The Penguin Dictionary of Geology

Second edition with over 7, 500 updated geological definitions.

Why exactly did Van Gogh cut off his ear? Was Warhol an original or just a copyist? This title provides answers to all this. It includes entries th...

This remarkable and wide-ranging book is an inventory of symbols and the symbolic imagination. The editors and their fifteen contributors are drawn...

This is a major revision and expansion of what has long been recognized as a basic reference in its field. Besides updating the existing text, the ...

An outstanding distillation of Grimal's classic reference, this extensively cross-referenced work offers clear and concise entries that capture the...

A collection of over 6000 proverbs (and their origins).

A completely new and fully-comprehensive book aimed at anyone who has contact with the construction industry.

A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences contains more than 10, 000 entries covering all areas of geoscience, including planetary science, oceano...

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A dictionary of international relations that provides an overview of this complex subject. Ranging from the Arab-Israeli conflict to weapons of mas...

Many courses in literary or cultural studies include some discussion of psychoanalysis, structuralism, post-modernism, linguistics and semiotics. T...

Takes in various branches of pure and applied mathematics, from algebra to mechanics and from number theory to statistics. Suitable for students at...

A dictionary that covers all the important topics in this key subject area including chemistry, physics, molecular biology, biochemistry, human ana...

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The Telegraph kicked off the 2006-07 academic year with the declaration "Nota bene: Latin is back." Arguably, it never really went away. Despite lo...

One of the key works in the nineteenth-century battle between science and Scripture Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33) sought to expla...

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Provides definitions and critical discussions of the technical terms used in psychoanalysis.

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Reducere. The hundreds of millions of years of history folded within Pennsylvania's rocks tell a remarkable story of destruction, creation, and transformatio...

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Publisher: The Dovecote PressAuthor(s): Philip PowellIllustration(s): 213 b/w illustrations & mapsNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2005Dimensi...

Compiled by Britain's lexicographers, this dictionary is suitable for homes and offices. It offers comprehensive coverage of the English language.P...

This text covers the geological history of Britain from over 2000 million years ago to the present day. An introductory chapter covers basic geolog...

Publisher: Penguin Random House AustraliaAuthor(s): Georgia ProductionsNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 143 x 208 x 14Cover ty...

What words mean exactly the same as delectable? Did you know that the opposite of friable is tough? Can you think of the antonym for ceaseless or a...

Need a rhyme but can't spare the time? Want to make your jingles tingle or crack the code to the ode? This is a useful companion for those who writ...

This is the first book describing the glorious geology of Iceland's Golden Circle and four additional excursions: (1) the beautiful valleys and mou...

DescriptionRanging across the 4.6 billion year history of the planet, geology is the subject that encompasses almost all that we see around us, in ...

The Penguin Rhyming Dictionary is an indispensable reference companion for anyone who writes verse whether lyric poet, songwriter or composer of li...

Scotland is justly famed for its magnificent scenery - mountains, lochs, islands, wild rocky places and sandy beaches. All this is evidence of an e...

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DescriptionFor introductory physical geology courses. Using dynamic media to bring geology to life From the renowned Lutgens/Tarbuck/Tasa team, the...

By using different ways of describing the world of scientific endeavour, the author has produced a fascinating visually beautiful and highly entert...

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Twelfth edition of this reference guide for all crossword addicts. *Also appeared in March Buyer's Notes*

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The Alps, with their outstanding outcrop conditions, represent a superb natural laboratory for many geological processes, and have played a crucial...

A concise, illustrated introduction to the geology of Scotland.

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In the nineteenth century, teams of men began digging the earth like never before. Sometimes this digging--often for sewage, transport, or minerals...

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Song of the Earth is a gripping and lovingly poetic biography of Earth. The book includes narrative sections about the lives of pioneering geologis...

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Reducere. The Olive Tree Dictionary translates from Arabic to English and contains an English Arabic Index. The Dictionary contains 784 pages 9, 000 entries,...

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