pocket-sized reference book

  • 1pocket-sized — also pocket size ADJ: usu ADJ n (approval) If you describe something as pocket sized, you approve of it because it is small enough to fit in your pocket. ...a handy pocket sized reference book …

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  • 2Pocket Ref — is a notedly comprehensive, all purpose pocket sized reference book/handbook and how to guide containing various tips, tables, maps, formulas, constants and conversions by Thomas J. Glover. It is published by Sequoia Publishing Inc. and is… …

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  • 3Pocket Books — is a division of Simon Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books. Pocket produced the first mass market, pocket sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry. The German Albatross Books had… …

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  • 4Pocket pistol — A pocket pistol is an American term for any small, pocket sized semi automatic pistol or, less popular, any other handgun (e.g., derringer, or small revolver) of (most commonly) small caliber, suitable for concealed carry in either a front or… …

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  • 5E-book — Amazon Kindle 3, a typical e book reader. An electronic book (also e book, ebook, electronic book, digital book) is a book length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable… …

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  • 6Speed square — diamond shape cutout at the 3 1/2 inch mark which assists in making birdsmouth cuts.Generally, the tool comes in two sizes the compact 7 inch version for portable use and the larger less portable 12 inch version for stationary work. Swanson and… …

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  • 7Chinese dictionary — Chinese dictionaries date back over two millennia to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which is a significantly longer lexicographical history than any other language. There are hundreds of dictionaries for Chinese, and this article will introduce some… …

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  • 8Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …

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  • 9Stars and planetary systems in fiction — The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 The brightest stars …

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  • 10Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer.       The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …

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