Del Norte Public Library

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.

"Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary designed to help users communicate effectively in American Spanish and English, which includes up-to-date coverage of essential, current vocabulary."--

"Basically it is about the foremost composers of the past and present (seventy-eight in number) and their music. Here will be found exhaustive biographies not only of the giant figures but also of secondary composers about whombiographical and critical material is not so readily accessible; thirty contemporaries are include din the gallery of composers, among them seven representataive Americans."

Complete in one volume with 1300 biographies and 400 portraits.

An alphabetical listing of common figures of speech, along with their definitions and origins.

Alphabetical entries provide an understanding of the tremendous influence of world mythology and legend on Western art and literature. Coverage encompasses more than 2,500 myths and legends from around the world and throughout the ages--from Aesop's fables to the myths of Micronesia and Voodooism.