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AtoZ World Food contains traditional recipes and covers food culture for 174 countries of the world in six categories: National Cuisine, Regional Cuisine, Daily Meals, Dining Etiquette, Special Occasion Foods, and Food Trivia.

Creativebug has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.

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Cooking and nutrition magazines, culinary journals, and reference books, including industry information and thousands of searchable recipes and restaurant reviews.

Search millions of articles about drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Diverse resource for serious fine arts students.

Journal and magazine articles, textbooks, and other materials covering plant science, aesthetics and design, and practical skills.

Search home improvement topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and more.

Full-text articles from scholarly journals, popular magazines, and trade publications, as well as travel guides and reference books covering the cultural, economic, and practical aspects of these industries.

Access scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture.

Access the most searched magazines across Gale OneFile focusing on current events, sports, science, and health issues.

Cross-search Gale OneFile, Gale In Context, and Gale eBooks. Subjects include: agriculture, biography, business, communications and mass media, criminal justice, culinary arts, diversity studies, economics and theory, environmental studies and policy, fine arts, gardening and horticulture, gender studies, global issues, health and medicine, high school edition, home improvement, hospitality and tourism, information science, insurance and liability, leadership and management, military and intelligence, news, nursing and allied health, opposing viewpoints, physical therapy and sports medicine, pop culture studies, popular magazines, psychology, religion and philosophy, science, U.S. history, war and terrorism, and world history.

Cross-search all Gale databases to which BPL subscribes. Subjects include: agriculture, biography, business, communications and mass media, criminal justice, culinary arts, diversity studies, economics and theory, environmental studies and policy, fine arts, gardening and horticulture, gender studies, global issues, health and medicine, high school edition, home improvement, hospitality and tourism, information science, insurance and liability, leadership and management, military and intelligence, news, nursing and allied health, opposing viewpoints, physical therapy and sports medicine, pop culture studies, popular magazines, psychology, religion and philosophy, science, U.S. history, war and terrorism, and world history.

Experience the benefits of meditation through guided meditations, animations, articles, and videos. The BPL has a limited number of licenses to assign to BPL cardholders. Licenses expire on the 1st of each calendar month, but you may return here to obtain a new license.

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Kovels.com provides the prices and descriptions of 1,000,000+ items that will help you identify, date and value your antiques and collectibles.  Kovels also offers a database of 18,500+ pottery, porcelain and silver marks and listings, and access to the monthly publication, Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles.