Словарь содержит около 130 тыс. слов и словосочетаний современного русского литературного языка. Большое внимание уделено разработке значений слов, показу их употребления и подбору английских переводов, соответствующих норм современного английского литературного языка.
Books and Beyond: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of New American Reading
Added by: Anonymous | Karma: | Literature Studies, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias | 17 May 2015
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This set provides a snapshot of the current state of popular American literature, including various types and genres. The volume presents alphabetically arranged entries on more than 70 diverse literary categories, such as cyberpunk, fantasy literature, flash fiction, GLBTQ literature, graphic novels, manga and anime, and zines. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a definition of the genre, an overview of its history, a look at trends and themes, a discussion of how the literary form engages contemporary issues, a review of the genre's reception, a discussion of authors and works, and suggestions for further reading.
Covers fish, amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs, birds, mammals, and extinct creatures.
In a who's who of prehistoric life, readers take a visually spectacular trip through our evolutionary past going back more than 500 million years. All creatures are depicted in full-color paintings based on the latest paleontological information.
The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th edition)
Added by: Anonymous | Karma: | Maths, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias | 13 May 2015
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Covering all branches of pure and applied mathematics, including algebra, geometry, mechanics, and statistics, The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics is invaluable for students at the high school or university level. It is also a useful and versatile source book for economists, business people, engineers, technicians, scientists of all kinds, and anyone else who uses mathematics in the course of daily work.
This brand new edition of A Student's Dictionary of Psychology is the biggest and best yet. Previous editions of the book have been widely praised for the clear and concise entries introducing key concepts from all areas of psychology. This fourth edition not only contains over 200 new entries, but the new user-friendly design and thorough cross-referencing mean it's even easier to find exactly what you're looking for.subject areas.
