The most popular dictionary for the christian market, Webster's 1828 Dictionary was produced when American society was based on Biblical and patriotic values.

Over 5,000 entries

Containing thousands of entries on architects, terms, periods, and styles, this is a highly comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary covering all periods of Western architectural history.

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.

Includes over 1,250 entries

An absorbing and entertaining guide to English folklore and an authoritative reference source on such legendary characters as Cinderella, Jack the Giant Killer, and Robin Hood.

6,000 entries

This invaluable dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of words and terms encountered in both human and physical geography.

Includes more than 1,000 entries

Compiled by an expert team of contributors, this dictionary covers all the major figures in world politics of the twentieth century.

10,500 entries

Written by a leading authority, with the assistance of a distinguished team of advisory editors, this comprehensive dictionary is essential reading for professional psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, and students of psychology and related disciplines such as nursing, sociology, social work, and education.

Over 1,300 entries

From Archimedes and Copernicus to Stephen Hawking and Stephen Jay Gould, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date biographical dictionary of scientists currently available.

Compiled by one of the best-known authorities on the Bard's works, this dictionary offers up-to-date information on all aspects of Shakespeare in his own time and on his impact and influence on later ages.

2,000 entries . With entries ranging from earthquakes and mice to feminism and the Dead Sea Scrolls, this dictionary is a lively and absorbing reference work for all readers of the Bible.