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The World Book Encyclopedia, 2019, is a general A-Z look-up source in 22 hard-cover volumes full of accurate and trustworthy facts. Whether you are proving a point during a dinner-table discussion or checking a fact for a homework assignment, answers are here! Tens of thousands of index entries make it easy for you to find information wherever it is in the set. Abundant colorful photos, diagrams, charts, tables, and maps supplement the easy-to-read...
Publisher
World Book Inc
Edition
2023 edition.
Language
English
Description
"A 22-volume, highly illustrated, A-Z general encyclopedia for all ages, featuring sections on how to use World Book, other research aids, pronunciation key, a student guide to better writing, speaking, and research skills, and comprehensive index"-- Provided by publisher.
"A 22-volume, highly illustrated, A-Z general encyclopedia for all ages. As the only general reference encyclopedia still published today, The World Book Encyclopedia 2023 provides...
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Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Language
English
Description
The megalithic tombs of prehistory...the distinctive mythology and philosophy of the Iron Age druids...the famous saints of the Middle Ages, like Brigid and Patrick, Columba and Brendan...the survival of fairy lore down to modern times...the current upsurge of New Age spirituality: Ireland's history is filled with religious riches unknown to the rest of the world. The Encyclopedia of Irish Spirituality, designed for the general reader and beautifully...
Publisher
World Book, a Scott Fetzer company
Edition
2024 edition.
Language
English
Description
"A 22-volume, highly illustrated, A-Z general encyclopedia for all ages, featuring sections on how to use World Book, other research aids, pronunciation key, a student guide to better writing, speaking, and research skills, and comprehensive index" Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Lyons Press
Language
English
Description
In Encyclopedia of Celtic Myth and Legend, authors John and Caitlin Matthews have compiled one of the most comprehensive collections of Celtic lore ever, drawing from every known source from the Celts' well-known classics, to neglected sources and forgotten archives. Their fresh translations and lucid commentary make this an essential text for students, researchers, and indeed, for anyone who has ever felt drawn to the Celtic spirit.
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Publisher
Pantheon Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Brimming with intelligence and personality, a vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made - a must read for word mavens. Have you ever tried to define the word 'is?' Do you have strong feelings about the word (and, yes, it is a word) 'irregardless?' Did you know that OMG was first used in 1917, in a letter to Winston Churchill? These are the questions that keep lexicographers up at night. While most of us might take dictionaries for...
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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
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"In this remarkable debut novel based on actual events, as a team of male scholars compiles the first Oxford English Dictionary, one of their daughters decides to collect the "objectionable" words they omit."--Dust jacket flap.
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Language
English
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"In this updated, expanded, and fully redesigned edition of his bestselling classic, author Andrew Chevallier--a fellow and former president of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists--combines the latest scientific research with the traditional and folkloric use of the plants to give detailed information about the benefits and constituents of more than 560 herbs, from aloe vera and cardamom through to witch hazel and yarrow"-- Provided by publisher....
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