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Book SynopsisGet the combined knowledge of a dictionary and a thesauras in this convenient resource from Oxford University Press—the first name in reference.For anyone who has experienced the frustration of finding alternative words and precise meanings, The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus is the easy and informative two-in-one solution to your reference needs. This essential reference includes:• Over 150,000 entries, definitions, and synonyms in an integrated A-to-Z volume • Includes appendices with valuable information such as Standard Weights and Measurements, Signs and Symbols, U.S. Presidents, Countries of the World, and more • Hundreds of new words and meanings make this two-in-one guide more useful than ever!

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Book SynopsisThis is an easy-to-read reference tool, featuring over 6000 Biblical names and terms.

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Book SynopsisMaking Out in Thai is a fun, accessible and thorough guide to Thai as it's really spoken in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and throughout Thailand.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis volume, one in a series of such reference works on political eras and politics, is written by Pencak (Penn State Univ.), a noted professor with over 30 years' experience in the field of colonial history. It features brief A-Z entries on people, places, organizations and institutions, issues, and events relevant to the period 1607-1763. That said, the volume encompasses a good deal more than what is commonly accepted as the colonial period in American history. Over four pages of the volume's time line are devoted to the period prior to 1607, as are parts of the introduction, the appendixes, and the bibliography. Appendixes provide information on English monarchs and prime ministers (1491-1782), as well as estimated colonial population and colonial governors. This book is not only an excellent starting point for research in colonial history, but also valuable for individuals interested in the European superpowers (i.e., France, Spain, England) in the 15th century. The 400 cross-referenced entries, appendixes, and extensive and well-organized bibliography (171 pages) make this an invaluable resource for students and researchers at any level. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers. * CHOICE *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAuthor of the lauded subject monograph, Figure Skating: A History, Hines applies his substantial subject knowledge to profiling the sport’s medal-winning pairs, singles, governing bodies, and organizations. Also clearly explained, among the 800 alphabetically ordered, paragraph-long entries, are the mechanics of specific skating styles and techniques. Notable is the opening chronology, which is studded with detailed events and extends to include 15 field-defining moments. Eleven appendixes detail International Skating Union members and record medal winners by competition, while a 16-page bibliography offers further-research titles. This most-updated subject lexicon supplants John Williams Malone’s The Encyclopedia of Figure Skating (Facts On File, 1998). * Library Journal *An old sport, figure skating in modern terms began in Restoration England in the 1660s. Though it is one of the most popular events of the Olympic Winter Games, this is the first reference work to bring together the history, terminology, and stars of the sport. A chronology of the sport and an introduction are followed by A–Z entries for persons, organizations, terminology, and countries where figure skating is popular. Jumps such as the axel and the salchow are explained....Popular stars, such as Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamel, and Scott Hamilton, are covered. The Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding rivalry is explored, as are the Battle of the Brians, between Brian Boitano and Brian Orser, and the Battle of the Carmens, between Katarina Witt and Debi Thomas, who performed to the same music at the Calgary Olympic Winter Games in 1988. Eleven appendixes, among them lists of International Skating Union members and officeholders, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame members, and World Figure Skating Championship medalists, appear before an 18-page bibliography. This encyclopedia is comprehensive and informative, with tidbits such as the importance of artificial ice and Zambonis to figure skating. Providing a good balance of biography and history, it is a worthwhile purchase for academic and public libraries serving serious students of the sport as well as fans. * Booklist *Those who are interested in figure skating likely will find all they need to know in this historical dictionary. This easy-to-read, comprehensive volume is truly unique. Although many other sports dictionaries are available, none focus entirely on figure skating. A researcher and an elector to the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame and the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, Hines (emer., Christopher Newport Univ.) has provided more than definitions of terms related to figure skating. The text begins with lists of acronyms and abbreviations used, followed by a chronology of figure skating. After the definitions themselves, 11 appendixes provide a wealth of information regarding medalists at various skating events and members of various skating organizations. The appendixes are followed by a detailed bibliography....This dictionary is written for anyone involved with or interested in figure skating. Recommended. Libraries with sport sciences collections serving lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. * CHOICE *

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Book SynopsisThe nearly 150-year-old sport of cycling had its first competition in France in 1868. Soon afterward, the need arose for purpose-built cycling tracks because of poor road conditions at the time. Racing on blocked off pieces of street or grass soon evolved into racing on special tracks called velodromes. This development marked the split into what are still the two main forms of cycling competition: road racing and track racing. Initially, track cycling was more popular in terms of public attention and money to be earned by racers, but this gradually changed in favor of road racing, which has been the most popular form of cycling since at least the end of World War II. The Historical Dictionary of Cycling takes a closer look at the sport, as well as discussing the use of bicycles as a means of fitness, touring, and commuting. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, photos, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on cycling''s two mTrade ReviewThis one-volume dictionary, written by two experts on Olympic history, features 500-plus alphabetically arranged entries with cross-references. The length of entries ranges from several lines for a simple definition, to four or five pages, e.g., for the Tour de France race. The breadth of topics is extensive. Individuals, specific races, types of cycling, and topics related to cycling are covered. The book treats controversial issues like doping in a factual, unbiased manner. Overall the writing is readable and concise. Numerous black-and-white photos supplement the text, and ten appendixes list winners in various classes of racing, award winners, and record holders. A chronology of cycling, starting with 1493 and extending to the present, provides interesting reading. A lengthy, topically arranged bibliography will be helpful to those looking for additional information. This monograph will make a good addition to libraries with collections in the history of sports in general or cycling in particular. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. * CHOICE *Historical Dictionary of Cycling provides excellent reference material covering 150 years of cycling condensed in 415 pages. Entries on events, machinery, personalities, chronology, organizations and statistics are clearly laid out and written in an accessible style. The main emphasis is on competitive cycling but there are sections on cycle development and the sociological aspects of cycling. There are also key passages on doping and other current topics exercising discussion by the bodies which govern cycling as a sport....Historical Dictionary of Cycling is, as the cover notes say, “an excellent resource for students, researchers and anyone wanting to know more about cycling”... Ideal for sports reference sections. * s *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis alphabetized lexicon profiles the people, groups, events, techniques, court terms, and geographical locations of tennis history. Following an event chronology that commences with 1874 and concludes with 2011, Grasso (Historical Dictionary of Basketball) offers a concise historical overview in his 17-page introduction. Black-and-white player photographs sometimes accompany the multiparagraph, cross-referenced entries. Nine appendixes provide quick-reference to Hall of Fame inductees and championship winners from various international competitions. * Library Journal *From its medieval roots to the modern-day grand-slam events, tennis is a popular sport, for both players and fans. This dictionary covers the history, rules, competitions, and personalities of the sport of tennis, from 1874 to 2011. The introduction gives the roots of the modern sport, details grand-slam events, mentions the tennis boom of the 1970s, and ends by discussing current tennis events. Arranged alphabetically by subject, the dictionary itself covers rules, scoring, events, and countries. Most importantly, major players are featured, showcasing their personalities and their importance to tennis. For many fans, it is the players who provide the most interest, and this work is filled with biographical information. All of the big names in the sport are included: Bill Tilden, Maureen Connolly, Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Venus and Serena Williams. Nine appendixes list information on and winners of the major Open and Cup events as well as International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees and Olympic Games champions. The work concludes with a bibliography of historical, biographical, and instructional materials as well as tennis periodicals and websites. The most useful feature of any historical dictionary of a sport is the organization of the people, events, history, rules, terms, and champions in one concise volume, and this work is a fine example. Recommended for public, school, and academic libraries where there is an interest in sports, and for libraries owning other volumes in this series. * Booklist *In this volume in the new "Historical Dictionaries of Sports" series, historian Grasso starts with a chronology of important events. Following this, a short introductory essay attempts to summarize the evolution of tennis up to the modern game. The greater part of the book consists of the 500-plus entries in the A-Z dictionary, a mixture of terms, rules, places, various countries' histories, and short biographies of many famous professionals. Any person, place, or thing that has its own biography or definition is readily identified because names and terms are cross-referenced in boldface font throughout the dictionary. The final sections include the roster of the International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees, the results of the four Grand Slam tournaments and international events (including the Olympics and Davis Cup), and an extensive bibliography of other resources. Overall the author does a commendable job in construing tennis....Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. * CHOICE *With its impressively broad scope Historical Dictionary of Tennis is a useful historical overview that is both well-researched and balanced. The appendices at the back of the book are vast, covering 70-plus pages, and list important statistics such as winners of major tournaments and cups, and a list of International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees. This is also quite useful as a quick resource guide and, together with the historical introduction and the extensive reference list, provides the most relevant and pertinent parts of the sport of tennis. * Sport in History *Table of ContentsEditor's Foreword - Jon Woronoff Preface Acronyms and Abbreviations Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Appendixes A. International Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees B. Wimbledon Champions C. United States National Champions D. French National Champions E. Australian National Champions F. Davis Cup Champions G. Wightman Cup Champions H. Federation Cup Champions I. Olympic Games Champions Bibliography About the Author

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Book SynopsisThe Concise Encyclopedia of The Great Recession 2007-2010 provides the necessary resources for understanding the recession begun in 2007. It spells out the recession-related activities and events of the past few years to better inform the reader as he or she plans future moves for themselves and for their families, friends, and colleagues. Acclaimed by The New York Times as The Leading Business and Technical Lexicographer in the Nation and the business terminology consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary for the past 25 years, Jerry M. Rosenberg provides the most current, accurate, and sufficiently detailed explanations of the economic see-saw in 2008, 2009, and into 2010. Rosenberg describes in great detail the events, people, rules and regulations, and impact of the meltdown during the near collapse of our banks, financial institutions, and corporations. With entries on key persons, companies, government programs, financial instruments, and institutions, Rosenberg provides an esseTrade ReviewDesigned to spell out 'the recession-related activities and events of the past few years to better inform readers as they plan future moves for themselves and for their families, friends, and colleagues,' this text covers events, regulations, banks, corporations, industries, key people, government programs, financial instruments, and more. Author Rosenberg, a professor of management and global business at the Rutgers Business School, has published other specialized subject dictionaries covering topics such as banking, international trade, and investing. Among the primary sources of information used in preparing this work were the Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, New York Times, the Economist, and the Financial Times of London. Most entries are brief and of real value for ready reference. More complex subjects are given sufficient treatment, as with the full-page entry for Dow Jones Industrial Average and the two-and-one-half-page entry on International Monetary Fund. Reflecting the global nature of the recession, a number of entries cover countries other than the U.S., from the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China) to the PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain). This source is right on target for a specialized, ready-reference dictionary. It is recommended for any collection used by folks who are trying to make sense of the recent economic meltdown. * Booklist *Rosenberg has compiled this encyclopedia in the hope that it will help readers to better understand the reasoning, motives, hidden agendas, and power plays of those who are responsible for this debacle and, most important, what the government has done to try and overcome it. This volume contains a variety of different types of entries in one A to Z sequence. * s *

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Book SynopsisA classic Margot Arnold Penny Spring and Sir Toby Glendower mystery.

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Book SynopsisNot sure about the meaning of 'curtilage?' Want to find out what 'pro hac vice' entails? The perfect study aid for law students and the ideal quick reference for legal professionals, this up-to-date, comprehensive 3-panel (6-page) guide provides the most commonly used legal termsâcomplete with fluff-free definitionsâin an easy-to-read A-to-Z format. Including such need-to-know terms as, affidavit, defendant ,estoppel, juvenile, quid pro quo, res ipsa loquitur, zoning, and more, this guide proves beyond a reasonable doubt why QuickStudy is America's #1 legal reference chart!

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Book SynopsisLatin is the key that opens the door to many other languages. This 6 page laminated reference guide is designed for quick access, easy review and focus. With the most important aspects of the language pin-pointed by our author and professor. Reviewing this guide often - will boost grades. An inexpensive tool that can go anywhere and help to retrain the brain to tackle many other languages is a must have. 6-page laminated guide includes: Word Order The Latin Alphabet Gender Case System Ordinals Numerals The Roman Calendar Nouns Pronouns Articles Adjectives Comparatives & Superlatives Prepositions Adverbs Verbs Verb Conjugations Constructions

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Book SynopsisThis is a revision by F.N. and M.A. Peloubet of William Smith''s classic Bible dictionary. Their edition preserves the theological substance of Smith''s original work and illuminates it with the insights of more recent archaeological discoveries. It describes the more important people and places of the Bible and the major teachings of Scripture, and includes Smith''s famous 4,000 questions & answers.

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Book Synopsis"Dictionary of Nautical Acronyms and Abbreviations" deals with sailing.Trade ReviewWorld-speak it seems, is becoming nothing more than a series of acronyms, and maritime lingo is no different. It is simply loaded with abbreviations. Hence this reference book. I mean, we all know that ABYC is Algoa Bay Yacht Club, don t we? Or that AGM stands for Annual General Meeting? Or that GP is what happens in the likes of Monaco each year? Wrong. In this American publication, you ll find American Yacht and Boat Council, Absorbed Glass Mat (a storage battery feature), and Geographical Positioning. And although there are many acronyms or abbreviations with which we are, indeed, quite familiar, there are some in this publication that are pretty obscure. Still, if you are into Acro-speak, you ll find this compilation interesting. If not, well... * Sailing *SYWNTB. After paging through Dictionary of Nautical Acronyms and Abbreviations, by Donald Launer, that s my new acronym for Someday You Will Need This Book. Count on it. This book, published by Sheridan House, may keep you and your boat out of trouble if you don t recognize an unusual notation on a nautical chart. Or it may end an argument regarding the true meaning of a familiar and overused acronym. If nothing else, it will expand your nautical gray matter with useful and trivial tidbits. Donald Launer compiled all the relevant nautical acronyms and abbreviations because he wanted a reference of this type for his own use. And he was kind enough to share it with the rest of us. Don says, today, abbreviations, acronyms, and truncations are being used with increasing frequency. This is partly due to the widespread use of more sophisticated equipment on board, along with their associated complexities, and partly due to the sometimes mistaken belief that these abbreviations simplify explanations and identifications. For those new to boating, he continues, this problem is especially daunting, since it seems as if they are listening to or reading a foreign language. While many nautical terms, in themselves, can be confusing, some of the acronyms and abbreviations can be bewildering, and the many new abbreviations dealing with modern electronics can be mystifying, even for old salts. This book is organized in two parts. The first is an alphabetical listing of acronyms and abbreviations, as you would expect. It includes NOAA chart notations (in a much more convenient organization than the one offered by NOAA, which requires you to search for a notation such as dk or bu section by section). The dk means dark, by the way, and bu means blue. Black had already taken bl. Don lists these notations in italic type, as shown here, according to NOAA chart protocol. The second part of this book is an annotated version of Chart No. 1, in case you really do prefer to search for dk section by section. This book provides helpful illustrations as well for abbreviations such as CB for center of buoyancy of a boat or Dec for declination of a celestial body. What do the words really mean? The illustrations will come in very handy. In fact, this entire book will come in very handy when you need it. What did I say? SYWNTB. Someday You Will Need This Book. * Good Old Boat *Donald Launer first recognized the need for a reference guide of nautical abbreviations and acronyms when he came across a term with which he was not familiar. Although I have had a USCG captain's license for 25 years and I have written over 300 articles for recreational boating magazines, He writes in the introduction, I was stumped. With his Dictionary of Nautical Acronyms and Abbreviations, Launer provides a comprehensive work, which attempts to translate industry and government abbreviations into everyday speech. The book is made up of two parts: Part I, Common Acronyms and Abbreviations, is an alphabetical list of definitions of about 650 abbreviations, some with accompanying illustrations. For example, Dev, the abbreviation for deviation, is defined as the difference between a vessel s compass bearing and its true magnetic bearing it s different for every boat, and changes depending on the boat s heading and angle of heel. Below the definition, an example of a typical deviation chart further illustrates how the deviation is calculated, with an S-shaped line curving east then west. Part II is a truncated version (around 500 entries) of NOAA s Chart No. 1, United States of America: Nautical Chart Symbols, abbreviations, and Terms, and is especially useful as the NOAA document is no longer in print, points out Launer. Examples include COL REGS defined as collision regulations, and LWF & C, or low water full and charge. * Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal *

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