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The Oxford Research Encyclopedias (OREs), which includes 25 encyclopedias in different areas, is an encyclopedic collection published by Oxford University Press in print and online. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its website was entirely free during an initial development period of several years.
Choking, also known as foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), is a phenomenon that occurs when breathing is impeded by a blockage inside of the respiratory tract.An obstruction that prevents oxygen from entering the lungs results in oxygen deprivation.
An early example of a faxlore warning about tattoo stickers allegedly laced with drugs, an urban legend collected by Jan Brunvand in his book The Choking Doberman. Faxlore is a sort of folklore: humorous texts, folk poetry, folk art, and urban legends that are circulated, not by word of mouth, but by fax machine.
[1] [2] A review in the Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature asked why Oxford University Press needed to publish the encyclopedia, noting that it duplicated efforts of many other works. The review opined that it failed to "catalyze research" and engages in "opinion mongering and a curious myopia about experimental writing."
Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary (1902) - an unauthorized reprint of portions of the Encyclopedia Britannica with an unrelated dictionary attached. (Link includes vols. 2-4, 6-9, 11-12) New American Comprehensive Encyclopedia (1906) (Link includes vols. 1, 3 and 4) Century Book of Facts (1902) a quasi-annual one volume work
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations is the Oxford University Press's large quotation dictionary. It lists short quotations that are common in English language and culture. The 8th edition, with 20,000 quotations over 1126 pages, was published in print and online versions in 2014. [1] The first edition was published in 1941.
Residential drug treatment co-opted the language of Alcoholics Anonymous, using the Big Book not as a spiritual guide but as a mandatory text — contradicting AA’s voluntary essence. AA’s meetings, with their folding chairs and donated coffee, were intended as a judgment-free space for addicts to talk about their problems.
Twentieth Century Encyclopedia link goes to vols. 2, 5 and 6 (1901) Imperial Reference Library (1901) Columbian Cyclopaedia (1899) Imperial Encyclopedia and Dictionary (1903) New Imperial Encyclopedia and Dictionary (1906) United Editors Encyclopedia and Dictionary (1909) United Editors Perpetual Encyclopedia (1911) Werner's Universal ...