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Thread #132104   Message #2989142
Posted By: Roger the Skiffler
18-Sep-10 - 07:07 AM
Thread Name: BS: Reference Books you OWN and use often
Subject: RE: BS: Reference Books you OWN and use often
Several Greek, French and English dictionaries (including 2-vol Shorter Oxford),Various quotation dictionaries, classical dictionary, Roget, World Atlas of Wine, One Vol Times World Atlas,various Jazz & Blues Who's Whos, Pears Encyclopedia, an old Whitaker, Sigmund Spaeth's History of Popular Music in US,various old jazz discographies: Delauny, Larkin, Penguin,Musicamaster etc, various Bird & plant & wildlife guides, Lots of Greek travel guides, various garden encyclopedias. I also use online sources, of course, but we were both "front of house" librarians for too long to neglect our printed sources! Sheila has lots of Bible reference works, concordances etc.

RtS