Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology
Author: Barbara Ann Kipfer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 728
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1475751338

A modern, comprehensive compilation of more than 7,000 entries covering themes, concepts, and discoveries in archaeology written in nontechnical language and tailored to meet the needs of professionals, students and general readers. The main subject areas include artifacts; branches of archaeology, chronology; culture; features; flora and fauna; geography; geology; language; people; related fields; sites; structures; techniques and methods; terms and theories; and tools.

The Computer and Information Science and Technology Abbreviations and Acronyms Dictionary

The Computer and Information Science and Technology Abbreviations and Acronyms Dictionary
Author: David W. South
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1994-05-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780849324444

Written for the professional and the layman, the book provides the meanings of important and interesting acronyms in the broad area of computing and information science and technology. The acronyms and abbreviations contained in this book were created by the men and women of the computer and information age to save time and space and eliminate unnecessary repetition and wordage. The book is of value to engineers, scientists, technologists, executives and managers in technical fields, programmers, systems analysts, writers, and computer owners or potential buyers.

Test Your Cultural Literacy IQ

Test Your Cultural Literacy IQ
Author: Diane Zahler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2003-07
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 074347578X

A practical handbook for students and trivia buffs utilizes a host of multiple-choice questions to test readers' knowledge of American and world history, geography, science, art and architecture, music, literature, myth and religion, quotations, current events, and other topics. Reprint.

Walford's Guide to Reference Material: Science and technology

Walford's Guide to Reference Material: Science and technology
Author: Albert John Walford
Publisher: Library Association Publishing (UK)
Total Pages: 970
Release: 1993
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

Cette bibliographie commentee touche tous les domaines du savoir humain, soit de l'Art a la Zoologie;elle signale les ouvrages les plus importants soit des bibliographies, des index, des encyclopedies, des dictionnaires, des guides, des revues etc dont le support ed'information est soit du papier, soit un cd-rom, soit une base de donnees en ligne directe, soit un microforme ect. L'objectif du guide Walford est de devenir La source d'information sur tout type de reference, nonobstant le support technique.

Print

Print
Author: Martha T. Mooney
Publisher: H. W. Wilson
Total Pages: 1288
Release: 1995
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780824209070

- Excerpts from and citations to reviews of more than 8,000 books each year, from 109 publications. - Electronic version with expanded coverage, and retrospective version available, see p. 5 and p. 31. - Pricing: Service Basis-Books.