclopedia of Weird Detectives ISBN: 9781476678009 The detective genre has explored supernatural and paranormal themes throughout its colorful history. Stories of detectives investigating spiritualists, ghostly apparitions, the occult and psychics have spanned pulp fiction magazines, comic books, novels, film, television, animation and video games. This encyclopedia covers the history of the genre in its multiple forms and informs and adds to the knowledge of either the new or informed reader.
	Geographic Information Science for Land Resource Management ISBN: 9781119786320 Geographic Information Science for Land Resource Management is a comprehensive book focusing on managing land resources using innovative techniques of spatial information sciences and satellite remote sensing.
	Natural Health: Your Complete Guide to Natural Remedies and Mindful Well-Being ISBN: 9781578597734 From herbs, oils and vitamins to yoga, healing remedies, and belly laughs, Natural Health: Your Complete Guide to Natural Remedies and Mindful Well-Being explores hundreds of ancient remedies, natural therapies, and nature's medicine cabinet. This comprehensive guide to nature-based health and well-being includes the most current knowledge, information, and science behind a natural diet and lifestyle to promote wellness.
	Princeton Field Guides: Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America ISBN: 9780691189406 Summarizing the current scientific understanding of our flower fly fauna, this is an indispensable resource for anyone, amateur naturalist or scientist, interested in discovering the beauty of these insects.
	Repeating and Multi-Fire Weapons: A History from the Zhuge Crossbow Through the AK-47 ISBN: 9781476666662 Based largely upon new research, this book explores the history of repeating and multi-fire weapons, beginning with the Chinese repeating crossbow in the 4th century BCE, and ending with the world's most common firearm, the Kalashnikov AK-47.
	Taste: A Philosophy of Food ISBN: 9781789144802 In Taste: A Philosophy of Food, Sarah Worth argues that taste is a sense that needs educating, for the real pleasures of eating only come with an understanding of what one really likes.
	Teach Yourself: Criminology: A Complete Introduction ISBN: 9781529397970 Written by leading experts, this book gives you all the key knowledge and information you need to succeed quickly and easily.
	Teach Yourself: The Big Ideas in Science: A Complete Introduction ISBN: 9781529397956 Covering everything from the Big Bang to global warming, The Big Ideas in Science is an accessible and easy-to-use introduction to the scientific world, what it has achieved over the past few hundred years and what it promises for the future.