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The Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words
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The Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult WordsThe Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words

Concentrating on the words which cause most difficulty for the average English user, this dictionary provides clear, concise definitions with the emphasis on problem points - spelling, pronunciation, disputed usage and confused meanings. And, for quiz buffs, a sprinkling of less-common words is included.
 
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Noir Anxiety
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Noir AnxietyNoir Anxiety

Among the elements that define the classic film noir-chiaroscuro lighting, voice-over narration, and such archetypal characters as the world-weary private eye and the femme fatale-perhaps no element is more responsible for the genre's continued popularity among movie buffs, filmmakers, and critics than the palpable sense of anxiety that emanates from the screen. 
 
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The Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems
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The Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and ProblemsThe Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems

This weighty collection, containing 50 of what the Annotated Alice annotator and popular science journalist considers his best Scientific American "Mathematical Games" columns, is sure to please the relatively small but intensely loyal coterie of Gardner fans. Arranged in 12 broad categories (arithmetic and algebra, plane geometry, topology, infinity, etc.), these pieces cover subjects that will delight recreational math buffs, such as Penrose tiles, hypercubes, Klein bottles and fractal music.
 
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Careers for History Buffs and Others Who Learn from the Past, 3rd Ed
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Careers for History Buffs and Others Who Learn from the Past, 3rd Edo you think in time lines? Does something a hundred years old seem new to you? Are you the first one in line at the museum and the last to leave when it closes? If you answered yes to any of these questions, your career choice has already been made. Now you need to choose an occupation. Careers for History Buffs And Others who Learn from the Past provides all the information you need to launch a career.
 
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