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the go-to style guide for biblical scholars: The SBL Handbook of Style: For Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies

Posted in reseña, tagged , on August 27, 2007| Leave a Comment »

As the premier North-American-based professional association of biblical scholars, the Society of Biblical Literature (‘SBL’) not only publishes the prestigious and tightly-edited Journal of Biblical Literature (‘JBL’); its influence has a knock-on effect on other journals in this and ancillary fields. (more…)

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designed for the student’s backpack and other violent locations: Langenscheidt’s Compact German Dictionary. German-English English-German (Langenscheidt Compact Dictionaries)

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I have worn out more than one copy of the Langenscheidt German Compact Dictionary, but that’s no criticism: these sturdy little guys are designed for mistreatment and mobility. (more…)

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like a melted cheese sandwich: Catherine E. Love, Collins Pocket Italian Dictionary British Edition

Posted in denkschrift, reseña, tagged , , on August 23, 2007| Leave a Comment »

When you bought this sturdy little pocket dictionary, you didn’t order salmon and a nice Chardonnay.

You ordered a Wendy’s burger with fries and skip the super-sizing. (more…)

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Good for glossing: HarperCollins Spanish College Dictionary 5th Edition (Harpercollins College Dictionaries)

Posted in denkschrift, reseña, tagged , , on August 23, 2007| Leave a Comment »

I use the Harper Collins Spanish College Dictionary on my desktop for finding quick glosses when I’m translating from Spanish to English or vice versa and need a quick memory jog. It’s not a particularly complex dictionary and so it’s great for this purpose. (more…)

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Like duct tape: Langenscheidt’s Compact French Dictionary: French-English English-French (Langenscheidt Compact Dictionaries)

Posted in denkschrift, reseña, tagged , , on August 23, 2007| Leave a Comment »

The signature yellow Langenscheidt dictionaries are like duct tape for students and others who need to have a tough, mobile, dependable bilingual dictionary that sticks to the basics without being primitive.

It meets the need in French as well as it does in German and other mainstream academic languages. (more…)

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Sooner or later, Latin comes t’ git ya’. ‘Better be prepared: D.P. Simpson, Cassell’s Latin Dictionary. Latin-English, English-Latin

Posted in denkschrift, reseña, tagged , , on August 23, 2007| Leave a Comment »

Latin is everywhere.

Maybe your Roman Catholic grandma has a mysterious phrase she repeats all the time. Perhaps you’re an academic reader and you keep stumbling upon expessions like ‘inter alia’, ‘et cetera’, ‘ibid’, ‘pace’, and the like. It’s possible you’ve stood and stared up at the semi-compelling statue in your town square, scratched your head, and told yourself the thing would be completely compelling if you had a clue what the Latin inscription on its base was rattling on about. (more…)

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the premier style guide for published American English: The Chicago Manual of Style

Posted in reseña, tagged , on August 23, 2007| 1 Comment »

It is perhaps time to worry if you feel particulary warm and affectionate towards a book like The Chicago Manual of Style. (more…)

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You’re loaded: Pocket World in Figures – 2005 Edition

Posted in reseña, tagged , on August 23, 2007| Leave a Comment »

If you travel internationally or carry out your international business with this diminutive annual reference tucked in your coat pocket, you’re loaded. (more…)

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Nicely done: Hammond New Century World Atlas

Posted in reseña, tagged , , , on August 23, 2007| Leave a Comment »

Hammond style themselves ‘mapmakers for the 21st century’ and not without justice. If they take this vocation seriously, they’d better prepare for frequent new editions, as it is as difficult now to speak of nation-states and national boundaries without saying ‘at this moment’ as it has been at any time since the breakup of the great European colonial realms. (more…)

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Great ROI: Matthew Bishop, Essential Economics (Economist Essentials)

Posted in reseña, tagged , on August 22, 2007| Leave a Comment »

This badly named but invaluable book is vintage Economist style, method, and theory. If it is not what its title leads one to believe, this is pardonable on the grounds that it is perhaps better than that. (more…)

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