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A Dictionary of Buddhism by Damien Keown
$24.99 AUD
Category: Spiritual/Religion | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This broad-ranging and authoritative illustrated dictionary provides over 2,000 clear and concise definitions of every aspect of Buddhism; including coverage of not only historical but also contemporary issues such as human rights, and the role of women. From religious ceremonies to iconography, this di ...Show more
A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation by Chris Park
$39.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science/Environment | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This informative dictionary contains over 8,500 entries on all aspects of the environment and conservation. International in scope, it embraces a broad spectrum of environmental areas including sustainable development, biodiversity, conservation, environmental ethics, philosophy, and history, resource m ...Show more
A Dictionary of Geography by Susan Mayhew
$34.99 AUD
Category: Dictionary | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This invaluable dictionary provides comprehensive coverage in one volume of both human and physical geography. For this third edition, existing entries have been fully revised and updated, and 345 new new entries have been added, making this essential reference for all students of geography, whether at ...Show more
A Dictionary of Weather by Storm Dunlop
$32.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science/Environment | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Containing illustrative examples of specific events and extremes, this comprehensive dictionary contains over 1,800 weather, forecasting, and climate terms. A black and white illustration section shows the main cloud types, as well as satellite images of weather systems. Weather records and climate data ...Show more
A Dictionary of World History by Edmund Wright
$34.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day. Over 4,000 clear, concise entries include biographies of key figures in world history, seperate entries for every country in the world (summarising key historical events) ...Show more
A-Z of Countries of the World by Peter Stalker
$32.99 AUD
Category: Dictionary | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Provides an overview of each country in the world. This work includes maps and geographical details along with the contemporary social, economic, religious and political issues that shape each country. It also presents the main economic and social indicators of each country, such as GNP, life expectancy ...Show more
Concise Colour Medical Dictionary by Elizabeth A. Martin
$34.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This market-leading, two colour, illustrated dictionary contains 12,500 authoritative entries on all aspects of medical science. Written by a team of medical experts, all entries have been revised and updated for this new edition to reflect the very latest in medical knowledge and practice. Entries are ...Show more
Dictionary of Weather by Storm Dunlop
$32.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science/Environment | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
A new authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of weather, forecasting, and climate terms with illustrative examples of specific events and extremes. Find out where and when the world's largest hailstone fell or where the highest temperature was recorded using the list of weather records, and check cl ...Show more
How Not to Say What You Mean by R.W. Holder
$34.99 AUD
Category: English Language | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Arm candy ? trainspotter ? toy boy ? cock and bull story - push up daisies ? human sacrifice ? tuft-hunter ? powder room ? downer ? caught short ? see a man about a dog. This brand new dictionary of evasion, hypocrisy, prudery and deceit can be lively and shocking. It contains old favourites and obsolet ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms by John Ayto
$29.99 AUD
Category: English Language | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Did you know that 'flavour of the month' originated in a marketing campaign in American ice-cream parlours in the 1940s, when a particular flavour would be specially promoted for a month at a time? And did you know that 'off the cuff' refers to the rather messy practice of writing impromptu notes on one ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary of Musical Works by Alison Latham
$29.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Anyone who listens to or plays classical music often wants to put the pieces they encounter in context - to check information ranging from who wrote the piece, or the date of its first performance, to how it acquired its title, or whether it was commissioned for a specific person or occasion. General di ...Show more
The Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms by Chris Baldick
$29.99 AUD
Category: English Language | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Containing over 1,000 of the most troublesome literary terms encountered by students and general readers, this gem of a book gives clear and often witty explanations to terms such as hypertext , multi-accentuality , and postmodernism . It also offers pronunciation guides and suggestions for further read ...Show more