Kister's Best Dictionaries for Adults & Young People - A Comparative Guide

No matter which specific needs you have in a dictionary, every question associated with dictionaries and dictionary purchasing is addressed in Kister's Best Dictionaries for Adults and Young People. The book features the author's authoritative reviews and expert commentary as he evaluates 300 separate publications.

About the author

KENNETH F. KISTER is North America's best-known reviewer of reference and information materials. Other books by him include Kister's Best Dictionaries for Adults and Young People, Kister's Concise Guide to Best Encyclopedias, and Kister's Atlas Buying Guide, all published by Oryx Press and Social Issues and Library Problems. Kister has also written many articles and reviews for such diverse publications as Family Life, Consumers' Research Magazine, Writer's Digest, The Reference Librarian, Choice, Library Journal, and Wilson Library Bulletin. Holder of a master's degree in library science from the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science in Boston, Kister received the school's Alumni Achievement Award in 1990.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Kister, Kenneth F. Kister
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.02.1992
• EAN: 9780897741910
• ISBN: 978-0-89774-191-0
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; REFERENCE / Dictionaries, Reference works, Dictionaries, Current Events and Issues: Education