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The Oxford Companion to the Book
Dollar sign, denoting ‘all the *signatures’; used in *collational formulas with a figure indicating number of signed leaves per gathering in a book....
1989 Reference library
David Ost
The Oxford Companion to Comparative Politics
Starting with roundtable negotiations in Poland in February and culminating in the fall of the Berlin Wall in November, 1989
1989 Reference library
David Ost
The Oxford Companion to International Relations
Improbably, the major international developments of 1989 were all on display in the headlines of a single day, 4 June.
1992 Quick reference
A Dictionary of Economics (5 ed.)
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A Dictionary of African Politics
A popular term in parts of West Africa that refers to scams, fraud, and confidence tricksters. Originating in Nigeria, ‘...
9/11 Reference library
Jeffrey Melnick
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
Almost immediately after four hijacked planes crashed on 11 September 2011 conversations started about how the tragedy should be understood
9/11 Reference library
Michael Cox
The Oxford Companion to International Relations
Judging the significance of any major event is never easy. Inevitably, new events come along to make what once appeared
9/11 Reference library
Michael Cox
The Oxford Companion to American Politics
Judging the significance of any major event is never easy. Inevitably, new events come along to make what once appeared
9/11 Reference library
Michael Cox
The Oxford Companion to Comparative Politics
Judging the significance of any major event is never easy. Inevitably, new events come along to make what once appeared
A Quick reference
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
The first letter of the modern English alphabet was known as ailm [pine] in the ogham alphabet of early Ireland.
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A Dictionary of Travel and Tourism
1. In connection with car rental, this indicates an automatic vehicle rather than one with gear levers. 2. As a
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A Dictionary of Ecology (5 ed.)
The usual abbreviation for *year (from the Latin annus, meaning year).
à Becket, Thomas, Jr. (19 July 1843) Reference library
Martha Furman Schleifer
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
He studied music with his father Thomas à Becket Sr. (b 17 March 1808; d 6 Jan 1890
20a The History of the Book in Britain, c.1475–1800 Reference library
Andrew Murphy
The Oxford Companion to the Book
43a The History of the Book in Southeast Asia (1): The Islands Reference library
Edwin Paul Wieringa
The Oxford Companion to the Book
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David Buckley
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
Record company. It was founded in Los Angeles in 1962 by the former US army trumpeter Herb Alpert and the
A&W Root Beer Stands Reference library
Andrew F. Smith
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America (2 ed.)
On 20 June 1919, Roy Allen opened a root beer stand in Lodi, California, brewing the beverage from a
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A Dictionary of Education (2 ed.)
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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2 ed.)
the triangular bracket that extends from the hull of a powered vessel to give support to the propeller shafts.
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