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The Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations (2 ed.)    Reference type: QuotationCurrent Version: 2008Subject: QuotationsLength: 248,367 words Over 5,700 quotations This collection offers a stimulating picture of American culture and life. Up-to-date and thoroughly researched, the Dictionary gives readers a nutshell ...More Black Women in America (2 ed.)   Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2005Subject: History, Regional and National HistoryLength: 1.18 million wordsIllustration(s): 446 2006 ALA/RUSA Outstanding Reference Source 2005Booklist Editor's Choice 2005 Choice Outstanding Academic Title The second edition of Black Women in America, ...More Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (19 ed.)   Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2013Subject: Language reference, History of English, Literature, Literary theory and cultural studiesLength: 1.34 million wordsIllustration(s): 10 Much loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable takes you on a captivating adventure through its trademark blend of language, culture, myth and ...More The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2 ed.)    Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2003Subject: Performing arts, TheatreLength: 492,086 words This concise version of the acclaimed Oxford Companion to the Theatre covers all aspects of theatre worldwide and throughout the ages. It contains entries on a vast range of theatrical ...More A Dictionary of Creation Myths  Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2009Subject: Society and culture, Customs and Traditions, Social sciences, Regional and Area StudiesLength: 97,640 words Covering thousands of years of intricate creation tales, A Dictionary of Creation Myths is the first and most comprehensive work devoted to creation myths from cultures throughout the ...More Encyclopedia of Aesthetics   Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2008Subject: Art & Architecture, PhilosophyLength: 1.92 million wordsIllustration(s): 97 The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics is the first reference work to survey the full breadth of critical thought on art, culture, and society from classical philosophy to ...More Encyclopedia of Evolution  Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2005Subject: Science and technology, Life Sciences, Social sciences, AnthropologyLength: 958,516 wordsIllustration(s): 261 2002 Booklist Top 10 Science Reference Sources 2002 Choice Outstanding Title 2003 ALA/RUSA Outstanding Reference Source 370 entries A comprehensive ...More The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art   Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2011Subject: Art & ArchitectureLength: 1.65 million wordsIllustration(s): 674 The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art (GEAA) deals with all aspects of American art and architecture from Native American art to Colonial art to contemporary American art. ...More The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art   Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2008Subject: Art & ArchitectureLength: 681,049 wordsIllustration(s): 184 The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date information on all aspects of this fundamental area of the visual arts. ...More Encyclopedia of Human Rights   Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2009Subject: Law, Human Rights and Immigration, Social sciencesLength: 1.75 million words The five-volume Encyclopedia of Human Rights, edited by David Forsythe, offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history in over 300 entries ...More Oxford Business French Dictionary: English-French   Reference type: Bilingual DictionaryCurrent Version: 2003Subject: Bilingual dictionariesLength: 289,131 words Essential vocabulary, clear translations, usage and grammar help in this French-English dictionary. Oxford Business French Dictionary: French-English   Reference type: Bilingual DictionaryCurrent Version: 2003Subject: Bilingual dictionariesLength: 216,236 words Essential vocabulary, clear translations, usage and grammar help in this French-English dictionary. Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary: English-Spanish   Reference type: Bilingual DictionaryCurrent Version: 2003Subject: Bilingual dictionariesLength: 247,653 words Essential vocabulary, clear translations, usage and grammar help in this English-Spanish dictionary. The Oxford Classical Dictionary (3 rev. ed.)   Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2005Subject: Classical studies, HistoryLength: 2.00 million wordsIllustration(s): 5 'a delight for anyone with any curiosity about the roots of our Western culture ... a browser's paradise, and I would think a researcher's quick rescuer' Arthur Miller, London ...More The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry (2 ed.)   Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2013Subject: Literature, Literary studies - poetry and poetsLength: 459,311 words Over 1,400 entries This impressive Companion is an extensive guide to the lives of influential poets writing in English, in Britain and around the world, ...More The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (1 ed.)   Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2003Subject: Literature, Shakespeare studies and criticism, Performing arts, TheatreLength: 486,965 wordsIllustration(s): 2 This online edition was reviewed and selectively updated by the original editors in 2011. From the conjectured identity of the Dark Lady of the Sonnets to the misprints in the ...More The Oxford Companion to the Photograph    Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2006Subject: Art & ArchitectureLength: 512,036 wordsIllustration(s): 99 'unique, totally relevant, and helps define a medium', Ralph Gibson This online edition was reviewed and selectively updated by Angela Nicholson. Compiled by an ...More An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age   Reference type: Subject ReferenceCurrent Version: 2009Subject: History, modern history (1700 to 1945), LiteratureLength: 547,072 words "An outstanding work of reference" ?? THES For the first time in this innovative reference book the Romantic Age is surveyed across all aspects of British ...More