Del Norte Public Library

"Despite Korea, despite Vietnam, despite a dozen smaller conflicts, a generation of Americans refers to World War II simply as "the War." Indeed, there has been nothing like it in human history: a single war that spanned three continents - a war which saw more men and women under arms, more deaths, and more destruction than any other. Now Oxford University Press provides the definitive one-volume reference to this cataclysmic event. The Oxford Companion...

Up-to-date dictionary of philosophy with 2,500 entries covering the entire span of the subject and nearly 500 biographical entries.

A dictionary guide to Western terms, usages, origins and phrases common to cattleman, frontiersmen, scouts, cowboys and gamblers from 1850 to 1900.

Nearly 30,000 entries are defined for the beginning reader through middle-grader. Includes an introductory section on the history of the English language.

Over 2500 legal terms are defined, many with examples that illustrate the definitions, and includes guides to pronunciation.

Lists 3,000 illustrations with accompanying vocabulary and 85 pages of tables and indexes for a wide range of general subjects including the human body, animals, food, clothing, music, hobbies, sports games, farming and gardening.