The Penguin English Dictionary

The Penguin English Dictionary PDF Author: R. E. Allen
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ISBN: 9789756363959
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The Penguin English Dictionary

The Penguin English Dictionary PDF Author: R. E. Allen
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ISBN: 9789756363959
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers

The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers PDF Author: David Wells
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140261493
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Provides information on numbers and what makes particular ones noteworthy

The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations

The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations PDF Author: Robert Andrews
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 604

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From Margot Asquith to Monica Lewinsky, from George V to Boutros Boutros-Galli and Jonathan Aitken to Frank Zappa, "The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations" is the definitive collection.

The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style

The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style PDF Author: Paul W. Lovinger
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
ISBN: 9780142000465
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 491

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Features more than one thousand primary entries, along with more than two thousand examples of questionable style and the misuse of language, providing valuable lessons for students, writers, and speakers.

The Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms

The Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms PDF Author: Daphne M. Gulland
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ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 305

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The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern History, 1789-1945

The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern History, 1789-1945 PDF Author: Duncan Townson
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 628

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This dictionary covers the period 1789-1945. A revised edition, it includes new entries and the text has been brought up-to-date to reflect information current at the time of publication. It includes the non-European world, social, economic and ideological developments, and political events.

The Penguin Dictionary of Physical Geography

The Penguin Dictionary of Physical Geography PDF Author: J. B. Whittow
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140510942
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 591

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Defines terms and concepts in archaeology, botany, geology, meteorology, earth science and geography

The Penguin Spelling Dictionary

The Penguin Spelling Dictionary PDF Author: Market House Books Ltd
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ISBN: 9780140514254
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 608

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The 2nd revised edition aids writers who need a quick and easy spell-check. Not only does it show how to spell virtually every word likely to encountered, but it highlights common areas of confusion and traps for the unwary. It gives recommended hyphenation, British/American spellings, and includes many proper names - places and people.

The Penguin Dictionary of Politics

The Penguin Dictionary of Politics PDF Author: David Robertson
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ISBN: 9780140512762
Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 495

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Containing over 500 definitions of political theories, dogmas and phraseologies, this dictionary includes updated entries on the European Community and federalism alongside new definitions of the European Court of Justice and Central Banks, among others. Frequently-used terms in Middle-Eastern politics are explained, from Ayatollah and the Arab-Israeli wars, to fundamentalism and the Gulf War. It also includes sections on ideas that have become familiar terms over recent years, such as perestroika, glasnost, being politically correct, and Thatcherism, as well as issues that have taken on greater political significance - for example, abortion and environmentalism.

The Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory

The Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory PDF Author: David Macey
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
ISBN: 9780140513691
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 490

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Accessing the huge and often bewildering subject of Critical Theory can be an intimidating experience. This acclaimed dictionary provides the ideal introduction to the range of theories and theorists on offer and will prove an invaluable and authoritative resource to all students. * Incisive overviews of the work of key figures from Arendt and Artaud to Winnicott, Wittgestein and Woolf * Powerful summaries of the crucial debates on desire and deconstruction, object relations and Orientalism, postcolonial theory and postmodernism * Clear explanations of both the links and the disagreements between different thinkers and schools.