American Decades Primary Sources, 10v, 2004
American Inaugurals: The Speeches, The Presidents, and Their Times, 2002
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History, 5v, 2005
Datapedia of the United States: American History in Numbers, 4th ed., 2007
Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America, 3v, 2004
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa, 2nd ed., 4v, 2004
Encyclopedia of Sex & Gender, 2007
Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations, 2nd ed., 2007
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, 6v, 2005
Law
Gale Encyclopedia of American Law, 3rd ed., 14v, 2011
Literature
African Writers, 2v, 1997
Ancient Writers: Greece and Rome, 2v, 1982
Gothic Literature: A Gale Critical Companion, 3v, 2006
Latin American Writers, 3v, 1989
Latin American Writers: Supplement 1, 2002
Latino and Latina Writers, 2v, 2004
Mystery and Suspense Writers: The Literature of Crime, Detection, and Espionage, 2v, 1998
Poets: American and British, 3v, 1998
Science Fiction Writers: Critical Studies of the Major Authors from the Early Nineteenth Century to the Present Day, 2nd ed., 1999
Supernatural Fiction Writers: Contemporary Fantasy and Horror, 2nd ed., 2v, 2003
World Poets, 3v, 2000
Writers for Children: Critical Studies of Major Authors Since the Seventeenth Century, 1988
Writers for Young Adults, 3v, 1997
Writers for Young Adults: Supplement 1, 2000
Medicine
Complete Human Diseases and Conditions, 3v, 2008
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 3rd ed., 4v, 2009
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 2nd ed., 4v, 2005
The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, 2v, 2003
The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders, 2v, 2005
Multicultural Studies
Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America, 3v, 2004
Nation and World
New Encyclopedia of Africa, 2nd ed., 5v, 2008
Terrorism Reference Library, 4v, 2003
Religion
The Books of the Bible, 2v, 1989
Encyclopedia of Science and Religion, 2v, 2003
Science
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics, 4v, 2005
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This library serves the King County area. They will provide books, database access, and have events at their branch for those who live in Seattle, but those who live in King County are also able to download e-books.
If you live outside of the Sno-Isle Libraries District service area, but you live in a community in Washington State that financially supports a library of its own, you are eligible for a free Sno-Isle library card.
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