German English Bilingual Visual Dictionary (DK Visual Dictionaries)
Organized by such common subjects as Home, Work, Eating Out, Transportation, Health and Sports, these bilingual visual dictionaries give students and business people quick access to foreign terms in the simplest and most intuitive way.
Portuguese English Visual Bilingual Dictionary (DK Bilingual Dictionaries)
Organized by such common subjects as Home, Work, Eating Out, Transportation, Health and Sports, these bilingual visual dictionaries give students and business people quick access to foreign terms in the simplest and most intuitive way.
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.
The Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers is a wide-ranging, comprehensive guide to the political lives of Britain's prime ministers from Sir Robert Walpole to Tony Blair. Written by some of the leading authorities on British politics this authoritative dictionary provides essential information about each premiership, including facts and analytical debate.
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
When the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary put out a call during the late 19th century pleading for "men of letters" to provide help with their mammoth undertaking, hundreds of responses came forth. Some helpers, like Dr. W.C. Minor, provided literally thousands of entries to the editors. But Minor, an American expatriate in England and a Civil War veteran, was actually a certified lunatic who turned in his dictionary entries from the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum.
