The Dream Encyclopedia

450 pages | Publisher: Visible Ink Press; (May 1, 2009) | English | ISBN-10: 157859216X | PDF | 8 MB
Exploring the fascinating world of dreams, this comprehensive reference examines more than 250 dream-related topics, from art to history to science, including how factors such as self-healing, ESP, literature, religion, sex, cognition and memory, and medical conditions can all have an effect on dreams. Dream symbolism and interpretation is examined in historical, cultural, and psychological detail, while a dictionary—updated with 1,000 symbols and explanations—offers further insights. Dreaming about teeth, for instance, can indicate control issues, and dreaming of a zoo can indicate that the dreamer needs to tidy up some situation. Examining these concepts and more, this is the ultimate dreamer's companion.

Review
"Encompassing all facets of popular interest in dreams, this general interest resource provides a broad overview of contemporary studies of dreaming, and sheds light on notions of dreams from around the world." —Reference and Research Book News

"A comprehensive reference, The Dream Encyclopedia provides a thorough treatment and a unique analysis of dream-related topics. Of particular interest is the discussion of the importance of dreams in various religious and ethnic groups around the world." —SirReadaLot.org

"Tackling nearly three hundred topics that commonly occur in dreams and offering interpretations for each of them, The Dream Encyclopedia breaks down each symbol and explains why one's mileage may vary on certain symbols. Offering much food for thought, [this book] is very much recommended to the curious or professional reader." —The Midwest Book Review

"Whether one is a serious student of dreams, or wishes merely to peruse the volume for pleasure, one cannot help but learn something about the fascinating world of dreams from Lewis's helpful contribution to the literature on the subject." —Foreword Magazine

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A Dictionary of Symbols

512 pages | Dover Publications | English | ISBN-10: 9780486425238 | PDF
At every stage of civilization, people have relied on symbolic expression, and advances in science and technology have only increased our dependence on symbols. An essential part of the ancient arts of the Orient and Western medieval traditions, symbolism underwent a twentieth-century revival with the study of the unconscious. Indeed, symbolic language is considered a science, and this informative volume offers an indispensable tool in the study of symbology. Its alphabetical entries--drawn from a diverse range of sources, including all of the major world religions, astrology, alchemy, numerology, heraldry, and prehistoric art--clarify the essential and unvarying meanings of each symbol. Whether used as a reference or browsed for pleasure, this informative volume offers a valuable key to elucidating the symbolic worlds encountered in both the arts and the history of ideas. 32 b/w illustrations

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ABC of Sexually Transmitted Infections

BMJ Books | English | ISBN: 0727917617 | 104 Pages | PDF | 14  MB
This comprehensive introduction to sexually transmitted diseases gives  concise, practical information on a wide range of diseases. The text of  this fifth edition is substantially rewritten, updated and illustrated  with new photographs, drawings and charts.

It gives the latest guidance on presenting symptoms, diagnosis,  management, and pathological problems associated with sexually  transmitted diseases. This ABC also covers the control strategies for  these diseases that are used in the developing and the developed world.

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The Great Book of Questions and Answers: Over 1000 Questions

208 pages | Arcturus foulsham (2007) | English | ISBN-10: 0572033354 | PDF
Ever wondered whether ostriches really bury their heads in the sand, or what gas giants are? This lively reference book for children, and the whole family, asks and answers these questions, and hundreds more besides. It provides the information that children love in an accessible and entertaining way. Topics include: the Universe, Planet Earth, the Human Body, World History, and Science and Technology.

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Holidays, Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary

1323 pages | Omnigraphics (December 30, 2009) | English | ISBN-10: 0780809947 | PDF | 5,6 MB
A Compendious Reference Guide to Popular, Ethnic, Religious, National, and Ancient Holidays, Festivals, Celebrations, Commemorations, Holy Days, Feasts, and Fasts, Including Contact Information and Web Sites. Supplemented by Special Sections on Words Relating to Time, Calendar Systems, Phases of the Moon, the World’s Major Living Religions, Facts about the U.S. States and Territories, Legal Holidays by State, Facts about the U.S. Presidents, Facts about Countries around the World, Legal Holidays by Country, Tourism Information Sources; and by an Annotated Bibliography and Chronological, Historic, Ancient, Folkloric, Calendar, Promotional, Sports, and Subject Indexes

What's New for the Fourth Edition:
Over 500 brand-new entries
Updated contact information and web sites
New appendices add background information on world holidays
Overview of the world’s major religions
Facts about countries of the world
Phases of the moon and how they are used to calculate holidays and events

Description:
This revised and expanded fourth edition of Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary (HFCWD) contains up-to-date information about more than 3,000 holidays, festivals, celebrations, commemorations, holy days, feasts and fasts, and other observances from all parts of the world, including more than 500 entries that are new to this edition. Entries include events for which people come together for a day or periods of up to a few days or (rarely) weeks for special activities, celebrations, commemorations, or rituals. These events have a story to tell, in that each is significant, unusual, or somehow remarkable. Holidays and festivals for more than 100 countries, as well as events specifically observed in every state of the United States, are included.

The entries cover holidays and festivals that are popular, secular, religious, or a combination thereof. The majority of entries covers events still celebrated or observed, but a few ancient and discontinued events are included because allusions to them still appear in literature or art, or occur in discourse.

Birth or death anniversaries of famous individuals generally are not included, nor are simple anniversaries of historical events. But those few such events that are regularly observed with significant celebrations or special activities, or that have particular cultural significance, such as COLUMBUS DAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S BIRTHDAY, MAWLID AL-NABI, or PEARL HARBOR DAY, are included.

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The Skeptics Dictionary: A Collection Of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions & Dangerous Delusions

Pages: 2419 | W.ley | English | ISBN-10: 0471272426 | PDF | 8,57 MB
A wealth of evidence for doubters and disbeliever

Featuring close to 400 definitions, arguments, and essays on topics ranging from acupuncture to zombies, The Skeptic’s Dictionary is a lively, commonsense trove of detailed information on all things supernatural, occult, paranormal, and pseudoscientific. It covers such categories as alternative medicine; cryptozoology; extraterrestrials and UFOs; frauds and hoaxes; junk science; logic and perception; New Age energy; and the psychic. For the open-minded seeker, the soft or hardened skeptic, and the believing doubter, this book offers a remarkable range of information that puts to the test the best arguments of true believers

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The Dictionary of Quotations

Oxford Unity Press | English | ISBN: 0198601735 | 1769 pages | PDF | 7.64 MB
The O.rd Dictionary of Quotations is as impressive, erudite, enjoyable, and educational a tome as you might expect from Oxford. It's the sort of undertaking the press does very well. The first such dictionary, as compiled by Oxford, was published in 1953, and it's been tweaking, modifying, and updating it ever since. The fifth edition offers well over 20,000 quotations from more than 3,000 authors. The quotations are arranged alphabetically, by author, so browsing provides insight into the authors quoted, more so than do compendiums that are organize by theme.

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The Britannica Guide to Inventions That Changed the Modern World

386 pages | Publisher: Rosen Education Service (December 20, 2009) | English | ISBN-10: 1615300201 | PDF
The Britannica Guide to Inventions That Changed the Modern World, is one title in a 4 book series that focuses on the transformative power of various movements, voyages, conceits, and outright brainstorms. A true journey into modernity, this set delves into the facts surrounding landmark decisions, actions, and inventions that have advanced cultures, inspired humankind and forever changed the way the world works. Supplementing the text, which is categorized for easy referencing, are an array of photographs and illustrations that provide an unforgettable visual narrative. Readers will see the world in a while new light after learning about the social movements, inventions, explorers, and theories that have created our society's substrate. A detailed table of contents allows for leisure reading by subject and also acts a quick locator for research.

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Writer's Digest Flip Dictionary: When you know what you want to say but can't think of the word

Writers Digest Books | ISBN: 0898799767 | 720 pages | PDF | English |18 MB
You know what you want to say but can't think of the word. You can describe what you're thinking but you don't know the name for it. Perhaps you have a general word in mind but you need a more specific term. The Writer's Digest Flip Dictionary solves these common problems! Best-selling author Barbara Ann Kipfer has crated a huge reference that offers cues and clue words to lead writers to the exact phrase or specific term they need. It goes beyond the standard reverse dictionary format to offer dozens of charts and tables, listing groups by subject (such as automobiles, clothing types, plants, tools, etc.) Writers of fiction and nonfiction will use it to find that elusive word they need, and word lovers will find it an entertaining book to simply sit and browse through. Crossword puzzlers will also find it invaluable. In all, this indispensable desk reference is as necessary as a dictionary or thesaurus - but a lot more fun.

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International Handbook of Internet Research

English | Publisher: Springer; (July 7, 2010) | ISBN: 1402097883 | Pages: 512 | PDF | 11,13 MB
This handbook, the first of its kind, is a detailed introduction to the numerous academic perspectives we can apply to the study of the internet as a political, social and communicative phenomenon. Covering both practical and theoretical angles, established researchers from around the world discuss everything: the foundations of internet research appear alongside chapters on understanding and analyzing current examples of online activities and artifacts. The material covers all continents and explores in depth subjects such as networked gaming, economics and the law.

The sheer scope and breadth of topics examined in this volume, which ranges from on-line communities to e-science via digital aesthetics, are evidence that in today's world, internet research is a vibrant and mature field in which practitioners have long since stopped considering the internet as either an utopian or dystopian "new" space, but instead approach it as a medium that has become an integral part of our everyday culture and a natural mode of communication.

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Chemical Composition of Everyday Products

205 pages | Publisher: Greenwood | English | PDF | 10 MB | ISBN-10: 0313325790
The chemical compositions of over 100 household product groups, along with 10 sample experiments, will show students how chemistry influences their everyday lives.

Review
Wide-ranging in scope, dealing with over 100 groups of products from health and medical to those associated with lighting and cleaning products to those described as 'lawn products'....[t]his book could usefully provide snippets of information to enliven lessons.”–School Science Review

“Both high school and college collections strong in chemistry will want to add this helpful analysis to their collection: over 100 groups of products receive attention to not only chemical composition, but historic product use, functions, and related issues. Ten lab exercises provide students with observation keys, making Chemical Composition of Everyday Products the perfect supplemental text for introductory chemistry courses. Easy to access and understand, relating to everyday materials from soap and cosmetics to baby products what more could one wish for?”–MBR Bookwatch\

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The Dictionary of Mythology: An A-Z of Themes, Legends and Heroes

1136 pages | Publisher: Capella; First Edition edition (2007) | English | PDF | 10.7
A rare find, a dictionary of mythology that has more than just Greco-Roman information. This dictionary has information from cultures from every continent.

This book includes myths, heroes, places and legends from all five continents, and from the different cultures and peoples found there. It has appeal to all general knowledge and crossword enthusiasts, and those who enjoy complete reference libraries. It can be read for enjoyment as well as extensively for reference. It is a serious player in its field, both by its content and extent.

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Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology (Science Encyclopedia)

593 pages | Publisher: Facts on File; Revised edition (November 30, 2008) | English | PDF | 8 Mb
This encyclopedia focuses on computers and issues related to computers. More than 400 entries, arranged alphabetically, provide information on hardware, software, computer languages, operating systems, applications, the Internet, key individuals, and social issues such as the digital divide. With a limited number of entries, topic selection appears based on popularity. For example, Microsoft Windows gets a three-page main entry, while the Macintosh operating system is only mentioned within articles related to Macintosh (e.g., Jobs, Steven Paul).

Articles average about a page in length. The longest, History of computing, stretches to just over four pages. All articles have a list of further readings, usually two to eight items, often including Web sites. Citations for books and articles are current, with several from 2002.

Articles on various computer languages might be too technical for the novice computer user. For example, the article on C++ provides sample code. On the other hand, articles on hardware seem tailored for the beginner. Mouse traces the development of the mouse, includes a diagram of a mechanical mouse, and has statements such as "Activating a button is called clicking." As a result, both beginners and more experienced computer users should find this resource helpful.

The 167 black-and-white illustrations include charts, drawings, flowcharts, photographs, and screen shots. Four appendixes include a list of bibliographic guides (both print and Web based) to the computer field, a chronology of computing, important awards, and computer-related organizations. The encyclopedia also offers a listing of entries by general category in the front and a keyword index in the back.

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Human Body Encyclopedia - Dk Reference Series

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd | PDF | 124 pages | 14.4Mb
Ever wondered how your body manages to stay upright or what happens to your food after you have eaten? Well, wonder no more - the DK Human Body Encyclopedia has all the answers and more. Learn all about what goes on inside your body - from the pumping power of your heart, to the awesome ability of the brain. You'll never look at yourself in the same way again!

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The Great Book Of Puzzles And Teasers

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This book consists of 75 utterly original and totally tantalizing brain teasers from master puzzler George J. Summers. He brings out fascinating challenges in situations as common as a game of tic-tac-toe or tennis, or as strange as a land of habitual Truthtellers and Liars. These puzzles and teasers are constructed with clues, helpful solution and detailed answers that show you step-by-step how a teaser or a puzzle is unravelled.

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The Interpretation Of Dreams

Review
Whether we love or hate Sigmund Freud, we all have to admit that he revolutionised the way we think about ourselves. Much of this revolution can be traced to The Interpretation of Dreams, the turn-of-the-century tour de force that outlined his theory of unconscious forces in the context of dream analysis. Introducing the id, the superego, and their problem child, the ego, Freud advanced scientific understanding of the mind immeasurably by exposing motivations normally invisible to our consciousness. While there's no question that his own biases and neuroses influenced his observations, the details are less important than the paradigm shift as a whole. After Freud, our interior lives became richer and vastly more mysterious.

These mysteries clearly bothered him--he went to great (often absurd) lengths to explain dream imagery in terms of childhood sexual trauma, a component of his theory jettisoned mid-century, though now popular among recovered-memory therapists. His dispassionate analyses of his own dreams are excellent studies for cognitive scientists wishing to learn how to sacrifice their vanities for the cause of learning. Freud said of the work contained in The Interpretation of Dreams, "Insight such as this falls to one's lot but once in a lifetime." One would have to feel quite fortunate to shake the world even once. --Rob Lightner --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

From Library Journal
In her new translation, Crick (emeritus, German, Univ. Coll., London) gives us the first edition of Freud's magnum opus (1900) with historical context and notes on the theory and practice of translation. While this version lacks the fullness of Freud's intellectual development, it reveals the fundamental work clearly and in context. Serious students can have the best of both worlds by comparing Crick's work with James Strachey's 1953 work (a variorum of all eight editions, considered the "standard") in passages of particular interest. This more literal version, not beholden to the psychoanalytic movement and its defense of Freud as scientist, pays respect to Strachey while "attempting to render Freud's varying registers, listening for latent metaphors as well as his grand elucidatory analogies." Here we come closer to Freud's masterly German, yet, as with Strachey, it reads like good English. Recommended for academic and larger general libraries.AE. James Lieberman, George Washington Univ., Sch. of Medicine, Washington, DC


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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Spells: 88 Incantations to Entice Love, Improve a Career, Increase Wealth, Restore Health, and Spread Peace

Description
Here are fun spells for all needs: to revive passion, to find love, for health, to attract money, and to help job seekers. There's one for cat lovers—88 white-magic spells in all. The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Spells contains everything one needs to make their dreams come true, including practical steps to take if the spells don't take effect immediately. With step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions and easy-to-find tools and ingredients, this comprehensive volume emphasizes how to use spells and magic positively, for self-development. Discover your true nature and destiny with this fun guide to self-help magic!

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Atlas:World - 4th Edition - 2010

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd | 2010 | PDF | 432 pages | ISBN: 1405350393

Carry the world in your pocket - now in its 4th edition. It might be small, but it covers every region of the world, from the Atacama Desert to the Zagros Mountains. Digital landscape modelling combined with important roads, railways, rivers and settlements give a complete global overview. You can swot up for the pub quiz: over 10,000 essential facts and figures, from geography and climate to population and economy tell you everything you need to know. It is presented in handy pocket size, perfect for your bag or desk.

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Addiction A Reference Encyclopedia 2010

Author(s): Howard Padwa, Jacob Cunningham
Date : 2010
Pages : 398
Format : PDF
Language : English
Addiction: A Reference Encyclopedia offers straight talk and clear answers on a topic often sensationalized in the media and politicized during campaigns. Drawing from a wide variety of sources, it provides readers with a concise yet thorough review of what we know about all kinds of addictive behavior.

Addiction surveys both the science of addiction and its history in the United States with two main sections: a narrative of the history of addiction as a scientific and public policy issue in the United States followed by a series of alphabetically organized entries focused on organizations, individuals, and events that have impacted our thinking about addiction. Much of the work focuses on substance abuse—alcohol, tobacco, opiates, cocaine—but the book also examines behaviors that have only recently been recognized as potentially addictive, including gambling, sexual activity, Internet usage, and more.

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Dictionary of Food Science and Technology, 2nd Edition

Date : 2009
Pages : 488
Format : PDF
Language : English

IFIS has been producing quality comprehensive information for the world’s food science, food technology and nutrition community since its foundation in 1968 and, through its production of FSTA – Food Science and Technology Abstracts, has earned a worldwide reputation for excellence.

Distilled from the extensive data held and maintained by IFIS, the dictionary is easy to use and has been rigorously edited and cross-referenced. Now in an extensively revised and updated second edition, this landmark publication features:

8,612 entries including 763 new entries and over 1,500 revised entries
Reflects current usage in the scientific literature
Includes local names, synonyms and Latin names, as appropriate
Extensive cross-referencing
Scientific editing from the team at IFIS

The dictionary is an invaluable resource for all food scientists, food technologists, chemists and nutritionists in universities, research establishments, food and pharmaceutical companies. Libraries in all establishments where these subjects are studied and taught should ensure that they have copies on their shelves.

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