A new edition of America's best-selling dictionary! This laminated, plain-edged version features more than 225,000 clear and precise definitions, 700 illustrations, and more than 10,000 new words and meanings. Special sections include a Handbook of Style.
An expanding series of short, specialist English courses for different professions, work skills, and industries.
American journalism is collapsing as newspapers andmagazines fail and scores of reporters are laid off across thecountry. Conventional wisdom says the Internet is to blame, butveteran journalists and media critics Robert W. McChesney and JohnNichols disagree. The crisis of American journalism predates theGreat Recession and digital media boom. What we are witnessing nowis the end of the commercial news model and the opportune momentfor the creation of a new system of independent journalism, onesubsidized by the public and capable of safeguarding ourdemocracy.
Collins Maths Dictionary is a clear prqctical dictionary which can help you understand the meanings of over 375 Maths words. Find it fast Colour headwords, an A-Z on every page and a full index make it easy to find the right Maths word; Get it right Clear accessible explanations increase your understanding; Feel confident lllustrations and diagrams give extra clarity and information; Do more Extra material include help yourself activities and tests for even more support.
There is no better way to own and appreciate the world's greatest written works. Great Books of the Western World is one of the most acclaimed publishing feats of our time. Authoritative, accurate, and complete, this collection represents the essential core of the Western literary canon, compiling 517 of the most significant achievements in literature, history, philosophy, and science into a color-coded set as handsome as it is affordable. From the ancient classics to the newest masterpieces of the 20th century, Great Books traces the ideas, stories, and discoveries that have shaped modern civilization. Volumes 1 and 2 of this collection is the Syntopicon, a unique two-volume guide (not sold separately) that enables you to investigate a particular idea and compare what different authors have to say about it. The Syntopicon comprises a new kind of reference work -- accomplishing for ideas what the dictionary accomplishes for words and the encyclopaedia accomplishes for facts. Also included is the Great Convers
A new series of short, specialist English courses for professions such as human resources, or marketing and advertising, and work skills such as telephoning, meetings, and presentations.
The all new Oxford First Thesaurus, with new contemporary 3D artwork and easy-to-use page design, is the best thesaurus for children in their early school years. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus, a unique electronic database of millions of words of writing for children. The colourful, simple layout gives entries in alphabetical order along with hundreds of carefully-levelled synonyms for each entry and engaging full colour illustrations. To make navigation as easy as ABC, we have included the full alphabet on every page with coloured tabs, the letter of the page is highlighted. There is a full index of all the words that are included in the book at the back. It is the ideal companion to the Oxford First Dictionary. Go online for free downloadable word games, puzzles, and activities on the www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools website.
