6,000 entries Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church , this is an indispensable guide to every aspect of the Christian religion and life, including theology, patristic scholarship, churches and denominations, the church calendar and organization, and the Bible. There ... more »

Over 2,500 fully-updated entries , including 73 additions, covering the most recent terms and concepts such as e-commerce and the euro Clear explanations of all aspects of economic theory, from microeconomics to public finance and international trade International coverage of economic organizations and ... more »

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Fully revised and updated, this dictionary is the perfect guide for those studying biology, either at school or university. Containing many new entries, and now with biographical entries on key scientists, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry. more »

1,000 entries English grammar has changed a great deal since the beginning of the twentieth century, and it is a subject that can provide a complex minefield of uncertainties within the language. This accessible and comprehensive dictionary comes to the aid of both the general reader and the student ... more »

Over 1,000 entries This invaluable work includes the best-known proverbs in the English language from around the world. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs provides the fascinating history behind our proverbs. Discover the story behind 'Never say never', 'It takes one to know one', 'The devil is ... more »

5,000 entries From acid rain, CFCs, and the greenhouse effect to the food-chain and the gene bank, Oxford's thoroughly up-to-date dictionary provides entries on all aspects of ecology and the environmental sciences. It covers a vast range of subjects, from plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour ... more »

Over 1,000 entries Containing over 1,000 of the most troublesome literary terms encountered by students and general readers, this gem of a book gives clear and often witty explanations to terms such as hypertext, multi-accentuality, and postmodernism. It is fully updated to include terms that have become ... more »

Comprehensive and up to date, this fourth edition is the ideal reference tool for students of physics, either at school or at university. Containing many new entries, and now with biographies of key scientists, it covers all the commonly encountered terms and concepts of physics. more »

Over 2,500 entries Based on the highly praised Oxford Dictionary of Art , this is an authoritative and up-to-date guide to Western Art from ancient Greece to the present day. Written in clear, lively prose, this invaluable reference maintains a careful balance between fact and appraisal. In its pages ... more »

Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature , this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. For this revised edition, existing entries have been fully updated and 60 new entries have been added on contemporary writers, such as Peter Ackroyd, Martin ... more »

Over 3,500 entries . This authoritative dictionary will be invaluable to a range of students and professionals in the world of accounting and finance. There are straightforward definitions of the latest financial jargon and the dictionary includes comprehensive coverage of financial accounting, financial ... more »