George Davidson Boeken

Illustrations to the Great Classics including Paradise Lost - The Divine Comedy - Idylls of the King - Don Quixote - Orlando Furioso.

This thesaurus is the essential desk companion for anyone who wants to improve their command, creative use and enjoyment of the English language.

This highly acclaimed dictionary is newly revised and offers language mavens a unique opportunity to delve into the most up-to-date, contemporary English usage. Comprehensive, easy-to-use, and free of jargon, the 21st Century Dictionary emphasizes the written and spoken English of everyday situations. The perfect reference for any word lover. Special features: Thumb Index. Clear definitions in straightforward English. Up-to-the-minute information on how words are used. Supported by Chambers Wordtrack and The British National Corpus 100 Million word database. Innovative page design gets you to the right information fast. Hundreds of usage notes, word histories, idioms, and help with pronunciation, spelling and grammar.

A comprehensive standard reference work with illustrations, descriptions, and definitions.

The Penguin Writers' Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively. This practical one-stop guide explains all the punctuation marks you are ever likely to encounter - and gives advice for writing on computer, such as the use of italics and boldface type. From apostrophes to accents, it shows you which marks to use and where to put them in a sentence, with helpful examples of correct and incorrect use. Ideal for both quick reference and in-depth browsing, the guide provides all the tips and techniques you will need for accurate punctuation.

The Penguin Writers' Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively. From silent, double and capital letters to foreign words, proper names and common errors, this easy-to-use book offers expert advice for correct spelling in all your written work. It takes you through the basic rules, traps and snares, and provides invaluable guidance with its seven key ways to improve your spelling. Ideal for both quick browsing and in-depth use, this is the essential route to accurate, confident spelling.

A comprehensive listing of over 121,000 references and more than 156,000 definitions, with extensive coverage of the English language of the 1980s.

The number of areas of chemistry where the application of simple group theoretical ideas is important for undergraduate and post-graduate students has greatly increased over recent years. This book, written as part of the MacMillan Physical Science Series, covers the essential group theory encountered in under-graduate and postgraduate chemistry courses, with the emphasis throughout on the application of theory. The aim has been to include a wide range of examples without unnecessarily increasing the level of difficulty for the reader. Only a very modest mathematical background is needed to be able to use this book, although an elementary knowledge of quantum mechanics and bonding theory would be helpful.

This valuable companion to any Chambers dictionary expands vocabulary for journalists, authors, letter-writers, students, advertisers, crossword enthusiasts and setters and is easy-to-use in a straightforward arrangement.