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Dictionary of Earth Sciences by Michael Allaby
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference Ser.
This leading dictionary - now in its third edition - offers wide-ranging and authoritative coverage of the earth sciences and related topics in 6,250+ clear and accessible entries. Coverage includes geology, oceanography, paleontology, minerology, volcanology, and planetary science as well as climatolog ...Show more
Dictionary of Zoology by ALLABY, MICHAEL
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Everyday Grammar by John Seely
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This accessible and unique approach to grammar comes in two parts: the first section consists of a practical guide on how to understand and use grammar successfully, and the second is an extensive A-Z glossary of grammatical terms. Ideal for both language students and anyone wanting to improve their use ...Show more
Minidictionary for Nurses by Tanya A. McFerran
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference S.
Level Four Medical Admin Textbook This durable pocket edition is a year-round bestseller. Fully revised and up-dated and covering all the recent developments in nursing terminology, it also includes 12 appendices covering normal values for biochemical and haematological data, standard values for body ...Show more
Minidictionary for Nurses by Elizabeth Martin (Edtior)
Category: Parenting | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This is a reissue of the sixth edition of the Minidictionary for Nurses.The sixth edition of this best-selling and trusted dictionary has been fully updated and revised to take account of recent developments in nursing practice and related fields. Updates cover the fields of general nursing, statistics, ...Show more
Minidictionary for Nurses 7th Edition by Market House Books Limited
Category: Health | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This new edition of a best-selling and trusted dictionary has been fully updated and revised to take account of recent developments in nursing practice and related fields. Though updates to this edition cover many areas, there is a particular focus upon risk assessement tools and terms relating to the M ...Show more
OOP Minidictionary for Nurses by Elizabeth Martin
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference S.
This best-selling dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of the ever-expanding vocabulary of the nursing professions in an authoritative and accessible way. A must-have for all nurses, students of nursing, medical practitioners and professionals including midwives and health visitors.
Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms by John Ayto
Category: Dictionaries | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Did you know that 'flavour of the month' originated in a marketing campaign in American ice-cream parlours in the 1940s, when a particular flavour would be specially promoted for a month at a time? And did you know that 'off the cuff' refers to the rather messy practice of writing impromptu notes on one ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases by Andrew Delahunty
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
One of the most distinctive characteristics of English is the number of words and phrases it has borrowed - and continues to borrow - from other languages, originally and most notably from Latin and French but now also from every corner of the globe. From the frequently used veranda and futon to the les ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations by Ned Sherrin
Category: Humour | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference S.
This hilarious collection of humorous quotations, full of wisecracks and wit, snappy comments and inspired fantasy, has been specially chosen by Ned Sherrin. Now with even more quotes on more subjects: from Gambling to Hollywood, from Diets to Shopping. Find the best lines from your favourite jokesters ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations 4th Ed by Ned Sherrin
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This hilarious collection of humorous quotations, full of wisecracks and wit, snappy comments and inspired fantasy, has been specially compiled by the late broadcaster and raconteur Ned Sherrin, with a foreword by leading British satirist, Alistair Beaton. Now packed with even more quotes and covering m ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (3rd edition; 2008) by Chris Baldick
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
The best-selling Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (formerly the Concise dictionary) provides clear, concise, and often witty definitions of the most troublesome literary terms from abjection to zeugma. It is an essential reference tool for students of literature in any language. It is now available i ...Show more