A collection of alphabetically arranged entries that provides information about furniture designers, makers, materials, and other related items; includes photographs and drawings.

Labeled drawings provide a wide range of everyday terms from the telephone to human anatomy in English and Spanish.

From the cover. Look up the sign to find the right word! This unique reference can help users locate a sign whose meaning they have forgotten, or help them find the meaning of a new sign they have just seen for the first time. The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary organizes more than 1,900 ASL signs by 40 basic handshapes and includes detailed descriptions on how to form these signs to represent the different English words that they might...

Labeled drawings provide a wide range of everyday terms from the telephone to human anatomy in English and Mandarin Chinese.

"Simple text paired with themed photos invite the reader to learn to speak Spanish"--Provided by publisher.

"This edition adds more than 100 new entries and many new illustrations; corrects and brings up to date the entries of the work of others; and brings the vocabulary and theory of bookselling and collecting into the modern commercial and academic world, which has been forced to adjust to a new reality thanks to worldwide medical and economic concerns"-- Provided by publisher.

Although written primarily as a home reference guide, Barron's Dictionary of Medical Terms has been valued, used, and highly praised by medical instructors, student nurses, and others in the healthcare professions. This expanded and updated edition clearly and concisely describes medical terms in language that anyone can understand. Thousands of terms and definitions cover: Descriptions of diseases and their symptoms, Healthcare policy and law, First-aid...

"Learn fun and useful words and phrases in Mandarin Chinese"--Provided by the publisher.

In this fast-paced information age, how can Americans know what's really important and what's just a passing fashion? Now more than ever, we need a source that concisely sums up the knowledge that matters to Americans - the people, places, ideas, and events that shape our cultural conversation. With a considerably large number of entries, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy is that invaluable source. Wireless technology, Gene therapy, NAFTA. In...