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|  | A+ All-In-One Certification Exam Guide with CD-ROM by Michael J. Meyers
Mike Meyers has done it again. The #1, best-selling study guide for CompTIA's A+ Certification exams has been completely revised and updated for the new 2001 exams. Written by the industry's leading authority on A+ Certification, this must-have reference offers complete coverage of all material on both the Core Hardware and Operating System Technologies exams. Plus, the bonus CD-ROM contains 6 practice tests, hundreds of questions, and LearnKey(tm) video clips. This comprehensive guide not only helps you pass the A+ certification exams, but also teaches you how to be an expert hardware technician. AUTHOR: Michael J. Meyers
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Multimedia
CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | The Kids' Magnetic Poetry Book & Creativity Kit by Dave Kapell, Sally Steenland
Here to follow up last fall's The Magnetic Poetry Book of Poetry is this activity-filled kit featuring a large-format, plastic spiral-bound book with 200 big-type, oversize word tiles plus a sheet of colorful magnetic shapes. Children learn how to rhyme, and use tools, such as metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, and much more. Illustrations throughout. AUTHOR: Dave Kapell, Sally Steenland
PUBLISHER: Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | On Dialogue by David Bohm, Lee Nichol
Despite advances in modern technology, there is a general feeling that communication is breaking down on an unparalleled scale. The question of how to communicate better is at the heart of On Dialogue, the most comprehensive documentation to date of the late David Bohm's dialogical world view. The bestselling author was Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at Birbeck College, University of London. AUTHOR: David Bohm, Lee Nichol
PUBLISHER: Routledge
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Homo Faber by Max Frisch, Michael Bullock, Paul K. Ackermann
A tale of corruption and moral decay by the celebrated Swiss novelist, translated from the original German. Walter Faber, a Swiss engineer working in South America, is brought by circumstance to see his life as nearly a complete failure. A close friend kills himself. An old professor and mentor becomes estranged. And finally Faber discovers that his young mistress is in fact his own daughter. She, too, dies later in the story, by which time Faber himself is dying of cancer. AUTHOR: Max Frisch, Michael Bullock, Paul K. Ackermann
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Trade Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | The College Majors Handbook by Neeta P. Fogg, Paul Harrington, Thomas Harrington
This book on college majors is very different: it tells readers what actually happened to more than 250,000 undergraduates from 60 college majors! Great information to have when choosing a college major. This fascinating book is based on a massive study done by the U.S. Census Bureau, the largest systematic study of college undergraduates ever conducted in the United States! Establishes clear relationships between undergraduate major fields of study and associated life outcomes. Perfect for career counselors, school guidance counselors, collegiate career placement offices, human resource professionals, parents, and high school and college students! -- The only college planning guide with the perspective of what actually happens to college undergraduates -- Contains descriptions of the life and career pathways of undergraduates from 60 college majors -- Identifies jobs in which undergraduates from 60 college majors are employed, their earnings on those jobs, and the projections of employment prospects in those jobs -- Examines the relationship between personal values, academic skills, personal interests, and college majors -- Authors are trained psychologists and economists AUTHOR: Neeta P. Fogg, Paul Harrington, Thomas Harrington
PUBLISHER: JIST Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | McGraw-Hill Diccionario del Argot by Delfin Carbonell Basset
From vulgar insults to religious oaths, colloquialisms to clichis, the personality and passion of a language can be found in its slang. Spanish is no exception, as the McGraw-Hill Diccionario del Argot makes clear. This monolingual Spanish dictionary provides the most authoritative reference to all aspects of non-standard Spanish, with more than 12,000 entries supported by 20,000 citations. The broad range of sources, from literature to newspapers and TV, reflects the full spectrum of contemporary usage in Spain. For scope and depth as well as bibliographic reference, this is an essential language tool for libraries, advanced-level students, teachers, scholars, and lexicographers. AUTHOR: Delfin Carbonell Basset
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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