Frank Carlson Library

This English-English Dictionary will completely fulfil the academic and writing requirements of students, aspirants of competitive examinations, researchers, scholars, translators, educationists, and writers. This dictionary is unique in the sense that the 'Words or Terms' have been drawn from literature, science, geography, commerce & business etc to give it a touch of completeness. 'Words or Terms' come complete with grammatical details, syntax,...

"This informative and engaging illustrated reference provides the stories behind 1,001 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day political and subculture symbols. What in the world does [Greek capital omega] mean? And what about its meaning might have led my coffee date to tattoo it on his entire forearm? Where did the symbol [infinity] originate, and what was its first meaning? How did the ampersand symbol & come about and how was...

An alphabet book presenting unusual facts about a variety of jet planes, from the Airocomet to the Zephyr.

A profane guide to the slang from eighteenth-century London's backstreets and taverns and how to use the antique jargon and curse words in modern conversation. This slang dictionary gathers the most amusing and useful terms from English history and helpfully presents them to be used in the conversations of today. Originally published in 1785, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue was one of the first lexicons of English slang, compiled...

Much of my education I have acquired from my maternal grandmother: María Cristina Barrón. Among her teachings you always found a saying tailor-made for what occasion. Over the years I have learned sayings from other people; in most cases, elderly women. This book is intended to be a tribute to all of them and to the millions of women who have endured popular wisdom through the years through sayings. It is also a way to spread Spanish through the...