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The first bilingual French dictionary to be compiled entirely from electronic databases of current language, providing the most recent vocabulary for both French and English, as well as a new encyclopedic supplement on French society and culture, including famous places, regions, acronyms, institutions, film, politics, and more. Provides comprehensive coverage of the general, scientific, and technical vocabulary of contemporary French and English,...
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"Few of us think much of the alphabet and its familiar sing-song order once we've learned it as children. And yet the order of the alphabet, that simple knowledge that we take for granted, plays far more of a role in our lives than we usually consider. From the school register to the telephone book, from dictionaries and encyclopedias to the library shelves, our lives are ordered from A to Z. This magical system of organization not only guides us...
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Overview: The authoritative guide to the official rules of all popular games of skill and chance, now completely revised, updated and expanded. A book that belongs in every library, right beside the dictionary, the atlas, and the encyclopedia. Since 1746, when Edmund Hoyle published his first rule book for games, his name has been synonymous with authority. Now the book that set the standard for all others has been revised, updated, and expanded....