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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Discover the rich and complex history of the peoples of Africa, and the struggles and triumphs of Black cultures and communities around the world.
With profiles of key people, movements, and events, The Black History Book brings together accounts of the most significant ideas and milestones in Black history and culture. This vital and thought-provoking book presents a bold and accessible overview of the history of the African continent and its peoples...
Author
Series
Columbia University contributions to anthropology volume XXIII pt. 1-2
Columbia University contributions to anthropology volume 23
Columbia University contributions to anthropology volume 23
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
More than 5,000 words and expressions in this English-Spanish handbook include an updated and enlarged list of words dealing with communications, electronics, and technology. The pocket-size guides in this series present thousands of words and expressions with their English translations.
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Stumped by a seven-letter synonym for mingle that begins with c? Or how about an eight-letter type of flower that ends in th? Even the best crossword puzzlers are sometimes at a loss for words. Now you can clue yourself in simply by opening the right book: the Webster's New World® Crossword Puzzle Dictionary. It's packed with 300,000 clue and answer words, lists of subcategories, and helpful tables such as Shakespeare's plays and characters, books...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Using easy-to-understand, informative, and often humorous explanations of every word, 499 Words Every College Student Should Know also explores how to use the words in sentences, and in proper context. The majority of these words were individually chosen because they are fairly commonplace in media, books, online, and elsewhere, and students need to be able to understand them. Knowing them in fact, using the words and making them part of their everyday...
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Words are beautiful and versatile things, but when used incorrectly they can lose a lot in transition, and the more complex the word, the more misused it can become. And as words eternally evolve in their everyday use, they can begin to be interpreted as something other than their original meaning. 500 Words You Should Know will inspire the reader to use uncommon words in their correct context, to utilize the English language to its full potential,...