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Fourth Wing
Fourth Wing
"The most brutally addictive fantasy I've read in a decade!" --#1 NYT bestselling author Tracy Wolff"Fourth Wing will have your heart pounding from beginning to end. Brutal games, grumpy dragons, complex characters, sizzling sexual tension, magic, and war...a fantasy like you've never read before."...
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by Grann, David
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The...
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Maame by George, Jessica
Maame
"An utterly charming and deeply moving portrait of the joys--and the guilt--of trying to find your own way in life." --Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Meeting Maame feels like falling in love for the first time: warm, awkward, joyous, a little...
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The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants by Ortega-Medina, Orlando
The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants
Award-winning author and immigration attorney Orlando Ortega-Medina returns to 1990s San Francisco in The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants, a powerful family drama that plays out within a captivating legal thriller.Attorney Marc Mendes, the estranged son of a prominent Rabbi and a burned-out lawyer with...
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Divine Rivals by Ross, Rebecca
Divine Rivals
When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever. After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to...
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Big Swiss by Beagin, Jen
Big Swiss
"Wild...hilarious...so good." --Cosmopolitan, Best Books of the Year * "A laugh-out-loud bad romance for Gen Xers and an ode to misfits who just want to belong." --Oprah Daily * "Always interesting...too fun to stop." --Vanity Fair "One of the funniest books of the last...
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  • The Art of Happy Moving: How to Declutter, Pack, and Start Over While Maintaining Your Sanity and Finding Happiness by Wenzke, Ali
    The Art of Happy Moving: How to Declutter, Pack, and Start Over While Maintaining Your Sanity and Finding Happiness
    A comprehensive, upbeat guide to help you survive the moving process from start to finish, filled with fresh strategies and checklists for timing and supplies, choosing which items to toss and which to keep, determining the best place to live, saying farewell and looking...
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  • Can a Bee Sting a Bee?: And Other Big Questions from Little People by Harris, Gemma Elwin
    Can a Bee Sting a Bee?: And Other Big Questions from Little People
    In the spirit of Schott's Miscellany, The Magic of Reality, and The Dangerous Book for Boys comes Can a Bee Sting a Bee?--a smart, illuminating, essential, and utterly delightful handbook for perplexed parents and their curious children. Author Gemma Elwin Harris has lovingly compiled...
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  • Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World by Spong, John Shelby
    Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World
    In Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World, bishop and social activist John Shelby Spong argues that 200 years of biblical scholarship has been withheld from lay Christians. In this brilliant follow-up to Spong's previous books Eternal Life and Jesus for the Non-Religious, Spong...
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  • The Eight-Step Swing, 3rd Edition by McLean, Jim
    The Eight-Step Swing, 3rd Edition
    This fully updated edition of the classic Eight-Step Swing reveals the best advice from the top golf school in America, offering a detailed explanation of the true fundamentals of the golf swing. PGA Master Instructor Jim McLean, who has coached many of the game's...
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  • Wheelock's Latin Reader, 2nd Edition: Selections from Latin Literature by LaFleur, Richard A.
    Wheelock's Latin Reader, 2nd Edition: Selections from Latin Literature
    Originally intended by Professor Frederic M. Wheelock as a sequel to Wheelock's Latin, his classic introductory Latin textbook, Wheelock's Latin Reader, newly revised and updated by Richard A. LaFleur, is the ideal text for any intermediate-level Latin course. You'll find a rich selection of...
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  • Collins Primary Spanish Dictionary: Get Started, for Ages 7-11 by Collins Dictionaries
    Collins Primary Spanish Dictionary: Get Started, for Ages 7-11
    Designed for children aged 7-11 learning Spanish at primary school or at home, this easy-to-use, vibrant and colourful Collins Primary Spanish Dictionary makes learning fun.It's the perfect Spanish dictionary for the new Key Stage 2 curriculum, with detailed coverage of core English and Spanish...
    $44.78 AUD
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  • Pocket Golf Rules by Vickers, Jonathan
    Pocket Golf Rules
    An invaluable guide to the most common rules a golfer is likely to encounter on the golf course.Pocket Golf Rules forms a concise and practical reference source to the rules as laid down by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. The...
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  • ISEE Upper Level Test Prep: Study Guide and Practice Questions for the UL Independent School Entrance Exam by Cox
    ISEE Upper Level Test Prep: Study Guide and Practice Questions for the UL Independent School Entrance Exam
    Introducing our ISEE Upper Level Test Prep: Study Guide and Practice Questions for the UL Independent School Entrance Exam! Accepted, Inc.'s ISEE Upper Level Test Prep includes everything you need to pass the ISEE Upper Level Test the first time. Quick review of the...
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  • How to Start and Run Your Own Food Truck Business in Florida by Wingler, A. K.
    How to Start and Run Your Own Food Truck Business in Florida
    With good jobs so hard to find, especially in rapidly expanding Florida, owning your own food truck could be the best option. It's the least-expensive start-up, and you can be fully operational in mere months. The rules and regulations can be a bit complex,...
    $42.85 AUD
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  • Who's Who 2023 by
    Who's Who 2023
    Who's Who 2023 is the 175th edition of the world's longest established and most comprehensive general reference book, brought right up to date for the year ahead. The first autobiographical reference book in the world and, after 174 years, still the most accurate and...
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  • The People of Aberdeen at Home and Abroad by Dobson, David
    The People of Aberdeen at Home and Abroad
    From the medieval period until the Victorian era, Aberdeen was comprised of two separate burghs, Old Aberdeen and New Aberdeen. Old Aberdeen was centered on St. Machar's Cathedral when King David I established a new bishopric there around 1125. New Aberdeen, a burgh since...
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  • Rand McNally Folded Map: Charleston Street Map by Rand McNally
    Rand McNally Folded Map: Charleston Street Map
    Author: Rand McNallyPublisher: Rand McNallyPublished: 05/16/2022Binding Type: FoldedWeight: 0.10lbsSize: 8.90h x 3.94w x 0.24dISBN: 9780528024696Not available to be shipped via Media Mail
    $20.35 AUD
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  • Consciousness: A Standard Reference Model by Johnson, Bryant
    Consciousness: A Standard Reference Model
    This book describes a model of existence, including consciousness, based on the totality of records created by the actions, thoughts and speech of the individuals who comprise the human race.It relates the inanimate to the animate and the conscious, reality to belief and imagination...
    $57.35 AUD
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  • Diseases and Parasites of Cattle, Sheep and Goats by Oberem, Pamela
    Diseases and Parasites of Cattle, Sheep and Goats
    Diseases and Parasites is a comprehensive animal health book for small-scale, emerging and commercial livestock farmers. The book will aid livestock farmers and agribusinesses to cope with the ever increasing animal health challenges in the livestock industry.The 198 page book, in full colour and...
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  • Niv, Thinline Reference Bible, Leathersoft, Brown, Red Letter, Thumb Indexed, Comfort Print by Zondervan
    Niv, Thinline Reference Bible, Leathersoft, Brown, Red Letter, Thumb Indexed, Comfort Print
    Easy to Read. Easy to Carry.The NIV Thinline Reference Bible captures the depth and beauty of the Bible, in a take-anywhere size. Containing a helpful center-column reference system while measuring less than an inch thick, it is the perfect resource to carry to work,...
    $131.35 AUD
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  • Kjv, Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, Handy Size, Leathersoft, Burgundy, Red Letter, Comfort Print by Thompson, Frank Charles
    Kjv, Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, Handy Size, Leathersoft, Burgundy, Red Letter, Comfort Print
    An easy-to-learn, easy-to-use tool for in-depth Bible studyBeloved and acclaimed for more than five generations, the Thompson(R) Chain-Reference(R) Bible is unparalleled in its ability to enrich personal devotions, topical study, and sermon preparation. This unique reference Bible enables you to search the breadth of...
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  • Freedom To Succeed: Life & Business Planner by Thompson, Torema
    Freedom To Succeed: Life & Business Planner
    The Freedom To Succeed: Life & Business Planner was created with the Christian leader in mind... Juggling the responsibilities of family, business, ministry, and life, in general, can be challenging... If you're a kingdom author, speaker, ministry leader, or entrepreneur, this journal was created...
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  • Attracting & Feeding Bluebirds by Tekiela, Stan
    Attracting & Feeding Bluebirds
    Learn to attract and feed Eastern, Western, and Mountain Bluebirds with this pocket-sized guide. The Eastern Bluebird's blend of sky blue and rusty orange is a happy sprinkle of color in any backyard or garden. Easily tamed and full of personality, bluebirds are like...
    $18.00 AUD
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  • Science Encyclopedias (Set) by
    Science Encyclopedias (Set)
    In the Science Encyclopedias series, readers will learn about creepy-crawly bugs, human body systems, the wide expanse of space, and wild weather. Each book offers an in-depth look into the topic and keeps readers engaged with vivid photos and interesting facts. This encyclopedia set...
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Companion by Clark, Prentiss
    Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Companion
    In his 1837 speech "The American Scholar," Ralph Waldo Emerson noted, "life is our dictionary," encapsulating a body of work that reached well beyond the American 19th century. This comprehensive study explores Emerson as a preacher, poet, philosopher, lecturer, essayist and editor. There are...
    $188.55 AUD
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Reference books are the unsung heroes of the information age. Whether you're a student, researcher, or simply curious, having the right reference materials can be invaluable. From quick facts to in-depth analysis, reference books offer a wealth of knowledge at your fingertips.

Pocket reference books are perfect for on-the-go information. These compact guides cover a wide range of topics, from medical terms to historical dates. For those working on academic or professional projects, mastering the art of book citation is essential. A good style guide, such as the MLA Handbook or the Chicago Manual of Style, can help you format citations correctly.

While digital resources have become increasingly popular, there's still something to be said for the convenience of a physical reference book. Whether you need a dictionary, encyclopedia, or specialized guide, having a reliable print resource can save you time and effort.

To find the perfect reference book, consider your specific needs and explore online bookstore booksdeli.com. With a vast selection of titles, you're sure to find the essential tools for your research or personal interests.

FAQ's

Q. What is the difference between a reference book and a textbook?

A. While both provide information, reference books are designed for quick and specific lookups, while textbooks offer in-depth explanations and analysis of a subject. A dictionary is a classic example of a reference book, while a college-level history book is a textbook.

Q. How can I find the right reference book for my needs?

A. Start by identifying the specific information you need. Are you looking for facts, statistics, definitions, or in-depth explanations? Once you know your goal, you can search for books with specific titles or consult a librarian for recommendations. Online booksellers often have detailed descriptions and customer reviews to help you choose.

Q. Are there online alternatives to traditional reference books?

A. Yes, there are numerous online resources that serve as digital reference books. Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and atlases are widely available online. However, printed reference books still offer advantages like offline accessibility and a tangible format for some users.

Q. How do I cite information from a reference book?

A. Citation styles vary depending on the format required (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.). Generally, you'll need the author (if listed), title of the book, publication date, and specific page number where you found the information. Consult a style guide for precise formatting guidelines.

Q. Can I use reference books for research purposes?

A. Absolutely! Reference books are valuable tools for research. They can provide background information, statistics, definitions, and citations for further exploration. However, remember to verify information from multiple sources to ensure accuracy.

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