Reference : Dictionaries

This is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of English place-names available in paperback. From Abbas Combe to Zennor, it gives the meaning and origin of over 12,000 place-names, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day. Essential reference for the tourist or local historian, it is absorbing reading for anyone interested in the names of our towns and villages. more...

Price: $18.00

Financial engineering is where technology and quantitative analysis meet on Wall Street to solve risk problems and find investment opportunities. It evolved out of options pricing, and, at this time, is primarily focused on derivatives since they are the most difficult instruments to price and are also the riskiest. Not only is financial engineering a relatively new field, but by its nature, it continues to grow and develop. This unique dictionary explains and clarifies for financial professionals the important terms, concepts, and sometimes arcane language of this increasingly influential world of high finance and potentially high profits. more...

Price: $59.95

This invaluable dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of words and terms encountered in both human and physical geography. Each of the entries provides an initial brief definition followed by a more in-depth explanation. It covers a vast range of subjects, including cartography, surveying, meteorology, climatology, biogeography, ecology, geology, geomorphology, population, migration, agriculture, industry, transport, and development. There is also extensive discussion of topics such as plate tectonics, remote sensing, geographic information systems, and aerial differentiation. Wide-ranging and highly readable, this essential guide answers questions about all aspects of geography quickly and effectively with reference to the most recent advances in the field. more...

Price: $16.00

Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them. This professional handbook and easy to use reference work provides an up-to-date and forward looking survey of lexicography. more...

Price: $150.00

The Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume One , surveys the lives and writings of nearly 400 Midwestern authors and identifies some of the most important criticism of their writings. The Dictionary is based on the belief that the literature of any region simultaneously captures the experience and influences the worldview of its people, reflecting as well as shaping the evolving sense of individual and collective identity, meaning, and values. more...

Price: $47.95