The Devil's Dictionary

Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" Dover Publications (May 20, 1993) ISBN:0486275426 144 pages PDF 1,8 Mb

Over 1,000 barbed and brilliant definitions by the 19th-century journalist and satirist often called "the American Swift." Congratulations are "the civility of envy." A coward is "one who in an emergency thinks with his legs." A historian is a "broad-gauge gossip," more. H. L. Mencken called these "some of the most gorgeous witticisms in the English language."

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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English: From A.D. 1150 to 1580

A. L. Mayhew , Walter W. Skeat, Roy A. Sites; M.L.A,"A Concise Dictionary of Middle English: From A.D. 1150 to 1580" R. A. Sites Books ISBN:0979871255 332 pages Djvu 5,1 Mb

Description: Newly type-set reprint of the 1888 Middle English Dictionary by Mayhew & Skeat Synopsis: A reprint of A Concise Dictionary of Middle English (1888) by the prominent Middle English scholars and lexicographers Rev. A. L. Mayhew, M.A. of Wadham College, Oxford, and Rev. Walter W. Skeat, Litt.D.; LL.D. Edin.; M.A. Oxon., Ellington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Cambridge. This Dictionary will easily pave the way for a clearer understanding of the birth of modern English while providing the medieval English reader with an invaluable resource for reading and understanding all of the important English texts published between 1150 to 1580 A.D. Originally published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press, this long out-of-print Middle English Dictionary is newly available with type entirely reset. This edition should not be confused with other significantly pricier "facsimile" editions or "scanned" editions which do not preserve the original Middle English and Greek alphabet characters of the original book.

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Encyclopedia of Erotic Literature

Gaetan Brulotte, John Phillips, "Encyclopedia of Erotic Literature"Routledge; 1 edition (September 11, 2006) ISBN:1579584411 1616 pages PDF 8,6 Mb

The Encyclopedia of Erotic Literature is a two-volume work that contains some 540 entries on erotic literature on an international scale. The Encyclopedia has an unprecedented scope, the first scholarly reference resource to bring the field together in all its fascinating variety. The entries examine the history of the literature in different countries and languages from classical antiquity to the present day, individual writers from around the world (not all of them necessarily known as specialist writers of erotic literature), significant works, genres and critical approaches, and general themes pertinent to erotic literature (nudity, prostitution, etc.). The definition of erotic literature is broad, encompassing all the material recognized in the study of the field: not just fiction in all genres (novels, poetry, short stories, drama) but also essays, autobiographies, treatises, and sex manuals from different cultures. This Encyclopedia deals with sexually explicit texts characterized by sexual representations and suggestions. All types of sexuality are included.

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Urban Insects and Arachnids: A Handbook of Urban Entomology

William H. Robinson, "Urban Insects and Arachnids: A Handbook of Urban Entomology"Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (May 16, 2005) ISBN:0521812534 480 pages PDF 7,2 Mb

Review'... attractive and well-produced ...' Journal of Insect Conservation Book DescriptionThe rise of biological control techniques and integrated pest management (IPM), and their successful application in agricultural systems, has attracted many entomologists to attempt the crossover of these methods into household and industrial environments. Covering all the major groups of insects and other arthropods considered urban pests, this reference provides the reader with an up-to-date and comprehensive review of basic biology, behavior, distribution and, most importantly, control methodology.

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Origins: An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English

Eric Partridge, "Origins: An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English"Routledge ISBN:0415050774 992 pages PDF 12,3 Mb

Review: A "must have" bookIf you love the English language and are truly very curious about the meanings of its words as reflected in the evolution of its origins and meanings, this is a "must have" book. I have used the 1966 issue of it for years now, and rate it more useful, although a companion book, to the seminal work of Walter Skeat. No library can realistically be said to be complete,nor can any lover of the English language, without both of these works.

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The Mafia Encyclopedia

Carl Sifakis, «The Mafia Encyclopedia»Facts on File ISBN: 0816038562 PDF 2,65 Mb 414 Pages 1999 Year

Since former crime reporter Sifakis's excellent Mafia Encyclopedia was first published in 1987, mob bosses John Gotti and Vinny "the Chin" Gigante have gone to jail and informer Sammy "the Bull" Gravano has reached the best sellers lists. Such Mafia shakeups have necessitated this extensive revision, which now boasts nearly 450 discerning entries covering the whole mobster universe from "Making Your Bones" to money laundering and the "Buckwheats" (painful murder methods); loansharking and the "Concrete scam"; favorite Mafia social clubs, restaurants, and burial grounds; and even an entry on Midnight Rose's, the Brooklyn candy store where so many of Murder, Inc.'s killings were planned. Sifakis's prose is free of the typical platitudes about "honor" or "blood oaths." He points out that the most important Mafia figure was not Al Capone but Lucky Luciano, who, along with Meyer Lansky, "Americanized" and transformed the Prohibition-era booze rackets into "a national crime syndicate, a network of multi-ethnic gangs...which has bled Americans of incalculable billions over the years." Sifakis relishes the Mafia's vivid folklore without subscribing to it.

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