The Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 2005 Handheld Edition, with nearly 25,000 entries that are ideally suited for PDAs, covers key topics that you encounter everyday: Arts, Business, Geography, History, Literature, Medicine, Philosophy, Politics, Science, Sports, and more. Watch and learn when topics come to life with more than 2,300 colorful maps and images that will improve your understanding of any subject. Perfect for your busy lifestyle, the Concise Encyclopedia conveniently delivers the information you need in just about any situation:

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This 2-vol. set encompasses nearly two decades of American history, beginning with the farm crisis of the mid-1920s, through the 1929 stock market crash, the gradual recovery during the 1930s with Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and World War II. This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary encyclopedia features entries on depression-era politics, government, business, economics, literature, the arts, society and culture. While its main focus is on the Great Depression within the United States, the global impact of the economic slow-down is also examined through articles on Canada, Mexico, Australia, Europe, Africa and Asia.

This detailed set explores European history from 1450-1789, from the print revolution to the French Revolution. The set's 1,082 articles, written by eminent scholars, cover major topics in art, government and education as well as providing biographical entries on key figures of the period. In addition, the set covers topics specific to the era, such as apocalypticism, guilds, food riots, royal mistresses and lovers, the Spanish inquisition, Utopia and others. Each volume includes an eight-page color insert. Features include approximately 575 black-and-white photographs, 60 maps, a year-by-year chronology, a topical outline, and a comprehensive index.

The first printing of Modern English Linguistics: A Structural and Transformational Grammar was published by Thomas Y. Crowell Co. Inc. in 1975. Several later printings through the mid 1980s were published by Harper & Row, Publishers (now Harper Collins). More than 10,000 new hard-cover copies were sold.

Modern English Linguistics showed how transformational grammar developed out of American structuralist morphology and syntax. It then then went on to describe English grammar in some detail using the so-called "extended standard theory" of transformational grammar described in Noam Chomsky's book, Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. Despite considerable changes in Chomsky's ideas in the 1980s and 1990s (as for example, government and binding theory), linguistics textbooks continued to be published well into the 1990s that were still based on the Aspects model.

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Stretching from the end of World War II to 1989, the Cold War between the Western powers and the Communist bloc shaped national alliances around the world. In 15 chapters, the Almanac treats the historic causes of the tension; the mutual suspicions that fueled the conflict for more than 40 years; the ideological clash between communism and democracy; and the policies that marked the long standoff – the Marshall Plan,Truman's Point Four program, the nuclear arms race, economic aid, the Berlin Wall, detente; and much more. Also covered are the times when the Cold War burst into armed conflict in such areas as Korea, Cuba and Southeast Asia.

During the period 1890-1910 the German Army of Kaiser Wilhelm II was ablaze in color, particularly the Garde and Cavalry regiments. In this superb new volume the author brings to the student of uniforms, as well as the art and military historian, the true glory of this brief, but most colorful time. Carl Becker was a skillful and talented artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose treatment of German uniforms, the military pomp and ceremony, as well as the work-a-day activities of the Kaiser's army, are both realistically and artistically among the very best. The 104 never before published uniform plates are a treasure trove of color, action, and rarity which have only been viewed by a select few before this publication. The additional illustrations from books and the postcard art reproduced here well display the scope and depth of Becker's work. Technically correct, and artistically rendered on the subject of Kaiser Wilhelm II's flamboyant army of 1890-1910, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of the collector, the student of military costume, modelers and the appreciator of well executed military art.

The purpose of the volume, the first in a new ongoing series, is to provide historical essays on topics that have made the headlines and may be discussed in current events classes. Selection of events was made by an advisory panel of academics, teachers, and librarians. Thirty conflicts are covered, arranged in alphabetical order from "The Afghan Taliban: Emerging Government or Civil Rights Tragedy?" to "The World Trade Organization: The Battle in Seattle." A curious omission is the conflict in Northern Ireland, which has not been out of the news in years.
Chapters average 10 pages in length, and each follows the same format: summary, historical background, and recent history and the future. Each essay has illustrations; sidebars that provide biographies, chronologies, and other supplemental material; and a bibliography. A list of contributors, a general bibliography, and an index round out the volume.

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2001 Edition (Single user)
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In his preface, editor-in-chief Borgatta also editor-in-chief of the first edition (LJ 7/92), a Dartmouth Medal winner offers two reasons for this revision: public interest and changes in some areas of sociology leading to the realization that "a substantial and thoughtful addition of titles would add breadth and depth to the Encyclopedia." The new encyclopedia presents essays written by scholars about a large number of topics within the broad field of sociology. It continues to be useful both for scholars and professionals investigating new areas of study and for students needing introductory overviews. Where the first edition contains 370 essays in four volumes, the second edition has expanded to five volumes with 60 new essays. New articles include "Censorship and the Regulation of Expression," "Futures Studies as Human and Social Activity," and "Internet." The new edition also revises and updates many of the original essays. For instance, "Feminist Theory" now discusses the 1990s, and its secondary bibliography includes texts published in 1995 and 1999. The second edition also reflects changes in our society and academics by incorporating some topics into different essays or changing the titles of certain articles. As with the first edition, the arrangement is alphabetical by topic. The signed essays provide a thorough and detailed overview of the subject. Secondary bibliographies and See also references occur at the end of each essay. This excellent new edition of an already highly regarded encyclopedia is highly recommended for all academic and larger public libraries.

Vocaboly – это обучающая утилитка, помогающая запоминать английские слова разными методами, включая тестирование и игры. Если вы готовитесь к таким международным экзаменам как TOEFL, GMAT, GRE или SAT, то это то, что вам нужно. Пригодится она и для того, чтобы просто пополнить свой словарный запас. В память Vocaboly введены пять книг: “VOA Special English”, “TOEFL”, “GMAT”, “SAT” and “GRE”, и свыше 12000 слов, каждое из которых снабжено значением, фонетическим написанием и произношением. Вам остаётся только выбрать нужную книгу, соотетственно вашим целям и уровню английского. К каждой книге прилагается 8 флеш-карт для запоминания занесённых туда слов. Для каждого слова можно индексировать свой уровень сложности.

Словарь Merriam-Webster – отличный словарь, несколько остающийся в тени более известных, но в данном словаре есть опции, полность или частично отсутствующие в более известных Macmillan, Longman. Поиск слов по созвучию, окончанию,рифме, этимология слов – то, чем ценен Merriam-Webster Unabridged.

Written by one of the world's leading grammarians, The Oxford English Grammar is an authoritative review of and topic reference for English grammar.
Opening with an outline of national, regional, and social variation in English, the book details descriptive and prescriptive approaches and attitudes to English among both native and non-native speakers. This is followed by an account of the development of grammar, and a review of modern approaches to this complex subject. The central section of the book is a presentation of current English grammar at sentence, clause, phrase, and word level; with the last chapters covering grammar in relation to discourse, word-formation, lexis, pronunciation and intonation, punctuation, and spelling. A full index is provided, and examples of usage are drawn from a wide range of sources, including use of the new international Corpus of English at University College London. Written in a readable and absorbing style, The Oxford English Grammar is an essential reference for English speakers around the world.

An exploration of the history of English pronunciation, drawing on the eighteenth-century fashion for pronouncing dictionaries and the new English obsession with 'correct' pronunciation. Joan Beal looks in particular at Thomas Spence's The Grand Repository, a politically radical and hugely successful work of the time which strove to get the lower classes to speak like the upper classes. This is a fascinating and revealing work of scholarship deftly applied.
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What are the origins of the concepts under which we organize societies, create institutions and think about our lives? Where did the concept of God or equal rights or democracy come from? How does one idea influence another? Such questions fuel debates, speeches, papers and assignments in history classes, school speaking competitions, ethics classes and more.

Каковы истоки концепций, которые организуют общества, создают институты, используя которые мы думаем о нашей жизни? Откуда появилась концепция Бога, равных прав или демократии? Как одна идея влияет на другую? Подобные вопросы провоцируют дискуссии, выступления, исторические работы.

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Hardcover: 2780 pages (original) - pdf here
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons; 1 edition (December 3, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN: 0684313774
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