Facts On File - Colonial America to 1763 (Almanacs of American Life)
Colonial America to 1763 provides libraries with a compendium of basic quantitative data from the most important government sources and scholarly studies. It includes more than statistical tables. It places this data in scholarly perspective with brief sketches or extended essays (as are appropriate) summarizing current ideas on the broadest range of topics about early American society and culture.The text includes more than 100 illustrations and maps.
Facts On File - Cold War America, 1946 to 1990 (Almanacs of American Life)
Cold War America, 1946 to 1990 (Almanacs of American Life)
Examining a time of immense change that called into question some of the most accepted and honored standards, principles, and institutions in the United States, this new volume in the Almanacs of American Life series provides a detailed look at everyday life during the second half of the 20thcentury. Cold War America chronicles all aspects of society during this tumultuous era...
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Linguistics, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias | 19 December 2009
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Whether it's like "a bump on a log" or "a bat out of hell", these expressions have been around forever. Dr. Funk explains over 400 droll, colorful, and sometimes pungent expressions of everyday speech. Derived from classical sources, historic events, famous literature, frontier humor, and the frailties of humankind, each of these sayings have an interesting story behind their origin.
Added by: englishcology | Karma: 4552.52 | Non-Fiction, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias | 18 December 2009
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This dictionary presents and explains the key words and concepts in Locke's thought and books. Over 130 entries include accounts of his various books, his place in science and religion and his writings on education, theology and economics. The dictionary should make Locke's thought accessible to specialist and non-specialist readers alike. The concepts and terms are taken from the full range of his publications and the dictionary is based on all that he published, including his correspondence.
Англо-украинский юридический словарь содержит около 75 000 терминов и терминологических сочетаний по основным отраслям права. Рассчитан на широкий круг читателей: юристов, бизнесменов и предпринимателей, научных работников, преподавателей и студентов вузов, переводчиков.
