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An alphabetically-arranged reference lists synonyms, related and contrasted words, idiomatic equivalents, and antonyms, and provides a concise definition and usage examples for each main entry. Contains more than 275,000 word choices, examples, and explanations.

This encyclopedia examines the US government, providing information on everything from the founding of the US government, to the writing of the Constitution, to information on the Biden administration. It covers the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and spotlight features highlight key individuals who have shaped the US government. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...

Abridged edition of American Sign Language. 3300 signs, more than 4000 illustrations, and the American Manual Alphabet.

More than 5000 dazzling color photographs and 1000 detailed illustrations, each specifically annotated by experts. Great for research or browsing.

"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...

Covers everything relating to "Star Wars" and its characters, sequels, production, special effects, and computer games

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

A reference guide to a wide range of topics that provides information on various issues related to art, astronomy, business, sports, history, medicine, philosophy, photography, biology, film, economics, geography, the Internet, and more.

Myths and legends are not merely things of the past. They are part of our present consciousness, and express a poetry and power to which all people respond. The very names Hermes, Apollo and Vulcan,