Providing a wealth of synonyms & antonyms for everyday use this revised edition of the Compact Oxford Thesaurus is ideal in helping you find the right word when writing or for other language queries. The Compact Oxford Thesaurus provides you with the most useful synonym first so that you can find the information you are looking for easily. It also features a two-colour layout & a very clear open design so that you can navigate around the thesaurus quickly. New vocabulary has been added in this revised edition so you can be sure that your Oxford thesaurus reflects the very latest changes in the English language. Notes on frequently confused words such as affect & effect or compliment & complement can be found throughout the text helping you to avoid common pitfalls when writing. The centre section of the thesaurus provides practical help in using a thesaurus to improve your choice of words & to refine your writing style as well as new material for word game & puzzle enthusiasts. The Compact Oxford Thesaurus is an invaluable tool for anyone who needs to write reports or memos at work essays at school or college or letters or emails to friends & is ideal for creative writing too. It can help to expand your vocabulary or give you vital clues in solving language puzzles & crosswords. ...

The Compact Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary offers over 90 000 words & phrases & 120 000 translations of contemporary French & English. It covers all the words you need for everday use carefully selected from evidence from the Oxford Languages Tracker & the Oxford English Corpus. Also

Includes:: French cultural & grammar supplements to help you improve your French.

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The Students Book features eight topic-based units to maximise the exam performance of school-age learners. The CD-ROM provides interactive grammar vocabulary & exam skills tasks including listening & the Workbook provides further practice of language & vocabulary. The Audio CD contains the listening material for the Workbook. Students Book Audio is available separately. Course users have exclusive access to a further practice test with audio via a URL in the Students Book. ...

The Compact Timeline Of Aviation History" encompasses the entire history of flight from the days of legends balloons & gliders to the latest high-tech aircraft. At the core of the book is a chronological timeline of aviation events
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In an age of increasing hostility towards chemical control of the food we eat Companion Planting" is the ideal guide to working with nature to produce healthy & bountiful crops. There is something fascinating about companion planting
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The Common Worship process is now complete & this second volume covers all the new material which was not covered in the first. The success of the first volume points to the need for a serious & scholarly commentary on the whole range of Common Worship texts. Included is a historical survey of the origins & development of many of the rites from New Testament times accompanied by detailed commentary on the rite as a whole & comparisons with the ASB & recommended titles for further reading. ...

The Companion to Development Studies is an essential one-stop reference for anyone with an interest in development studies. Over 100 international experts have been brought together to present a comprehensive overview of the key theoretical & practical issues dominating contemporary development studies. Building on the success of the first edition the second edition of the Companion has been thoroughly revised & updated &

Includes:: new chapters on a range of topics including ageing culture & development corruption & development & global terrorism. Each chapter summarises current debates & provides guidance for further reading & research. The Companion to Development Studies is indispensable for students of development studies at all levels from undergraduate to postgraduate & beyond in departments of development studies geography politics international relations sociology social anthropology & economics.

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This authoritative Companion introduces readers to the developments that lead to Britain becoming a great world power the leading European imperial state & at the same time the most economically & socially advanced politically liberal & religiously tolerant nation in Europe. * Covers political social cultural economic & religious history. Written by an international team of experts. * Examines Britains position from the perspective of other European nations. ...

The Anglo-Zulu War was a defining episode in British imperial history & it is still a subject of intense interest. The Zulu victory at Isandlwana the heroic British defence of Rorkes Drift & the eventual British triumph are among the most closely researched events of the colonial era. In this historical companion Ian Knight one of the foremost authorities on the war & the Zulu kingdom provides an essential reference guide to a short bloody campaign that had an enduring impact on the history of Britain & southern Africa. He gives succinct summaries of the issues events armies & individuals involved. His work is an invaluable resource for anyone who is interested in the history of the period in the operations of the British army in southern Africa & in the Zulu kingdom. ...

Originating in Hitlers personal bodyguard the Waffen-SS was expanded as a fourth branch of the Wermacht & became regarded as the tough elite of the German Armed Forces. Known as Hitlers Asphalt Soldiers they fought on all main battle-fronts but most notably in the East against the Soviet Union. Gordon Williamson describes the organisation equipment tactics & personalities of the Waffen-SS in the Second World War. The author has travelled to Germany to interview numerous surviving Waffen-SS soldiers & corresponded with many others obtaining first-hand accounts of their wartime experiences. ...