Light bookstore price stamped on half=title . 0.42 x 7.69 x 5.05 Inches. 224 pages. Oxford Paperback Reference. The English language contains a large number of eponymic words--words derived from the names of people because of their close association with the product, service, or concept. Eponymic words fall into three categories: those derived from mythological or fictitious names; those which describe the person or his works (as, for example Shakespearian or Shavian); and the "true" eponymic words which come from the names of people who actually exist or once existed. This lively, com...
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Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Black boards and spine imprinted in gold with title and author. . 1179 pages. The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia is the authoritative single-volume reference work on people, both living and dead. In addition to its thousand or more pages of A-Z entries, the book offers an invaluable Ready Reference section with lists of political leaders and rulers, Nobel Prizewinners, patron saints, sports champions and many more. Acclaimed on its first publication in 1994 as a new kind of biographical reference book, the Encyclopedia is now established a...
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Several cities are highlighted on p. 55 . Maps. Several cities highlighted on p. 55
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