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Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
10 v. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Description
The first comprehensive revision of this classic reference source, originally published in 1940, features updated and revised entries from previous editions, as well as more than 800 new entries covering recent events and topics not covered previously. This authoritative work serves students, scholars, and general readers interested in a wide range of topics in American history, from the well studied and familiar to the obscure.
Description
"This newly revised dictionary for young students covers the vocab- ulary needed today, including many new words from the fields of science and technology. It contains more than 36,000 entry words and hundreds of full-color illustrations, photographs, and diagrams"-- Provided by publisher.
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360 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm.
Description
Newly revised and updated, the Spanish-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is a quick and intuitive way to learn and recall everyday words in Spanish. The Spanish-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary introduces a range of useful current vocabulary in thematic order, using full-color photographs and artworks to display and label all the elements of everyday life -- from the home and office to sport, music, nature, and the countries of the world -- with...
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
vii, 411 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Provides information on English folklore, beliefs, oral performances, and calendar customs. Includes articles on oral and performance genres such as cheese rolling, morris dancing, and rushbearing, superstitions such as crossing fingers and wishbones, beliefs like fairy rings and frog showers, and calendar customs from April Fool's Day to St. Valentine's Day.
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THE TWELFTH EDITIONAmerica's Most Trusted Dictionary, Now More Comprehensive Than Ever Over 5,000 new words Fascinating word lists and histories, expert usage guidance, and more Expanded entries for the top 500 most frequently looked-up words More than 20,000 additional usage examples, including 10,000 new quotations More readable and visually appealing than ever before New words include: cold brew, farm-to-table, parklet, heat dome, rizz, gaslighting,...
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Much loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable takes you on a captivating adventure through its trademark blend of language, culture, myth and legend. Nowhere else could the histories of the guillotine and Guinness stout sit so comfortably alongside the KGB and the Keystone Kops. Brewer's is a catalogue of curiosities and absurdities that, over almost 150 years in print, has acquired near-mythical status. Edited...
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Pocket Universal Principles of Art is a portable but still comprehensive reference for all artists, and a companion volume to Rockport Publishers' best-selling Universal Principles of Design. This new, pocket volume of the Pocket Universal Principles of Art provides a handy, portable, reference for art enthusiast, art students, and any artist on the go. This is the same excellent information as the original Universal Principles of Art, but now...
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Description
If you're looking for a field guide to leprechauns, The Truth About the Irish is not the book for you. But if you can handle a frank and funny look into the minds and hearts of Irish people, you've been touched by that fabled Irish luck. Covering all things Irish from Blarney to Yeats, renowned literary and cultural critic Terry Eagleton separates the myths from the reality with his priceless blend of sidesplitting humor, caustic commentary, and the...
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
400 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Description
5 Language Visual Dictionary is a user friendly and intuitive reference for adults learning English, French, German, Spanish, or Italian. The only language dictionary of its kind, 5 Language Visual Dictionary makes language learning accessible by using photographs to put everyday words into context. Its thematic organization of 10,000 terms accompanied by more than 1,600 annotated color photographs and illustrations puts the perfect translation at...
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
xxxv, 523 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Contains information on 1000 plays and each entry includes details of title, author, date of composition, date of first performance, genre, setting, and the composition of the cast, as well as synopsis of the plot and a brief commentary.





