Dictionary Reviews1996 Chronicle Dictionary Reviews Corporate Finance Translator's Glossary (English-Spanish/Spanish-English). Author: Octavio Hernandez. Publisher: Octavio Hernandez, Hillsdale, New York. Publication date: 1995. ISBN: 0-9649676-0-X. Price: $14.95. Reviewed By: Marian S. Greenfield. 25:28 Jan. Diccionario De Terminologia Financiera Inglés-Español). Authors: Kathryn Phillips-Miles and Simon Murray Deefholts. Publisher: AMCD (Publishers), Ltd., Cheshire, England. ISBN: 1-897762-05-4. Price: £15 or $25 (volume discounts available for two or more copies). Reviewed By: Marian S. Greenfield. 25:28 Jan. Dictionary of Cricket. Author: Michael Rundeel. Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York. Publication date: 1995. ISBN: 0-19-866198-3. Price: $19.95, hardcover. Reviewed By: Tony Beckwith. Available from: Oxford University Press, (212) 726-7147. 25:29 Jan. Dictionary of Sexual Slang: Words, Phrases, and Idioms. Author: Alan Richter. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, New York. Publication date: 1993. Price: $29.95, hardcover. Reviewed By: Clifford Landers. 25:29 Jan. Lexique matériel de sécurité, Security Equipment Glossary. Author: Yves Doyon. Publisher: Canada Communication Group - Publishing. Publication Date: 1993. ISBN 0-660-56483-1. Price: $22.05. Reviewed by: Michel Meunier. Available in the U.S. from: International Specialized Book Services, 5804 NE Hassalo Street, Portland, OR 97213, (800) 547-7734; and Accent Publications Services, Inc., 911 Silver Spring, Ave, Suite 202, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (301) 588-5496; and available in Canada from: Canadian Communication Group Publishing, (819) 956-4802. 25:28 Feb. Lexique constitutionnel, Constitutional Glossary. Author: Cyrille Goulet. Publisher: Translation Bureau, Terminology and Linguistic Services Directorate, Department of the Secretary of State of Canada. Publication Date: 1993. ISBN: 0-660-58852-8. Price: $23.35. Reviewed by: Thomas L. West III. Available in the U.S. from: International Specialized Book Services, 5804 NE Hassalo Street, Portland, OR 97213, (800) 547-7734; and Accent Publications Services, Inc., 911 Silver Spring, Ave, Suite 202, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (301) 588-5496; and available in Canada from: Canadian Communication Group Publishing, (819) 956-4802. 25:28 Feb. Reference Aid: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Special Terms in the Press of Greece and Cyprus, JPRS-WER-93-002. Author: None identified. Publisher: Foreign Broadcast Information Service, P.O. Box 2604, Washington, DC 20013. Publication date: November 24, 1993. ISBN: not available. Price: $22.00. Reviewed by: Alexis Takvorian, Ph.D. Available from: NTIS (National Technical Information Service), Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, (703) 487-4650. 25:28 Feb. Space Sciences Dictionary, Volume 3. Space Technology and Space Research English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. Author: J. Kleczek and H. Kleczkova ISBN. 0-444-98817-3. Publisher. Amsterdam, Elsevier, 1994. Price: $228.50. Reviewed by: Lydia Razran Stone. 25:22 March. Dictionary of Aeronautics and Space Technology: English-Russian. Authors: Henri Goursau and Nikolai Novitchkov. Publisher: Saint-Orens de-Gameville, France: Editions H. Goursau. Publication date: 1994. ISBN: 2-904105-05-0. Price: $78.50. 25:24 March. English-Russian/Russian-English Dictionary (Revised and Expanded Edition) Author: compiled by Kenneth Katzner. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 1158-0012, (212) 850-6249; fax: (212) 850-6088. Publication date: 1994. ISBN: 0-471-01707-8. Price: $32.50. Reviewed by: James F. Shipp. 25:25 March. Midland Group English-Chinese Dictionary of Finance Author: J. S. Adams & T. I. Mathieson. Publisher: AMCD (Publishers) Ltd. Hong Kong University Press. Publication date: 1991. ISBN: 0-9515066-2-5. Price: $25. Reviewed by: Heping Shi. 25:27 April. European Charts of Accounts With English Translation (French, German, and Spanish - English). Authors: Compiled and translated by Chris Percival, Peter Donaghy, and John Laidler. Publisher: Flambard (European) Ltd., Durham, England. Publication date: 1994 (reprinted with minor corrections in 1995). ISBN: 0-9507949-4-5. Price: $119, including postage and packing (or $65.00 for German section only). Reviewed by: Marian S. Greenfield, with the German section of the European Charts of Accounts reviewed by Frank Schramm, March 1996. Available from: Flambard (European) Ltd., Beacon Hill, High Street, Low Pittington, Durham, DH6 1 BE, England, (011) 44-191-372 2333; fax: (011) 44-191-372445. 25:29 May. Dictionary of Financial and Stock Market Terminology (English-French/French-English). Author: Christopher Freeland. Publisher: Christopher Freeland, 3, rue du Grand-Puits, 41100 Villemardy, France; Publication date: 1995. ISBN: 0-9649676-0-X. Price: $115 (U.S.). Reviewed by: Marian S. Greenfield, with the German section of the European Charts of Accounts reviewed by Frank Schramm. Available in the U.S. from: i.b.d. Ltd., 24 Hudson Street, Kinderhook, NY 12106, (518)758-1411; fax: (518) 758-1959. 25:29 May. Dictionnaire Financier Anglais-Français Authors: V. Whettem-Leysen & J. Stewart Adams. Publisher: AMCD (Publishers) LTD., Cheshire, England. ISBN: 0-9515066-3-3. Price: $15 (U.S.), £15.00 (Europe). Reviewed by: Marian S. Greenfield, with the German section of the European Charts of Accounts reviewed by Frank Schramm. Available from: in the U.S. for $25 from i.b.d. Ltd., 24 Hudson Street, Kinderhook, NY 12106, (518)758-1411; fax: (518) 758-1959. Available in Europe for £15.00 (volume discounts available for 2 or more copies) from AMCD Publishers LTD., P.O. Box 182, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, WA15 9UA, web@amcd.co.uk. (English to the following languages also available at the above-mentioned prices: Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Spanish). 25:29 May. German Technical Dictionary/Universal-Wörterbuch der Technik Englisch, Volume/Band 1, German-English/Deutsch-Englisch. Authors: Project Manager: Susanne Jordans, Managing Editor: Sinda López. Publisher: Routledge Reference, London and New York. Publication date: 1996. ISBN: 0-415-11209-5. Price: $150; $275 for Volumes 1 and 2 (English-German) as a set. Reviewed by: Nicholas Hartmann. 25:29: June. Wörterbuch der industriellen Technik/Dictionary of Engineering and Technology, Volume I, German-English.Author: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ernst. Publisher: Oscar Brandstetter Verlag, Wiesbaden, 5th ed. Publication date: 1989. Price: List price $135.00 in the 1994 i.b.d. catalog. 25:30 June Universal-Wörterbuch der Technik - Englisch/German Technical Dictionary, Vol. 2, English-German. Publisher: Routledge, London and New York. Publication date: 1996. ISBN: 0-415-11210-9. Reviewed by: Olaf Bexhoeft. 25:30 June. Oxford English Minidictionary. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Publication date: 1995. Reviewed by: Lois Feuerle. 25:32 July. Oxford Minireference Dictionary and Thesaurus. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Publication date: 1995. Price: $6.95. Reviewed by: Lois Feuerle. 25:32 July. The Oxford Latin Minidictionary. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Publication date: 1995. Price: $6.95. Reviewed by: Lois Feuerle. 25:32 July. The Little Oxford Guide to English Usage. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Publication date: 1994. Reviewed by: Lois Feuerle. 25:33 July. Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Publication date: 1994. Reviewed by: Lois Feuerle. 25:33 July. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Publisher: Oxford University Press, (3rd edition). Publication date: 1994. Price: $9.95. Reviewed by: Lois Feuerle. 25:33 July. Oxford Desk Dictionary: American Edition. Author: edited by Lawrence Urdang. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Publication date: 1995. Price: $13.95. Reviewed by: Lois Feuerle. 25:33 July. Oxford Desk Thesaurus: American Edition. Author: edited by Lawrence Urdang. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Publication date: 1995. Price: $13.95. Reviewed by: Lois Feuerle. 25:33 July. Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English. Publisher: Oxford University Press, (9th edition). Publication date: 1995. Reviewed by: Lois Feuerle. 25:33 July. Bilingual Glossary for Medical and Health Care Translators: Oncology, Hematology, and Radiotherapy, English-Spanish-English. Authors: Verónica S. Albin and María T. Coggins. Publisher: PCM Translation Resources, 8518 Neff, Houston, TX 77036. Publication date: 1994. ISBN: 0-9643516-0-9; Vol 1 0-9643516-1-7 Price: $35. Reviewed by: Clove Lynch. 25:31 Aug. Spanish-English Glossary of Public Health Terms. Publisher: Pan American Health Office Field Office (PAHO), 6006 N. Mesa St., Ste. 600, El Paso, Texas, (915) 581-6645; fax: (915) 833-4768. Publication date: 1991. Price: $15 soft-cover from PAHO. Reviewed by: Verónica S. Albin. 25:32 Aug. Fachwörterbuch der Kfz-Technik. Author: Dr. Peter A. Schmitt. Publisher: Ernst Klett Verlag für Wissen und Bildung, Stuttgart and Dresden. German-English; English-German. Publication date: 1992. ISBN: 3-12-517811-8. Price: DM 296. Reviewed by: Karen Williams. 25:32 Sept. Aeronautical English/Wörter- und Handbuch der Luftfahrt. Author: Alfred Oppermann. Publisher: Aeronautischer Verlag Oppermann, Baldham. Publication date: 1990. ISBN: 3-9801227-4-3. Price: DM 99. Reviewed by: Frank Dietz. Available from: http://www.telebuch.de/de/index.htm. 25:32 Sept. Luftfahrt-Definitionen, Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Englisch/Glossary of Aeronautical Terms, English-German, German-English. Author: Roderich Cescotti. Publisher: Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart. Publication date: 1993 (second printing of the completely revised edition of 1987). ISBN: 3-613-01167-0. Price: DM 48. Reviewed by: Frank Dietz. Available from: http://www.telebuch.de/de/index.htm. 25:33 Sept. Aerospace-Wörterbuch. Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch, Englisch. Author: Roderich Cescotti. Publisher: Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart. Publication date: 1994. ISBN: 3-613-01536-6 Price: DM 59. Reviewed by: Frank Dietz. Available from: http://www.telebuch.de/de/index.htm. 25:33 Sept. The Translator's Handbook 1997. Author: Morry Sofer. Publisher: Schreiber Publishing, Inc. P.O. Box 2142, Rockville MD 20847, (301) 816-0557; E-mail: spbooks@aol.com. Publication date: 1996. ISBN: 1-887563-22-9. Price: $24.95 in paperback. Reviewed by: Sharlee Merner Bradley. 25:33 Oct. Stedman's Electronic Medical Dictionary, 25th edition of Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Publication date: 1990 (DOS version), 1994 (Windows). Available from: Version 1.5 for DOS, Windows and Macintosh on four floppies, Williams and Wilkins (800-527-5597) for $79.95. Reviewed by: DOS version by Sharlee Merner Bradley, Macintosh version by Albert G. Bork. 25:33 Oct. French Dictionary of Business, Commerce and Finance French-English/English-French. Publisher: Routledge: London and New York. Publication date: 1996. ISBN: SBN 0-415-09394-5. Price: $99.95 in hardback. To be released on CD-ROM and diskette for $125 in late 1996. Reviewed by: Lillian Clementi. 25:40 Nov/Dec. International Business Dictionary CD-ROM: English-French-Russian-Czech. Author: Edited by Prof. Georges Anderla. Publisher: Institute of Economic Science at Charles University: Prague. Price: $348. Reviewed by: Steve Vitek. 25:42 Nov/Dec.
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