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- Harkup, Kathryn, author.
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2015.
- Description
- Book — 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Summary
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- 1. Dame Agatha's Deadly Dispensary 2. A is for Arsenic - Murder is Easy 3. B is for Belladonna - The Labours of Hercules 4. C is for Cyanide - Sparkling Cyanide
- 5. D is for Digitalis - Appointment with Death 6. E is for Eserine - Crooked House 7. H is for Hemlock - Five Little Pigs 8. M is for Monkshood - 4:50 from Paddington 9. N is for Nicotine - Three Act Tragedy 10. O is for Opium - Sad Cypress
- 11. P is for Phosphorus - Dumb Witness 12. R is for Ricin - Partners in Crime 13. S is for Strychnine - The Mysterious Affair at Styles 14. T is for Thallium - The Pale Horse 15. V is for Veranol - Lord Edgware Dies
- Appendix Glossary Bibliography.
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Shortlisted for the BMA Book Awards and Macavity Awards 2016 Fourteen novels. Fourteen poisons. Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's all made-up ... Agatha Christie revelled in the use of poison to kill off unfortunate victims in her books; indeed, she employed it more than any other murder method, with the poison itself often being a central part of the novel. Her choice of deadly substances was far from random - the characteristics of each often provide vital clues to the discovery of the murderer. With gunshots or stabbings the cause of death is obvious, but this is not the case with poisons. How is it that some compounds prove so deadly, and in such tiny amounts? Christie's extensive chemical knowledge provides the backdrop for A is for Arsenic, in which Kathryn Harkup investigates the poisons used by the murderer in fourteen classic Agatha Christie mysteries. It looks at why certain chemicals kill, how they interact with the body, the cases that may have inspired Christie, and the feasibility of obtaining, administering and detecting these poisons, both at the time the novel was written and today. A is for Arsenic is a celebration of the use of science by the undisputed Queen of Crime.
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2. Abbreviations dictionary [2001]
- Stahl, Dean.
- 10th ed. - Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c2001.
- Description
- Book — xviii, 1,529 p. ; 25 cm.
- Summary
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- Preface Acknowledgments How to Use this Book A to Z Abbreviations Acronyms Anonyms Appellations Computer Terminology Contractions Criminalistic and Data-Processing Terms Genealogical Terms Geographical Equivalents Government Agencies Historical, Musical, and Mythological Characters Initialisms Legal, Medical, Military, and Scientific Terms Short Forms Signs and Symbols Slang Airlines of the World Air-Pollution Index Airports of the World American States and Capitals Astronomical Constellations, Stars, and Symbols Bafflegab Divulged Bell Code from Bridge or Pilothouse to Engine Room Birthstones-Ancient and Modern British Counties Abbreviated Canadian Provinces Capitals of Nations, Provinces, Places, and States C-B (Citizens' Band) Radio Frequency Short-Wave Call Signs Chemical Element Symbols, Atomic Numbers, and Discovery Data Civil and Military Time Systems Compared Climatic Region Symbols Corrections Facilities and Criminalistic Terms Currencies of the World Diacritical and Punctuation Marks Dysphemistic Place-Names Earthquake Data (Richter Scale) Eponyms, Nicknames, and Geographical Names Fishing Port Registration Symbols (Great Britain and Ireland) Greek Alphabet International Civil Aircraft Markings International Conversions Simplified International Radio Alphabet and Code International Vehicle License Letters International Yacht Racing Union Nationality Codes Inventions and Inventors Irish Counties Abbreviated Mexican State Names and Abbreviations Musical Nicknames and Superlatives National Capitals National Holidays National Parks Numbered Abbreviations Numeration Oldest American Settlements Phobias Ports of the World Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States Principles, Laws, Rules, Theories, and Doctrines Proofreaders' Marks Railroad Conductors' Cord-Pull Signals Plus Engineers' Whistle Signals Railroads of the World Roman Numerals Rules of the Road-at Sea Russian Alphabet Ship's Bell Time Signals Signs and Symbols Frequently Used (including Emoticons) States, Nations, and Territories Steamship Lines Superlatives U.S. Naval Ship Symbols Vehicle Registration Symbols (Index Markers) Weather Symbols (Beaufort Scale) Wedding Anniversary Symbols Winds and Rains of the World Zip-Coded Automatic Data-Processing Abbreviations Zodiacal Signs.
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3. The American heritage college thesaurus [2004]
- 1st ed. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2004.
- Description
- Book — xx, 907 p. ; 25 cm.
- Summary
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Organised in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format, The American Heritage[registered] College Thesaurus provides a wide range of synonyms, ranging from mainstream vocabulary to the colourful alternatives that make English such a rich and versatile language. Thousands of slang, informal, and regional words broaden the coverage even further, always clearly labelled to ensure that the writer chooses the right word for the right context. Each synonym list focuses on a clear definition that quickly orients the user to the relevant meaning. To increase the number of synonyms available to the reader, words with related meanings show cross-references to one another. As additional support, hundreds of Core Synonym Paragraphs explain the different nuances in meaning of some of the most basic and important synonyms in English. Each paragraph includes a carefully written example sentence for every synonym discussed or a pertinent quotation from a well-known author. No other thesaurus on the market offers as much help in distinguishing shades of meaning and illustrating appropriate usage.
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PE1591 .A525 2004 | In-library use |
- 5th ed. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2011.
- Description
- Book — xxvii, 2,084 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 29 cm.
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"10 years in the making -- 10,000 new words and senses -- over 4,000 full-color images"--Cover sleeve.
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PE1628 .A623 2011 | In-library use |
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- Gawron, Jean Mark.
- Stanford, CA : Center for the Study of Language and Information, c1990.
- Description
- Book — xi, 187 p. ; 24 cm.
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- Stanford, Calif. : CSLI Publications, c1996.
- Description
- Book — xxiii, 629 p. ; 23 cm.
- Summary
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- 1. Clitic placement in old Romance and European Portuguese and the null subject parameter Pilar Barbosa
- 2. Phonology and syntax in the interpretation of the Tobler-Mussafia law Joseph M. Fontana
- 3. Wackernagel's law and unaccusativity in Hittite Andrew Garrett
- 4. Object clitics in West Flemish and the identification of A/A' positions Liliane Haegeman
- 5. Deriving Wackernagel's law: prosodic and syntactic factors determining clitic placement in the language of the Rigveda Mark Hale
- 6. Who's on first? toward a prosodic account of P2 clitics Hans H. Hock
- 7. Definiteness and second position clitics in straits Salish Eloise Jelinek
- 8. The functions of split-Wackernagel clitic systems: pronominal clitics in the Ngumpin languages Patrick McConvell
- 9. Second position clitic pronouns in Old Spanish and categorial grammar Chiyo Nishida
- 10. Cliticization in Old English Susan Pintzuk
- 11. Clitics in Serbian/Croatian: comp as the second position Liljiana Progovac
- 12. The placement of Serbo-Croatian clitics: a prosodic approach Vesna Radanovic-Kocic
- 13. Now that we're all here, where do we sit?
- 14. Phonological ordering in the Vedic clause-initial string Steven Schaufele
- 15. A prosodic account of clitic position in Ancient Greek Ann Taylor
- 16. A note on clitics and prosody Jindv{r}ich Toman
- 17. The Balkan slavic nominal clitics Olga Miv{s}eska Tomic
- 18. Second position clitics in medieval Romance Dieter Wanner
- 19. Notes on clitics in Dutch C. Jan-Wouter Zwart.
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- Dorset : Little Toller Books, 2016.
- Description
- Book — 326 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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- Introduction - South Mead Coppice - Adrian Cooper, Inshriach - Inshriach Bothy - Kathleen Jamie, Bird Song - Hannah's Wood - Jay Griffiths, Another Look at Glennamong - Nephin Beg - Sean Lysaght, Hidden Places - The Lincolnshire Wolds - Fiona Stafford, Arborotopia - New Forest - Philip Hoare, Chanterelles - Pankhurst Forest - Evie Wyld, Why Woods Matter - Badby Woods - Fiona Reynolds, Forest of Eyes - Burnham Beeches - Paul Kingsnorth, Speaking Wood - Cae'n-y-coed - David Nash, Princess Forest - Coille Na Bana Phrionnsa - Alec Finlay, Medieval Survivor - Chalkney Wood - Simon Leatherdale, Don't Look Back - Piles Copse - Gabriel Hemery, Thinning - Kingsettle Wood - Robin Walter, The Ramsbury Elm - Ramsberry Village - Peter Marren, Two Storms - Tedworth Square - William Boyd, Sand Forest - Tentsmuir Forest - Jim Crumley, Wood Woes - Up the Forest! - Sue Clifford, Ash - Farnley Estate - Simon Armitage, Nine Oaks - Curridge Village - Adam Thorpe, Trunk - Spinney Wood - Jackie Kay, City, Trees, Water - Avon Gorge - Helen Dunmore, Return to Ruskin Land - Wyre Forest - Neil Sinden, Heartwood - Windsor Hill Road - Tobias Jones, Cusop Dingle - Dulas Brook - Nina Lyon, The Gypsy Stone - Epping Forest - Will Ashon, The Green Stuff - Wandlebury Wood - Ali Smith, Forest Fear - Wood of Cree - Sara Maitland, Thwaite - Ulpha Fell - Richard Skelton, On the 7.46 - Shrewsbury to Crewe - Paul Evans, Alison - West Sussex Downs - Madeleine Bunting, Yggdrasil in Shetland - Lea Gardens - Jen Hadfield, What is a Tree? - Stump Cross - Germaine Greer, Laburnum Time - B13 - Zaffar Kunial, The Common Dean - The Edge - Alan Garner, Searching for Natural Woodland - Lady Park - George Peterken, Woodcock - Wicken Fen - Tim Dee, Taking Root - Moonshine Wood - Piers Taylor, Discovering the Spinney - Spinney Wood - Deb Wilenski, Rackham's Treasure - Merthen Wood - Philip Marsden, Still Lives - Berkhamsted Common - Richard Mabey.
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- Johnson, Mark, 1957 June 17-
- Stanford, CA : Center for the Study of Language and Information, c1988.
- Description
- Book — xi, 167 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- Familiar quotations
- Bartlett, John, 1820-1905.
- 18th ed. - New York : Little, Brown, and Co., 2012.
- Description
- Book — lxi, 1,438 p. ; 26 cm.
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More than 150 years after its original publication, BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS has been completely revised and updated for its eighteenth edition. BARTLETT'S showcases a sweeping survey of world history, from the times of ancient Egyptians to present day. New authors include Warren Buffett, the Dalai Lama, Bill Gates, David Foster Wallace, Emily Post, Steve Jobs, Jimi Hendrix, Paul Krugman, Hunter S. Thompson, Jon Stewart, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Barack Obama, Che Guevara, Randy Pausch, Desmond Tutu, Julia Child, Fran Leibowitz, Harper Lee, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Patti Smith, William F. Buckley, and Robert F. Kennedy. In the classic BARTLETT'S tradition, the book offers readers and scholars alike a vast, stunning representation of those words that have influenced and molded our language and culture.
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10. Beautiful evidence [2006]
- Tufte, Edward R., 1942-
- Cheshire, Conn. : Graphics Press, c2006.
- Description
- Book — 213 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cm.
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