Collection: Reference

This is the 8th edition of a guide to the prescription and use of drugs. It tells the ordinary reader in ordinary language every possible aspect of drugs: their uses, side-effects and dosages, as well as how to liaise with a doctor or pharmacist.

This atlas provides a unique view of international current affairs, giving global comparative coverage of economic, political and social issues. Topics covered include literacy, the role of women, human rights and Aids.

This dictionary of psychology gives definitions and examples of the past use for over 17,000 terms used in psychology, psychiatry and related fields. The author shows how the term is actually employed, its connotations and how it has been used.

This dictionary of classical mythology is suitable both for quick reference and for more in-depth reading. It contains the standard versions of various classical works, and describes Olympian and Roman deities and legends.

This concise abridged edition of Longman's dictionary of geography, covers all the main geographical terms in use today - including foreign and American terms. This edition replaces the "Penguin Dictionary of Geography".

Calvocoressi recalls pictures, persons and other works of art that have been of inspiration through the ages, in addition to providing biographies of over 450 biblical characters in the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha.