May 2025 Content Update Complete Core

13 new titles and 2 updated title were released to Complete Core in May 2025.

There are now 1,665 titles in the Complete Core collection. If you subscribe to this package, see a full title list in your Admin account (log-in required). If you're interested in upgrading your account to the Complete Core package, email [e-mail].

New Complete Core Titles:

	American Government A to Z: Congress A to Z ISBN: 9781071846810 Congress A to Z provides ready-reference insight into the national legislature, its organization, processes, major legislation, and history.
	Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World: A Companion to Greek Lyric ISBN: 9781119122623 A Companion to Greek Lyric delivers a collection of essays by international experts and emerging voices that offers up-to-date approaches on the methodology, contexts, and reception of Greek lyric from the archaic to the Hellenistic period. Readers benefit from a range of contextual and technical information included that allows for a more effective engagement with the lyric poets, as well as: guidance on working with texts that are mainly preserved as fragments; a selection of ways in which lyric poetry has influenced and inspired writers from Rome to the modern era; and recommendations for further reading that offer a starting point for how to follow up on a particular topic.
	Calling the Spirits: A History of Seances ISBN: 9781789142808 Calling the Spirits investigates the eerie history of our conversations with the dead, from necromancy in Homer's Odyssey to the emergence of Spiritualism - when Victorians were entranced by mediums and the seance was born.
	Darkness: A Cultural History ISBN: 9781780239828 Nina Edwards interrogates humanity's various attempts to harness and suppress the dark, from our early use of fire to the later discovery of electricity. She reveals how the idea of darkness pervades art, literature, religion and every aspect of our everyday language.
	Dining Out: A Global History of Restaurants ISBN: 9781789140576 An informed and entertaining history that takes readers from the world's first restaurants in Kaifeng to the latest high-end dining experiences.
	Encyclopedia of African-American Writing ISBN: 9781637001653 The Encyclopedia of African-American Writing highlights the role and influence of African-American cultural leaders, from all walks of life, from the 17th century to the present.
	Merpeople: A Human History ISBN: 9781789143140 In Merpeople: A Human History, Vaughn Scribner traces the long history of mermaids and mermen, taking in a wide variety of sources and using striking images.
	Opinions Throughout History: Church & State ISBN: 9781637001639 Church & State chronicles important court cases and other developments dealing with the interpretation of the Establishment Clause and the struggle to keep religion out of government and government out of religion.
	Opinions Throughout History: Worker's Rights & Wages ISBN: 9781637001387 Worker's Rights & Wages traces the struggles of the American work force from early workers' strikes in the colonies and the famous Boston Tea Party to recent attempts by Amazon employees to unionize.
	Stand Up Straight!: A History of Posture ISBN: 9781780239248 In Stand Up Straight!: A History of Posture, Sander L. Gilman probes shifting concepts of posture to show how society views who we are and what we are able to do by how our bodies appear.
	The SAGE Encyclopedia of Research Design ISBN: 9781071812129 The SAGE Encyclopedia of Research Design maps out how one makes decisions about research design, interprets data, and draws valid inferences, undertakes research projects in an ethical manner, and evaluates experimental design strategies and results.
	The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics ISBN: 9781483347721 The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics focuses on the ways that various STEM disciplines theorize about their subject matter.
	The Wig: A Hairbrained History ISBN: 9781789143461 This book reflects on the curious history of the wig, and along the way takes a sideways look at Western civilization.

Updated Complete Core Titles:

Disability Series: Disability Rights, Benefits, and Support Services Sourcebook ISBN: 9780780821088 Disability Rights, Benefits, and Support Services Sourcebook, Second Edition, provides an overview of rights and laws enacted to protect and accommodate people with disabilities. It includes information on federal laws that protect the right to vote, education programs and accommodations, Social Security benefits for individuals with a disability and the processes required to apply for these benefits, disability compensation benefits for veterans, information on how to find government and local disability programs and services, and other resources.

Teen Health Series: Health and Safety Information for Teen Travelers ISBN: 9780780821385 Traveler's Health and Safety Sourcebook, Second Edition provides information about travel health, safety, advisories and types of traveling that pose health and safety risks.

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