Chambers Biographical Dictionary

McGovern, Una

Reference

Larousse Kingfisher+chambers

Encompassing more than 300,000 definitions, this up-to-date reference of the English language covers both old and new words, the commonplace and the unusual, with information on idioms, etymologies, and more than 200,000 references.

Chambers Dictionary

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Chambers Harrap Pub Ltd

Physical description: xi, 1650 p. ; 26 cm. Notes: Previous ed.: 1997. Summary: Extensively revised and updated, this edition of "Chambers Biographical Dictionary" covers a wide range of human achievement, and includes over 17,500 biographies in all. It is cross-referenced with many suggestions for further reading. Areas covered include: sport, music, radio; television; the arts, science, technology, politics, philosophy and business. 300 feature panels provide extra detail on particularly important or influential individuals or groups of people such as Alexander the Great, Albert Einstein and the Pankhursts. Full cross-referencing allows the reader to explore beyond the individual - thus not only answering a specific enquiry about one person, but leading to information on their contemporaries or the people they influenced - and thousands of suggestions for further reading direct the reader to keyworks on or by the person in question. Covering the full diversity of human achievement from Boudicca to Nelson Mandela, Isaac Newton to Maya Angelou, Bill Clinton to David Beckham, the Dictionary is packed with biographies which span the centuries. Review: "Chambers Biographical Dictionary is quite easily the best reference book in the world." Auberon Waugh, Sunday Telegraph. Subjects: Biography - Dictionaries, Disctionaries - Biography, History, Reference works, BIOGRAPHY &amp; AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Reference.

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Lost Crafts: Rediscovering Traditional Skills

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Lost Lore: A Celebration of Traditional Wisdom From Foraging and Festivals to Seafaring and Smoke Signals

Politics & Social Sciences

Jenner,Paul

Social Sciences

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Chambers Biographical Dictionary

Chambers Dictionary

Chambers Biographical Dictionary

Lost Crafts: Rediscovering Traditional Skills

Lost Lore: A Celebration of Traditional Wisdom From Foraging and Festivals to Seafaring and Smoke Signals