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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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This is an updated encyclopedia that explores the origins of thousands of words and phrases.The most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind, "The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Fourth Edition" has been completely updated and expanded and now contains definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and ...

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The Ocean Almanac

The Ocean Almanac more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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As expansive as the ocean itself, this entertaining, informative almanac offers hundreds of fascinating essays, anecdotes, facts, legends, and mysteries concerning the sea, its amazing inhabitants--both real and apocryphal--and the men and ships who have sailed it through the ages.

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Medical Toxicology Review

Medical Toxicology Review more books like this

by Michael I Greenberg, Robert G Hendrickson, Anthony Morocco

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Why waste time guessing at what you need to know for the Toxicology certification exam? Maximize your exam preparation time with this quick-hit question and answer review. The unique question and single-answer format eliminates the guesswork associated with traditional multiple-choice Q&A reviews and reinforces only the correct answers you'll need ...

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American Tomato: The Complete Guide to Growing and Using Tomatoes

American Tomato: The Complete Guide to Growing and Using Tomatoes more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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As everyone knows there is currently a shortage of tomatoes, and the prices in stores are skyrocketing. There is no better time than now for people to learn how to grow their own. Hendrickson provides tips on how to grow tomatoes year round. American Tomato is chalk full of information on storing and growing tomatoes, the different varieties of ...

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More Cunning Than Man: A Social History of Rats and Man

More Cunning Than Man: A Social History of Rats and Man more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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This eye-opening, well-researched examination of mankind's oldest competitor is filled with weirdly fascinating information about the history of the rat and the way it consistently outsmarts man. Illustrations.

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Yankee Talk: A Dictionary of New England Expressions

Yankee Talk: A Dictionary of New England Expressions more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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Defines New England expressions, from "don't know enough to pound sand in a rat hole," to "go sandpaper the anchor".

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The Great American Chewing Gum Book more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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Empire of Liberty: The Statecraft of Thomas Jefferson

Empire of Liberty: The Statecraft of Thomas Jefferson more books like this

by Robert Tucker, David C Hendrickson

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None of the founding fathers seems more elusive than Thomas Jefferson. A Virginian nationalist, a slave-holding philosophe, an aristocratic democrat, a provincial cosmopolitan, a pacific imperialist--the paradoxes loom as meaningful and portentous as America itself. Indeed, they represent the deep contradictions of his policies as well as ...

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The rise and fall of Alexander Hamilton more books like this

by Robert A. Hendrickson

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The Road to Appomattox

The Road to Appomattox more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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"Hendrickson's account will appeal to general readers through his use of well-known first-person accounts to convey the human dimension of the fighting ...specialists will appreciate Hendrickson's argument that Grant's pursuit of Lee and his army was the only way to defeat an opponent determined to keep the field at any price." -Publishers Weekly ...

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The Berry Book: The Illustrated Home Gardener's Guide to Growing and Using Over 50 Kinds and 500 Varieties of Berries more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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The Psychology of Gender, Second Edition

The Psychology of Gender, Second Edition more books like this

by Anne E Beall (Editor), Professor Robert J Sternberg, PH.D. (Editor), Alice Hendrickson Eagly, PH.D. (Editor)

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Presenting important advances in the psychological study of gender differences and similarities across the lifespan, this edition features new contributors, additional topics, and many completely new chapters to provide a broad overview of current knowledge and bring the field thoroughly up to date.

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World English: From Aloha to Zed

World English: From Aloha to Zed more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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"We have adopted as words Bartlett's and Webster's; maybe some day, we'll have Hendrickson's as a generic term." Library Journal, from a review of Human Words From Pittsburgh to Portsmouth to Papua, a lively tour of English usage around the world English is spoken by more than a billion people around the world, and each English-speaking region has ...

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The Imperial Temptation: The New World Order and America's Purpose more books like this

by Professor Robert W Tucker, David C Hendrickson, Foreign Relations Council (Designer)

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Criticizing the military assault on Iraq as a disproportionate and inhumane response, the authors contend that President Bush seized on the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait to crystallize his vision of a "new world order" that would reclaim America's position of world leadership. By leaving Iraq in chaos, America has succumbed to an "imperial temptation" ...

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Assessing Students with Special Needs: A Sourcebook for Analyzing and Correcting Errors in Academics more books like this

by Robert A Gable (Editor), Jo M Hendrickson (Editor)

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New Yawk Tawk: A Dictionary of New York City Expressions more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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Each regional volume contains thousands of entertaining expressions, anecdotes, pronunciations, idioms, and catchwords -- both historical and contemporary -- excerpted from novels, poetry, legends, and newspaper articles. An extensive introduction provides in-depth coverage of each area as well as its many different dialects. New York Tawk ...

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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins: Definitions and Origins of More Than 12,500 Words and Expressions more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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An updated and expanded edition, The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Third Edition contains definitions and origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, making it the most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind. Anecdotes and information on the development of a wide range of words, including slang, proverbs, ...

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The Literary Life and Other Curiosities more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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In ten chapters that will endlessly entertain any aficionado of the printed word, here is an astonishing wealth of anecdotes, quotations, lists, puzzles, and quizzes concerning books, authors, publishers, and booksellers. "A wonderful divertissement".--The New Yorker. Illustrated.

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The Fall of the First British Empire: Origins of the Wars of American Independence more books like this

by Professor Robert W Tucker, David C Hendrickson

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This work explores how the United Kingdom fell in the early 1800s, which led to dissention and planted the seeds of the war of American independence.

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New Yawk Tawk: A Dictionary of New York Expressions more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson, Robert Hendrickson

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American Talk more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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An entertaining and colorful celebration of American dialect as it is spoken today.

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Ladybugs, Tiger Lilies, and Wallflowers: A Gardner's Book of Words more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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With more than 100 million devotees throughout the U.S., gardening is our most popular leisure activity. And the vocabulary of gardening that has grown over the ages is every bit as colorful as the flowers themselves. Here are intriguing and amusing stories behind plant and insect names and many common phrases.

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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Second Edition more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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This compendium traces the origins of more than 9000 words and phrases, including slang, proverbs, place names, historical expressions and phrases from literature.

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Grand Slams, Hat Tricks, and Alley-OOPS: A Sports Fan's Book of Words more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

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World Literary Anecdotes more books like this

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