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HarperCollins The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms Second
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LEGARE STREET PR An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
£30.35
Rowman & Littlefield Historical Dictionary of Medieval China
Book SynopsisThe crucial period of Chinese history, 168-979, falls naturally into contrasting phases. The first phase, also known as that of ''early medieval China,'' is an age of political decentralization. Following the breakup of the Han empire, China was plunged into civil war and fragmentation and stayed divided for nearly four centuries. The second phase started in 589, during the Sui dynasty, when China was once again brought under a single government. Under the Sui, the bureaucracy was revitalized, the military strengthened, and the taxation system reformed. The fall of the Sui in 618 gave way to the even stronger Tang dynasty, which represents an apogee of traditional Chinese civilization. Inheriting all the great institutions developed under the Sui, the Tang made great achievements in poetry, painting, music, and architecture. The An Lushan rebellion, which also took place during Tang rule, brought about far-reaching changes in the socioeconomic, political, and military arenas. What tranTrade ReviewCovering an extensive period—from the end of Han in the late second century to the beginning of Song in the late tenth—this updated edition features historical figures, places, events, movements, agencies and offices, works of art and literature, and more. The volume contains maps of China during the various dynastic periods, a lengthy introduction, a chronology, and other supporting materials. Historian Xiong author of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty: His Life, Times, and Legacy, has added more than 1,500 new entries with extensive cross-references to the approximately 5,000 entries of the 2009 first edition (reissued in paperback as The A to Z of Medieval China in 2010). The author has also expanded the chronology and updated the bibliography with recent scholarship. Entries are typically a few lines to a half page long, and each provides the Chinese characters for the term, approximate dates when relevant, geographical area, a brief definition or explanation, and reference to Chinese sources when applicable. Thematic entries, many new in this second edition, are longer—from a half page (e.g., ‘nobility’) to three pages (e.g., ‘literature’). The work is a commendable undertaking and a valuable reference tool for Chinese studies. Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced students through researchers/faculty. * CHOICE *This two-volume book is now in its second edition, and is perhaps the most comprehensive dictionary on medieval China available. Over 1,500 new entries have been added and errors from the first edition have been corrected. More coverage of county and local governments has been included, more historical figures added, substantial thematic content on a number of topics has been expanded, homonymic place-names have been separated, extensive cross-references with see and see also related terms are now available, the chronology and the bibliography have been lengthened, and a pronunciation guide for difficult Chinese characters is now available. Eleven maps are included in the front of the book, along with an extensive index to locate important cities, towns, etc. in medieval China from 262 C.E. to the mid-10th century. An appendix includes the various reigns from the late second century to the 10th century, listed alphabetically rather than chronologically. Overall, this is an essential reference guide to medieval China, and would be appropriate in any college and university library. * American Reference Books Annual *Table of ContentsEditor’s Foreword (Jon Woronoff) Preface Pronunciation Guide for Difficult Chinese Characters Conventions, Symbols, and Oft-used Chinese Terms Abbreviations Map 1. Three Kingdoms, ad 262. Based on Tan v. 3:3–4. Map 2. Western Jin, ad 281. Based on Tan v. 3:33–34. Map 3. Later Qin, Western Qin, Northern Wei and others, ad 409. Based on Tan v. 4:15–16. Map 4. Liu-Song and Northern Wei, ad 449. Based on Tan v. 4:17–18. Map 5. Qi and Northern Wei, ad 497. Based on Tan v. 4:19–20. Map 6. Liang, Eastern Wei, and Western Wei, ad 546. Based on Tan v. 4:21–22. Map 7. Chen, Northern Qi, and Northern Zhou, ad 572. Based on Tan v. 4:23–24. Map 8. Sui Dynasty, ad 612. Based on Tan v. 5:3–4. Map 9. Tang Dynasty (1), ad 741. Based on Tan v. 5:34–35. Map 10. Tang Dynasty (2), ad 820. Based on Tan v. 5:38–39. Map 11. Five Dynasties, mid-10th century ad. Based on Tan v. 5:82–83, 86, 89, 90, 91, 93. Index to Maps 1–11 Dynastic Periods Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Bibliography Reign Periods About the Author
£178.60
Zondervan An Interpretive Lexicon of New Testament Greek
Book SynopsisSave considerable time in translating and exegesis of the Greek New Testament text. This Lexicon has a very specific and important purpose: to make the process of New Testament interpretation easier and more accurate by providing a comprehensive yet concise interpretation of Greek words that determine logical relationships between statements or clauses.These words (prepositions, adverbs, particles, relative pronouns, conjunctions and other connectors) are essential to revealing and supporting the main ideas in the text and are especially useful for interpreting logical arguments, such as those found in the epistles.While not exhaustive, this Interpretive Lexicon lists the vast majority of Greek connecting words, especially those that are notorious for being some of the most difficult words to translate.Features include: Concise definitions for quick analysis. Examples of where the word is found in Scripture.
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Random House Publishing Group The American Heritage Dictionary
Book Synopsis• More than 70,000 entries • Thoroughly revised and updated • 2,500 new words and meanings • More than 400 photographs and illustrations • Expert guidance on correct usage YOU ARE YOUR WORDS The words you use define you. Make the most of them with The American Heritage® Dictionary. THE FIFTH EDITION FEATURES Clear definitions written in a style that is accurate and easy to understand New words and senses in all areas from science and technology to food and clothing Biographical and geographical entries that identify the people and places you need to know Useful illustrations that enhance the definitions and make learning easier Expert guidance on usage based on surveys of the American Heritage® Usage Panel Etymologies, synonyms, antonyms, and much more
£8.54
Editorial Gredos, S.A. Breve diccionario etimologico de la lengua
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£45.95
Oxford University Press The Oxford Dictionary of Current English
£15.47
Taurus Ediciones Diccionario del estudiante. Secundaria y
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£19.95
Federal Street Press Webster's American English Dictionary, New
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£8.16
LEGARE STREET PR Margarita philosophica
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£24.65
Rockridge Press American Sign Language Dictionary for Beginners:
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£20.89
HarperCollins Publishers Ukrainian English Visual Dictionary
Book SynopsisA photographic guide to 3000 key words and phrases in Ukrainian with English translations. Фотографічний довідник близько 3000 опорних слів і фраз.
£7.59
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Concise Pocket Midwifery Dictionary
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc The New BantamMegiddo Hebrew English Dictionary
Book SynopsisForty-six thousand entries cover the latest changes occuring in both languages, including those resulting from scientific and technological advances. Reprint.
£15.29
Penguin Books Ltd The Penguin Dictionary of English Synonyms
Book SynopsisThe Penguin Dictionary of English Synonyms and Antonyms is the ideal work of reference for both home and office. Anyone who has found themselves stumped for the best and most appropriate word or who wants to avoid repetition - whether student or writer, politician or advertiser, after-dinner speaker or crossword fanatic - will find this easy-to-use dictionary invaluable on every occasion.
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Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. Little Red Book (series)
Book SynopsisPhonics helps you learn to read and spell. Words are like codes and phonics teaches children how tocrack the reading code. Phonics is indeed an important part of any reading development programme.• Phonics teaching is often referred to as ‘synthetic phonics’.• Phonics helps teach children the sounds made by individual groups, for example, the letter ‘c’makes a 'k' sound.• It trains children how to merge separate sounds together to make it one word, for example,blending the sounds 'k', 'a', 't' makes CAT.This book is ideally meant for children from ages 3–8. However, do remember that children aremade readers on the laps of the parents and with the nurturing of the alma mater. Grab thisbook—it’s the best thing you can do to make children pronounce correctly.
£5.99
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe McGrawHill Education English Illustrated
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Learning English is simple â when you get the picture!McGraw-Hill: English Illustrated Dictionary makes it easy to learn English! Inside you will find colorful drawings that cover topics such as around the house, transportation, food, people, education, and more. Each picture features words and phrases in English, allowing you to remember this new vocabulary andfeel confident using it.For more help, the accompanying MP3 disk features the pronunciation of each word or phrase by native English speakers. You can listen to the disk on your computer or load it onto your tablet, iPod, or other MP3 device. You'll have your English language learning dictionary with you wherever you go, organized in easy-to-access subjects.With the McGraw-Hill: English
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OUP India OXFORD ENGLISH MINI DICTIONARY 7TH EDITION
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£14.11
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Hume Political Writings
Book SynopsisThe first thematically arranged collection of Hume's political writings, this new work brings together substantive selections from A Treatise on Human Nature , An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals , and Essays: Moral, Political and Literary , with an interpretive introduction placing Hume in the context of contemporary debates between liberalism and its critics and between contextual and universal approaches.
£36.89
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Introductions to the Wissenschaftslehre and Other
Book SynopsisThese selections provide a brief but comprehensive introduction to Fichte's philosophical system and his place in the history of German Idealism. In addition to some of Fichte's most influential texts, such as the First and Second Introductions to the Wissenschaftslehre and The Basis of Our Belief in a Divine Governance of the World, Breazeale has translated, for the first time into English, several other writings from the same period, including Attempt at a New Presentation of the Wissenschaftslehre, Other short essays, including Fichte's replies to the charge of atheism, extend the discussions of the Introductions and respond to criticisms. Breazeale's substantial Introduction supplies the context needed for a sound appreciation of Fichte's enterprise and achievement.Trade ReviewDaniel Breazeale is unquestionably the most erudite Fichte scholar now writing in English. --Philosophical Review
£36.89
Viking Society for Northern Research Specimen Lexici Runici
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£51.00
Richard Drew Ltd Pocket Guide to Scottish Words
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£6.26
Barcharts, Inc Spanish Phrases Quick Study Academic
Book SynopsisThe key to learning the Spanish language is the ability to conjugate Spanish verbs. This 6-page laminated guide offers easy-to-read tables of conjugations for the 15 verb tenses and moods, with the changes bolded for quick reference. Sixty verbs and their meanings are included, with the irregular tenses and moods listed for each verb. Using the example conjugations, this guide becomes a powerful key to unlocking Spanish for communication. Suggested uses: Students -- a very lightweight, inexpensive grade-booster that can be slipped between your notebook pages for quick and easy answers; Teachers -- Inexpensive classroom tool; Travelers -- Being flat, laminated and with conjugations being easy to find, this is a great travel buddy.
£9.36
Broadview Press Ltd The Broadview Book of Common Errors in English
Book SynopsisThe ESL edition of Common Errors in English offers a comprehensive survey of the sorts of difficulties second language learners most often experience with English—and provides real help to students in overcoming them. The body of the book is organized according to grammatical categories, covering such topics as Verb Tense difficulties; Word Order Problems; Negation; Gerunds and Direct Objects; Singular and Plural Difficulties; and Direct and Indirect Speech. Included as well is a comprehensive section on usage and meaning, and a list of words commonly misspelled.The authors take care to avoid the harshly prescriptive; the book is informed throughout by a sympathetic understanding both of the difficulties that face every ESL student and of the particular problems faced by individuals from different linguistic backgrounds as they learn the peculiarities of English grammar and usage. The book includes a generous selection of exercises informed by these principles, and an accompanying answer key.Common Errors in English: ESL Edition will be an invaluable reference text for second language learners at a wide variety of levels.Trade Review“A practical, well-organized and straightforward guide. This book is a must for every ESL teacher and every ESL student.” — Mark Angerilli, ESL Teacher Training Program, University of British Columbia.“An excellent easy-to-use reference guide for all students. Especially helpful are the exercises which address specific problems of students who speak certain specific foreign languages.” — Sister Marie Lorraine Bruno, Immaculata CollegeTable of ContentsPrefaceVerbsTensesActive and PassiveNegativesCommandsQuestionsDangling ConstructivesIrregular VerbsOmmision of VerbsIndirect SpeechNounsGenderArticlesPluralsPronounsOther Parts of SpeechAdjectivesAdverbsPrepositionsPhrasal VerbsConjunctionsNegationWord OrderUsage and MeaningHomonymsOther Easily Confused WordsConfusing AdjectivesInterchangeable AdjectivesProblems with UsageAffixesTwo words or one?Infinitives, Gerunds, and Direct ObjectsCapitalizationSpellingSpelling and SoundPunctuationThe PeriodThe CommaThe Question MarkThe Exclamation MarkThe Semi-ColonThe ColonThe DashParenthesesThe ApostropheSpecific Language DifficultiesThe Problems of English Problems of specific languages and language groupsLanguage and GenderExercisesPart I: Exercises on specific grammatical pointsPart II: General Diagnostic and Language Specific ExercisesAnswer Key to Exercises
£29.66
Broadview Press Ltd The Evil Genius
Book SynopsisWilkie Collins is best known for his great mystery The Moonstone and The Woman in White—and for a life as sensational as are those novels. (The writer who famously advised other novelists to ‘make ‘em laugh, make ‘em cry, make ‘em wait’ is now known to have kept entire households in different parts of England going simultaneously.) Yet Collins also wrote a succession of extraordinarily powerful novels of private life; of these The Evil Genius is among the finest.The story is motivated by the attraction between Herbert Linley and the woman he hires as governess for his child Kitty—the long suffering Sydney Westerfield. As one expects with Collins, the story is driven forward with deft assurance. Yet he also treats the theme of adultery and divorce in a manner quite unconventional for his time—and, remarkably, he manages to draw readers into a sympathetic understanding of both of the main female characters: the offending governess and the aggrieved wife.The Evil Genius was a very considerable success when first published; indeed, it brought Collins more financially than any of his other works. Over a century later its sinews retain the strength to speak powerfully to the reader; lively and intelligent, it is perhaps the finest of Collins’ later novels.Trade Review“Collins’ boldness in drawing sympathetic portraits of both the wife and ‘the other woman’ is astonishingly modern. The novel well deserves to be brought back into print.” — Catherine Peters, Oxford UniversityTable of ContentsIntroductionFootnotesA Note on the TextSelected BibliographyWilliam Wilkie Collins: A Brief ChronologyThe Evil GeniusAppendix: Contemporary DocumentsExplanatory Notes
£26.06
American Traveler Press California Grassroots Tours: Selected Short
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American Traveler Press Parks & Monuments of the Southwest: New Mexico,
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American Traveler Press Guide to Locating Rocky Mountain Wildflowers
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£7.99
Christian Publishers LLC More Scenes That Happen
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£16.14
Canterbury Classics A Dictionary of Tolkien Deluxe Edition
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£17.99
Right Book Press The Startup Lexicon Second Edition
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£11.39
Exile Press, LLC Idiom Attack Vol. 2: Doing Business - Korean
Book SynopsisAre you confused by common sayings in the English language? Discover the hidden meanings of English idioms to help you communicate with confidence. Are you worried youre missing out on the conversation? Do you want to strengthen your English skills? As ESL educators, Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma have decades of teaching experience across the world helping classrooms full of students navigate the treacherous waters of the English language. Now theyve created a series of books to help you too! Idiom Attack: Doing Business is a densely-packed resource that contains 300+ of the most common and relevant idioms for communicating your offer, closing deals & just making business happen in North America in both English and Korean. Through Idiom Attack, youll discover definitions, examples, and practice questions. Before you know it, youll be using English language idioms in your own conversations like a native English speaker & impressing people with your business English.
£15.29
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd Sterling Active English Dictionary
Book SynopsisBook & CD. The Active English Dictionary has been extensively researched and specially designed to suit the requirements of every user. CONTEMPORARY -- Includes the latest words and phrases in current use; CONCISE -- Simple and clear meanings of words in an easy-to-read layout, making word search quick and accessible; COMPREHENSIVE -- An exhaustive list of words which includes both American and British English.
£9.49
Diamond Books Diamond Gem English Dictionary
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£5.48
Sri Satguru Publications Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
£39.89
Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd Dictionary of New Words
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£5.48
Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd Dictionary of Difficult Words
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£5.48
Unicorn Books Pvt Ltd Dictionary of Modern Phrases: with Meanings and
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£8.50
Pentagon Press Dictionary of New Words
Book SynopsisDictionary of New Words' is to provide an A-Z guide to the thousands of new words that have entered in English language since 1960. Each word included in this dictionary has been provided with intriguing explanation. The words of this book relate to a wide range of different subject fields and spheres of interest, from environmentalism to rock music, politics to youth culture, technology to children's toys. A deliberate attempt has been made to represent English as a world language, with new words and senses from US English accounting for a significant proportion of entries, along with more occasional contr5ibutions from Australia, Canada and other English-speaking countries. For all purposes, it is based on the broad-brush assumption that the 'sixties' spelt out a new era in western society. The full and cross-references entries in this book are arranged in a single alphabetical sequence in letter-by-letter alphabetical order (that is, ignoring spaces, hyphens and other punctuation) which occurs within them. It is hoped that this book will ultimately prove to be an entertaining compilation for English speakers of all ages and from all countries.
£4.74
Lotus Press First English Dictionary
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£6.18
BPI (India) PVT Ltd Word Bank
Book SynopsisThis compilation proffers the answers to all those mind bending posers which punctuate day to day communication. What are affixes? Which words are contradictory? Which cry belongs to which animal, and so on.
£8.99
Cambridge University Press Diccionario Bilingüe Cambridge Spanish-English Pocket edition
Book SynopsisA Spanish-English bilingual dictionary specifically written to meet the needs of Spanish learners of English. Aimed at elementary to intermediate learners, this bilingual dictionary has been written to meet the needs of Spanish speakers learning English and includes over 61,000 words, phrases and examples and over 70,000 translations. It includes extensive notes highlighting the most common mistakes made by Hispanic learners (informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus). Grammar boxes concentrate on the most difficult and problematic aspects of learning English.
£22.94
Museum Tusculanum Press Tekststrukturering på italiensk og dansk /
Book SynopsisTekststrukturering på italiensk og dansk / Strutturazione testuale in italiano e in danese -- 3-Volume Set - Resultater af en komparativ undersøgelse / Risultati di una indagine comparativa
£81.59
Museum Tusculanum Press Dictionairre A-L: Touareg-Francais
Book SynopsisA Tuareg-French dictionary containing about 40,000 entries and covering the two main Tuareg dialects of Niger, namely those of the Azawagh and Ayr regions, supplemented by a number of notes from the dialects of the Kél-Geres and Mali. Latin transcription.
£57.79
Blacksmith Books The Dictionary of the Asian Language
Book SynopsisOf course there is no single Asian language. But plenty of vogue words from this booming continent are entering English. Did you know there is a flower named after former North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il? The Chinese have a word shengnu, literally leftover for the new phenomenon of unmarried women over thirty. Can you tell your jeepney from your jilbab, or yakuza from the yellowshirts? These are just some of the hundreds of words that illuminate little corners of life and culture in a pan-Asian selection of keywords from the zeitgeist.
£13.29
HarperCollins UK Bradfords Crossword Solvers Lists More than 100000 solutions for cryptic and quick puzzles in 500 subject lists
Book SynopsisHundreds of word lists, arranged thematically, to help with solving cryptic and quick crossword clues. The lists are sorted alphabetically and by length, and provide an invaluable reference for all crossword solvers.Trade Review“a very impressive production and a very useful general reference tool…Bradford’s Crossword Lists and Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary together form a combination that is hard to beat” Brian Head, Crossword Club founder
£14.24
