Reference Works
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Access Science: Online Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (3rd Edition)
American Heritage Book of English Usage
Bartlett′s Familiar Quotations(9th Edition)
Columbia Encyclopedia (6th edition)
Dictionary of Slang
′A Dictionary of Slang′ is an amusing reference guide of the rich and colorful language known as slang. The "monster online dictionary" was created by Ted Duckworth and is written from a British perspective. However, the dictionary includes many words and phrases that originate from outside the United Kingdom, and in such cases, if known, indicates the country of origin.
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Brewer)
The King′s English (Fowler - 2nd Edition)
Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
InfoNation -- world statistical information from the U.N.
Information Please Almanac -- plus encyclopedia and dictionary
OneLook Dictionaries
Think of this web site as a search engine for words: If you have a word for which you′d like a definition or translation, we′ll quickly shuttle you to the web-based dictionaries that define or translate that word. If you don′t know how to spell the word, we′ll help you do that too.
Roget′s II: The New Thesaurus (3rd Edition)
Simpson′s Contemporary Quotations
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
TaxLinks
It offers both federal and state tax information and forms, as well as lists of federal tax revenue rulings from 1954 to the present. With its own search engine and extensive array of links,
World of Learning: International Guide to the Academic World
Census Bureau -- find statistics under "Access Tools"
FedStats -- links to US Government statistical sources
Hoover′s Online -- business information
International Telephone Directories
New York Times Book Reviews -- Register
SEC EDGAR -- corporate information
Thomas Register -- login: RHODES ; password: BURROW
