Alan Isaacs Bücher

More than 4,500 entries cover all aspects of history, from prehistory to the present day, including biographies of key figures, religious and political movents, international organizations, and key battles and places.

Provides more than six thousand entries covering such topics as marketing, banking, management, and taxation.

Would you buy from a stag or a stale bull ? Does a blue chip company issue a naked debenture ? From dawn raid to liquidity trap , from FOOTSIE to the Nikkei , this guide's comprehensive coverage of financial matters will make it an invaluable resource for anyone working in finance. Authoritativeand up-to-date, it contains over 3,000 entries on every aspect of the financial banking, insurance, stocks and shares, commodities, takeovers and mergers, international trade, and government finance. The dictionary also provides international coverage of the world's most important financialcenters, including New York, London, Frankfurt, London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and offers straightforward definitions of the latest financial jargon. The lucid entries and its in-depth coverage of personal finance--including investments, pensions, and taxes--also make A Dictionary of Finance idealfor investors, homeowners, students, and those generally interested in business and finance.

The Penguin Dictionary of Science has been continuously in print since 1943. Originally written by E.B. Uvarov and D.R. Chapman, from the third edition it has been revised by Alan Isaacs.With each new edition the book has expanded and been brought up to date; in this edition particular attention has been given to revising and updating the physics entries (especially the particle physics). In addition the coverage of life sciences has been considerably broadened.The dictionary provides a reliable and clear explanation of the basic vocabulary of physics and chemistry, with a fair coverage of the words used in mathematics, astronomy and biology. All numerical information is given in SI units.As a student's handbook and for the specialist outside his or her own field, this dictionary remains an indispensable aid; for the general reader it provides an up-to-date guide to the numerous scientific and technical words that are now so much a part of our daily life.

The Penguin Dictionary of Science has been continuously in print since 1943. Originally written by E.B. Uvarov and D.R. Chapman, from the third edition it has been revised by Alan Isaacs. With each new edition the book has expanded and been brought up to date; in this edition particular attention has been given to revising and updating the physics entries (especially the particle physics). In addition the coverage of life sciences has been considerably broadened. The dictionary provides a reliable and clear explanation of the basic vocabulary of physics and chemistry, with a fair coverage of the words used in mathematics, astronomy and biology. All numerical information is given in SI units. As a student's handbook and for the specialist outside his or her own field, this dictionary remains an indispensable aid; for the general reader it provides an up-to-date guide to the numerous scientific and technical words that are now so much a part of our daily life.

Book Five includes: World History, Europe and the Middle East, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, Africa, the World in the Twentieth Century and a Chronology of World History. Book Six includes: People and Society, Social Ideas and Social Organizations, with information on Linguistics, Sociology, Psychology, and Business