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Reference sites:

Things to do in Austin

Austin 360

http://www.austin360.com/

Austin Chronicle

http://www.auschron.com/

 

Researching and Buying Books

Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com

Barnes and Noble

http://www.bn.com

The New York Times Book Review

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/

Weekly magazine with lists of best-selling books and articles about books and authors

 

On-line Dictionaries and Thesaurus

Cambridge

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

This site has good definitions for English learners.   It does not pronounce the word.

Word Central

www.wordcentral.com

Easy definitions.   Some words are pronounced.

Merriam-Webster

http://www.m-w.com/

This site has difficult definitions, but you can hear the word pronounced.

Thesaurus.com

http://thesaurus.reference.com/

This site has a thesaurus and other useful resources.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

http://pewebdic2.cw.idm.fr/

Easy definitions.   Many words pronounced.    Includes British and American English.

 

Encyclopedias

Columbia Encyclopedia

http://www.bartleby.com/65/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

 

Additional Reference Sources

Library Spot

http://www.libraryspot.com/

Links to many reference sources, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and telephone directories.

 

 

 

 

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