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A Dictionary of Finance and Banking by John Smullen
$36.90 NZD
Category: Business | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Concise Medical Dictionary - 7 Edition by Elizabeth A. Martin
$43.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This best-selling and market-leading dictionary contains over 11,000 clear and concise entries, covering all aspects of medical science. Written by a team of medical experts, the entries are accessible and jargon-free, and complemented by over 140 illustrations and diagrams. The 7th edition has been ful ...Show more
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by Susan Ratcliffe
$43.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Based on the highly acclaimed sixth edition of the "Oxford Dictionary of Quotations", this new edition maintains its extensive coverage of literary and historical quotations, and contains completely up-to-date material from today's influential literary and cultural figures. Over 1900 new quotes have bee ...Show more
Ologies and Isms : A Dictionary of Word Beginnings and Endings (revised ed, 2005) by Michael Quinion
$35.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
An authoritative guide to the building blocks of words. Over 1,250 entries and over 10,000 examples. First published 2002. Thise revised edition 2005.
Oxford Dictionary of Saints by David Hugh Farmer
$36.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Far more than a dry hagiographical account of the lives of saints, this entertaining and authoritative dictionary breathes life into its subjects and is as browsable as it is informative. First published in 1978, the Oxford Dictionary of Saints offers more than 1,700 fascinating and informative entries ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins by Julia Cresswell
$35.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference | Reading Level: General Adult
Combining both accessibility and authority, the Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins describes the origins and development of over 3,000 words and phrases in the English language. The book draws on Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research programme and language monitoring, and relates the fascinating storie ...Show more
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music by Percy A. Scholes
$50.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference | Reading Level: good
Derived from the full Oxford Dictionary of Music and including over 10,000 entries on musical terms, works, composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras, this is the most authoritative dictionary of music available in paperback. Fully up-to-date and clearly written, it is a rich mine of in ...Show more
The Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms by Alan Spooner
$36.90 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference S.
This dictionary provides an easy-to-use source of over 150,000 alternative and opposite words so the reader can improve wordpower and communication skills. There is also a Lexicon of Hard Words with interesting and unusual words as diverse as erubescence (blushing) and jumbal (sweet crisp cake).
The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Quotations by Peter Kemp
$36.90 NZD
Category: Dictionaries | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This expanded edition of Peter Kemp's collection illuminates the world of the writer, from classical literature to crime fiction and from the quill to the PC. Organized by subject, it includes topics ranging from Tools of the Trade and Writer's Block to Ghost Stories and Critics.
The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations by Elizabeth Knowles
$36.90 NZD
Category: Dictionaries | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference S.
Now available as an attractive pocket-sized paperback, this collection offers a vivid picture both of the world today, and of the landmark events and key voices leading to it. From Scott's Antarctic Expedition in 1912 to the attack on the World Trade Centre in 2001, it charts watersheds such as two Worl ...Show more
The Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms by Oxford
$26.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference Ser.
Authoritative, accessible, and completely up to date, The Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to build their vocabulary and improve their writing skills. Over 140,000 alternative and opposite words are given with the closest, most frequently used synonyms ...Show more
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