Dictionaries

A comprehensive and engaging overview of English language dictionary-making from the first monolingual English dictionary to the current day.

A comprehensive guide to the key events, personalities and themes in modern world history.

A comprehensive guide to the key events, personalities and themes in modern world history.

This book argues that a dictionary should show when to use one word rather than another, instead of treating each word separately.

This book argues that a dictionary should show when to use one word rather than another, instead of treating each word separately.

Much of my education I have acquired from my maternal grandmother: Maria Cristina Barron.

First published in 1989, An Illustrated Dictionary of British Steel Engravers contains more than 600 entries and an extensive plate section, providing examples of work referenced in the text and adding a clear chronological dimension to the subject.

First published in 1989, An Illustrated Dictionary of British Steel Engravers contains more than 600 entries and an extensive plate section, providing examples of work referenced in the text and adding a clear chronological dimension to the subject.

Western Dan-French dictionary is the first and only dictionary of this language spoken in Western C,te d'Ivoire by half a million people.

Manding is a common name for several closely related languages in West Africa: Maninka (or Malinke), Bamana (or Bambara), Jula, Mandinka, Xasonka, etc.

Known as ';the Great War,' the world's first truly global conflict is remarkable in what might now be termed modern espionage.

Known as ';the Great War,' the world's first truly global conflict is remarkable in what might now be termed modern espionage.

Skiing is one of the oldest modes of transportation known, predating the wheel with dated artifacts to prove its pedigree.

The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States cannot be overstated.

While there are costume and fashion dictionaries tied to specific countries or periods, none have been comprehensive.

The Byzantine Empire dates back to Constantine the Great, the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, who, in 330 AD, moved the imperial capital from Rome to a port city in modern-day Turkey, which he then renamed Constantinople in his honor.

Words of Intelligence: An Intelligence Professionals Lexicon for Domestic and Foreign Threats is intended for the intelligence and national security men and women at the federal, state, and local levels.

Kenya has a long and complex history that began thousands of years ago.

Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) encompasses the various disciplines of wireless interception, cryptanalysis, communications intelligence, electronic intelligence, direction-finding, and traffic analysis.

The years between 1450 and 1550 marked the end of one era in world history and the beginning of another.

Asia is one of the most rapidly developing regions in the world, and knowledge of the individual countries is crucial for our understanding of the area.

The defection of Igor Gouzenko in September 1945, more so than any other single event, alerted the West to the nature and scale of the Soviet espionage offensive being waged by the Kremlin.

The 466 men who have held the increasingly demanding and prestigious position of Head Coach in the National Football League and the two leagues that merged into it (the All America Football Conference of the 1940s and the American Football League of the 1960s) form an exclusive club.

The use of symbolism is an art, not a science.

With this volume, David Nemec completes his remarkable trilogy of 19th-century baseball biographies, covering every major league player, manager, umpire, owner and league official.

Taking an innovative approach to the life and legend of Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), this biographical dictionary concentrates on her circle of friends, acquaintances and coworkers--1618 in all.

This biographical dictionary catalogs the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Professional baseball is full of arcane team names.

From the earliest days of baseball, young men who filled team rosters felt compelled to fill the uniforms of America's armed forces when their country called.

After the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution in 1848 and 1849, thousands of Hungarians fled to the United States, an influx dubbed the Kossuth Emigration after failed revolutionary leader Lajos Kossuth.

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Since the Boston Red Sox came into existence in 1901, some of the greatest players ever to step onto a baseball diamond have filled its rosters.

This biographical dictionary is devoted to the actors who provided voices for all the Disney animated theatrical shorts and features from the 1928 Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie to the 2010 feature film Tangled.

This is the second in a series of books focusing upon the history of folk music.

The life of a major league baseball scout is far from glamorous.

This work provides biographies of more than 500 men and women who have served as admiral, vice admiral, or rear admiral.

True professional baseball has not been played in Cuba since banned by the communist regime after the 1961 season, but there is a legacy of more than 70 years of continuous excellence by countless Cubans who played in the organized leagues of the island from 1878 to 1961.

From its very beginnings, the nature of jazz has been to reinvent itself.

This book focuses on 50 of the most important entertainers in the history of country music, from its beginnings in the folk music of early America through the 1970s.

This book highlights 50 of the most important entertainers in contemporary country music, providing a brief biography of each artist with special emphasis on experiences that influenced their musical careers.

The first book by David Dicaire, Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Legendary Artists of the Early 20th Century, (McFarland, 1999), included pioneers, innovators, superstars, and cult heroes of blues music born before 1940.