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Reference Books

This category is for questions and answers about reference books. This includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and almanacs.

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What is integreted software application?

Integrated software is software for personal computers that combines the most commonly used functions of many productivity software programs into one application.

What are the uses of an encyclopedia?

Encyclopedias give you information on many topics.

You can check an famous or important person to study on. Or, you can check animals, games, art, geography, and entertainment, companies, and much much more.

Does the britannica encycolopedia have a website?

Yes it does. It can be found at britannica.com. But be warned that the online edition is very abridged. Only subscribers can make use of the full-text content of all of their essays. There are a few other online encyclopedias that are free and still reliable, like encyclopedia.com but the majority of the best-known sites can only be accessed from a university library or by paying to subscribe.

Why are dictionaries written in alphabetical order?

Alphabetical order makes it easy to find any specific word that you may be looking for. If it were jumbled, it may take hours to find a single word!

What was the setting of the book A Piece of Cake?

The setting is a military fort in England in the 1930's-1950's.

See the related link for more information about the book.

What is the value of a 1964 world book encyclopedia with yearbook updates science year and childcraft series?

Ebay searches for encyclopedias of comparable age resulted in books from 99 cents to $17. A specialist could be more precise.

Love surfeits not----like a glutton dies Shakespeare?

"Love surfeits not; lust like a glutton dies" is a line from Shakespeare's rarely-read narrative poem Venus and Adonis.

What is meant by Actuate Encyclopedia Volume and what is its significance?

The volume is where your reports are stored. You need to understand that a volume can also contain many "folders" which are tied to separate database schemas. Think of an encyclopedia volume as a reports database, and the folders as database schemas, and you begin to understand how Actuate is organizing your reports, metadata, and Actuate system data.

-C The volume is where your reports are stored. You need to understand that a volume can also contain many "folders" which are tied to separate database schemas. Think of an encyclopedia volume as a reports database, and the folders as database schemas, and you begin to understand how Actuate is organizing your reports, metadata, and Actuate system data.

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Why was Poor Richard's Almanac important?

It was the best seller in the American Colonies from its first publication in 1732 until its close in 1758. Print runs reached 10,000 a year. It was translated into Italian, French and was sold in Britain or distributed by the Clergy to poor parishioners

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What is a complete 20 volume set of Colliers Encyclopedia worth Very Good to Excellent condition?

Many of the sets are worth a price close to $75. The exact amount will vary depending upon the condition of the books.

What kind of books are in reference section?

The reference section within a library contains various information resources, all of which can only be used within the library (i.e. they cannot be borrowed). Items within this section may include: dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, maps, atlases, newspapers, periodicals, magazines, yearbooks, almanacs, clippings, indexes, bibliographies, and handbooks.

What was the weather during Shakespeare time?

In the 1570's the winters were reported as'very cold' A severe winter in Western Europe affected England. There were reports of storms and coastal flooding. Summers seemed to alternate between thunderstorms and drought

How many words are in the dictionary?

The Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionarycontains full entries for1671,47 words in current use

What are the similarities between an almanac and an encyclopedia?

Although they both cover different things, the things they do cover are * listed alphabetically * explained in detail * (generally) crossreferenced with other entries

Who funded the first Guinness Book of World Records?

The initiative for the book came in 1951 from Sir Hugh Beaver, the then managing director of Guinness Brewery in Ireland. Soon after the first edition was published in 1955 the book became a bestseller and self-financing.

How did Iqbal Masih escape?

he escaped very carefuly he waited intell the right time when the pakistan kids worked outside then he escaped pretending to do another childs job and got away went to fight for freedom for the children and everybody else

What was the writer William Saroyan's brother and sister's name?

My mother,Mary Charshafian, born Maryam Adalian 1900 in Yetem, California spoke often of her friend Lucy Saroyan, her brother William Saroyan wrote stories that many people have read, even non Armenians.

I have pictures of myrig and a friend I believe to be Lucy.