Contains a high school level dictionary with over one hundred thousand entries that provides word definitions, spellings, and pronunciations in addition to words that include the technical vocabulary of science and electronics.

Provides synonyms and antonyms for a wide range of terms, and includes colloquial and slang terms.

Archaeological artifacts found on public and Indian lands are an important part of our nation's heritage and may provide valuable information about its earliest inhabitants.

Profiles leading mythological figures from the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu to Zeus, and discusses the nature of mythology, monsters, underworlds, and related topics.

Includes a chapter on poisonous plants, giving scientific names, common names, and parts found to be poisonous.

This is an expansion of the first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than on 'universal' psychological archetypes or myths. It explains and illustrates the literary symbols that we frequently encounter (such as swan, rose, moon, gold) and gives thousands of cross-references and quotations. The dictionary concentrates on English literature, but its entries range widely from the Bible and classical authors to the twentieth century,...

Defines the essential vocabulary of computers and the Internet, with more than one thousand entries, each with a sample sentence and supplementary notes, that cover everything from operating systems and software applications.