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Global Data Locator (Serial)

Published in Hardcover by Bernan Assoc (1997)

Authors: George Thomas Kurian and European Communities

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The Nobel Scientists: A Biographical Encyclopedia

Published in Hardcover by Prometheus Books (2002)

Author: George Thomas Kurian

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An excellent reference

This biographical encyclopedia will interest college-level libraries, providing a strong set of profiles of over four hundred scientists who've won the Nobel Prize in physics, chemistry, or medicine. Entries provide basic bibliographic information along with details on the scientist's career and other achievements. An excellent reference.

World Encyclopedia of Cities: North America

Published in Hardcover by ABC-CLIO (1994)

Author: George Thomas Kurian

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World Encyclopedia of Cities : North America (United States

This book is great. It is filled with all the information you could possibly want in a city. From Location, history, to demography. I highly recommend it for several reasons. It could be of great help for a research paper, as it was for me, or if you plan on moving to a new city, you can research it quite a bit.

World Christian Encyclopedia : A Comparative Survey of Churches and Religions in the Modern World (2 Volume Set)

Published in Hardcover by Oxford University Press (2001)

Authors: David B. Barrett, George T. Kurian, and Todd M. Johnson

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A must-have for any Church Org. engaged in evangelization!

The data is very detailed and comprehensive indeed.

However, I found that the secular data, AD2000 on Thailand is a bit out of date, especially concerning the Government, the Legislature and the Political divisions (which should be 73 provinces instead of the 7 provinces published)

I also found the number of Christians in Thailand a bit too exagerated, especially the number of crypto-Christians (at 570,000 in mid-2000), Independent Christians (at 735,801) and Protestants (at 303,000).

The number of Catholics (at 255,000) and Anglicans (at 465) in Thailand in mid-2000 are quite accurate.

There should also be more frequent updates.

Second Time Around

Almost 20 years ago the initial edition of the WCE was a great advanbce in religious information and statistics. The second edition (now 2 volumes) reflects much of the change in the religious scene in the last 2 decades and that alone is worthwhile. What is interesting is that the projections made 20years ago for the year 2000 have often turned out to be 'spot on' and this adds to the value of the work. I commend this latest effort w/o reservation and look forward to updates more frequently. Religion is one of the things that everyone shares-we all have it. This book should be in every library-esp. religious ones.As a priest who follows and studies and interacts with this world I can recommend it most heartily!

A monument of religious demographics for Christians

David Barrett and Todd Johnson at the World Evangelization Research Center in Richmond, Virginia have just completed the 2nd edition of the World Christian Encyclopedia. This 2,400 page, 2-volume reference set tells the status of Christianity and of evangelization in great detail for every country, people, language, city, and province in the world -- together with a trove of other information, statistics, and resources for the decision-makers in the world of missions. A companion CD, the World Christian Database, is planned to follow. This particular work, when complete, will help facilitate the analysis now missing from this monumental enterprise, a truly impressive work of religious, especially Christian, demographics. There is really nothing like it in terms of sheer raw data.

Nelson's New Christian Dictionary The Authoritative Resource On The Christian World

Published in Hardcover by Thomas Nelson (23 March, 2001)

Author: George Thomas Kurian

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Nelson's New Christian Distionary

I'm in an inductive study the "Gospel of Mark". I couldn't find a definition for Pharisees and Sadducees. I was really disapointed since these were the first two words I looked up and could not find. I will continue to look through the dictionary, and comment further. I hope all readers note what is missing so that this work can be revised at a later time by the author.

I found it!

After looking through several of the standard dictionaries - both unabridged and abridged - there were words that I needed to define, but couldn't. I turned to some internet sources but still could not find definitions for these words. Finally! I found the definitions in this dictionary! Praises!

Fitzroy Dearborn Book of World Rankings, 4th Edition

Published in Hardcover by Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers (12 January, 1998)

Authors: George L. Kurian and George T. Kurian

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Gold-Plated, Short of Comprehensive, Worth Buying

Although this book does not have country by country, and it has not been "modernized" with a special section on the Internet, I could not do without it. While I recommend The Economist Pocket World in Figures as the best value (one tenth the cost), I find that this...book is essential to any serious personal library. However, for what the book costs, I would like to see a web-based password-access database offered that would allow data extraction and chart creation. This book is superior to The Economist version in that it lists all countries for which data is available (generally 135-185), and it is a more diverse and well-presented collection of data.

Political Market Place USA

Published in Paperback by Oryx Press (11 December, 1998)

Authors: George Thomas Kurian and Jeffrey D. Schultz

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World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures

Published in Hardcover by CQ Press (1997)

Authors: George Thomas Kurian, Lawrence D. Longley, Thomas O. Melia, International Political Science Association Research Committee of Legi, and Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

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