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The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for school use. A fantastic mini school thesaurus for age 11+ (Key Stage 3 and GCSE) in the best-selling Gem format to...

"The Complete Encyclopedia of Football" is a celebration of what Pele called the 'Beautiful Game'. It describes the history and development of the sport, its legendary players and clubs, notable...

Hot on the heels of the 2005 hit "The Pedant's Revolt" comes "The Pedant's Return", the latest in Andrea Barham's popular pedantry series. How many times have you encountered an...

This work contains over 4200 names of deceased movie and television personalities, listed chronologically by year of death and alphabetically by name. Many listings include cause of death, the star's...

Each family of instruments is discussed in detail: strings, woodwind and brass, percussion and keyboards, as well as a section on the voice. All the modern orchestral instruments and their...

The dictionary entries cover: individual artists, terminology, significant works of art, subjects and symbols, and artistic movements.

Offers excellent overview of the bible with essential information in accessible style. Includes: the history of the Bible; the World of the Bible: the Making of the Bible; Through the...

This encycopedia provides a guide to the world of horses and horse riding. It traces the development of the horse and its integration into early societies. The book illustrates the...

World War II was a truly global conflict, fought in every one of the five continents. The players included not only soldiers and statesmen of orthodox background, but three dictators...

Based on the fifth edition of "The Oxford Companion to English Literature", this is a concise reference guide for the student. More than 5,000 entries illuminate fictional characters, literary movements,...

With over 1000 detailed entries, this essential reference shows the vibrancy, strength and diversity of gay and lesbian writing and culture in Australia. It includes authors and the titles of...

An enchanting, fact-filled treasury for the bee lover in all of us Beepedia is a one-of-a-kind celebration of bees, from A to Z. Featuring dozens of alphabetical entries on topics...

A fun, pocket-size AZ treasury about sharks, featuring fascinating, little-known facts and captivating illustrations Sharkpedia is an entertaining and enlightening celebration of sharks featuring close to 100 entries, based on...

An illustrated mini-encyclopedia about the weird and wonderful world of lichens Lichenpedia is a delightfully entertaining and beautifully illustrated AZ treasury about the strange, obscure, and remarkable world of lichens,...

An updated and comprehensive guide identifying all of the world's sharksSharks are some of the most misunderstood animals on the planet. We still have a lot to learn about these...

A complete how-to guide on the art and techniques of canyoneering, written for every skill-level.

Explores the complex aspects of the ancient Aztec civilization, its artistic and cultural achievements, its bloody religion, and its history--from earliest times to its collapse with the arrival of the...

This book is a light-hearted but comprehensive guide to the best and the worst of the AFL national code. From the beginning, from "God" - Gary Ablett - to legions...

Describing 900 genera and over 8000 plants, this A-Z gardening encyclopaedia also introduces a way of identifying plants from their appearance alone. Hundreds of synonyms and common names are cross-referenced,...

This is the all-encompassing illustrated guide to your pregnancy journey Presenting the most up to date information for every day of your pregnancy - from conception to the first two...

The legendary IACP Culinary Classic The Cake Bible -found in the kitchen of every serious baker and beloved for decades-with classic recipes thoroughly updated and including about 30% new recipes...

The legendary IACP Culinary Classic The Cake Bible -found in the kitchen of every serious baker and beloved for decades-with classic recipes thoroughly updated and including about 30% new recipes...

A photographic field guide to 1,500 species of insects found in Britain and Ireland A photographic field guide to all the common and some unusual species of insects across Britain...

Radio Times Books of the year A comprehensively updated edition of an identification guide that was named a Guardian Best Nature Book of the Year Now in a comprehensively revised...

This work is a history of Australian birding in the 20th century. The emu of the title comes from the 100-year journal of the Royal Australasian Ornithologist's Union, but the...

A Dictionary of Chemistry is a popular and authoritative guide to all aspects of its discipline. With over 5,000 entries, its broad coverage includes physical chemistry and biochemistry, and is...

Since the 1970s the cognitive sciences have offered multidisciplinary ways of understanding the mind and cognition. This reference work aims to represents the methodological and theoretical diversity of this changing...

A compact up-to-date guide to 530 species of bird found in Britain and Europe, with clear design, user-friendly factfiles and distribution maps. Special comparison spreads aim to aid the identification...

A concise and in-depth guide to sparkling wines from all around the globe. Andreas Kjorling's updated volume offers an extensive overview of the finest universal sparkling wines, ranging from products...

This book contains quotations drawn from writings and sayings of the earliest recorded times to those of the present day. It features over 6,000 quotations, arranged under more than 200...

A millennium edition of the 100 Years of Popular Music, including a song from each year from 1900 to 1999. All the songs are arranged for voice and piano with...

The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use. The perfect word reference for daily use with 300,000 synonyms and antonyms. Contains practical usage notes, and a...

The major part of this book consists of 150 question-and-answer symptom charts which help you determine the possible cause of a symptom and what to do. Background information on how...

THE A TO Z OF SPORT is unique: nothing as comprehensive has ever appeared before. It covers more than one hundred sports, with the treatment of some of the nation's...

This comprehensive reference features the birth dates of more than 50,000 words -- from Old English to modern-day slang. Readers can avoid anachronisms and add accuracy to their writing.

This book covers the most prominent human, animal and supernatural figures of Chinese legend, folklore and religious belief. The entries range from the mythical, such as Pan Ku (creator of...

Full of humor and wit, this book was offered in 1827 in order that servants be given a handbook by which they might more efficiently perform the duties for which...