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New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary by Oxford Editor
Category: Education | Series: Oxford Quick Reference Ser.
From writing poems to writing birthday cards, and from composing advertising slogans to music lyrics, the New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary has what every writer (or budding writer) needs. It contains rhymes for over 45,000 words, including proper names, place names, and foreign terms used in English. The c ...Show more
Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary (10th Edition) by Jonathan Law (Editor); Elizabeth Martin (Editor)
Category: Health | Series: Oxford Quick Reference Ser.
Written by a team of medical experts, this market-leading dictionary offers clear and authoritative definitions for all aspects of medical science. It features up-to-date coverage on public health medicine, medical research and general practice, and cardiology, radiology, and dentistry among other speci ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary Of Accounting - 5th Revised edition by Jonathan Law
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Oxford Quick Reference Ser.
This best-selling dictionary includes more than 3,800 entries covering all aspects of accounting, including financial accounting, financial reporting, management accounting, taxation, auditing, corporate finance, and accounting bodies and institutions. Its international coverage includes important terms ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary of Zoology by Michael Allaby
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Oxford Quick Reference Ser.
With over 6,000 entries, the Oxford Dictionary of Zoology is a detailed and authoritative guide to all areas of the field. It offers full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. It also includes terms from the areas of ecology, animal behavi ...Show more
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics by P. H. Matthews
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Quick Reference Ser.
The third edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics is an authoritative and invaluable reference source covering every aspect of its wide-ranging field. In 3,250 entries the Dictionary spans grammar, phonetics, semantics, languages (spoken and written), dialects, and sociolinguistics. Clea ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to Irish History by S. J. Connolly (Editor)
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Oxford Quick Reference Ser.
'A companion to be cherished', 'judicious and authoritative', 'informative and entertaining', an 'invaluable work of reference' - these are just some of the phrases used by reviewers to describe the Oxford Companion to Irish History.The history of Ireland has long been at the epicentre of political and ...Show more
The Oxford Dictionary of Music
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Quick Reference Ser.
Now available in paperback and with over 10,000 entries, the Oxford Dictionary of Music (previously the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music) offers broad coverage of a wide range of musical categories spanning many eras, including composers, librettists, singers, orchestras, important ballets and operas, ...Show more
The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy - 3rd Revised edition by Simon Blackburn
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Quick Reference Ser.
This bestselling dictionary is written by one of the leading philosophers of our time, and it is widely recognized as the best dictionary of its kind. Comprehensive and authoritative, it covers every aspect of philosophy from Aristotle to Zen. With clear and concise definitions, it provides lively and a ...Show more
The Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms by Oxford Dictionaries , Oxford Dictionaries
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Oxford Quick Reference Ser.
Authoritative, accessible, and completely up to date, The Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to build their vocabulary and improve their writing skills. Over 140,000 alternative and opposite words are given with the closest, most frequently used synonyms ...Show more
The Oxford Guide to Plays by Michael Patterson (Editor)
Category: Performing Arts | Series: Oxford Quick Reference Ser.
Now in paperback, The Oxford Guide to Plays offers a marvelous beideker to 1000 of the most important plays in world theater. Covering everything from The Seagull and The Tempest to Dancing at Lughnasa, Angels in America, and The Heidi Chronicles, this volume is the perfect resource for everyone who lov ...Show more
The Oxford Reverse Dictionary by David Edmonds (Compiled by)
Category: Dictionaries | Series: Oxford Quick Reference Ser.
This dictionary will help you to find the word on the tip of your tongue. Unlike a thesaurus, where you look up alternatives to a word you know, or a dictionary which defines a word you are already familiar with, The Oxford Reverse Dictionary will help you to find words you do know, or are vaguely aware ...Show more