Oxford Russian Dictionary ( CD-ROM) 1997

Представляю вашему вниманию абсолютный раритет, Оксфордский Англо-Русский словарь на CD-ROM, вышедший в 1997 году и с тех пор ни разу не переиздававшийся. Он напоминает Lingvo, а может и является его прототипом.

(о достоинствах и недостатках этого словаря читайте внутри поста)

With 180,000 words and phrases and 290,000 translations, the "Oxford Russian Dictionary CD-ROM" is a comprehensive and authoritative bilingual Russian dictionary. Useful for students, translators and business people, it combines and updates the "Oxford English-Russian Dictionary" and the "Oxford Russian-English Dictionary". New material includes more than 5000 new words and phrases reflecting recent changes in both languages. On CD-ROM there are searching facilities, allowing you to find any given word quickly. You can also cross-reference, back-track your moves, find examples of correspondence in both languages, get help with phonetics, use wildcard searches and move between the two dictionaries easily.

The Hutchinson Dictionary of Abbreviations
Испытываете трудности с сокращениями - эта книга для Вас. Хатчинсон не только расшифровывает аббревиатуры, но и объясняет их.

Here at last is a dictionary that not only gives the expanded form of abbreviations, but also explains them. Concentrating on currently used terms, there are clear explanations of abbreviations from fields such as computing, current affairs, medicine, education, warfare, and even newspaper advertisements.

Architecture Visual Dictionary

This visual dictionary uses a combination of textual definitions and superb line drawings to illuminate essential terms in architectural elements, from the traditional houses to the huge office buildings.

The Complete Rhyming Dictionary Revised
This simple-to-use, exceptionally complete reference work has been updated, expanded and redesigned to meet the needs of today's most demanding wordsmiths. Included here are over 10,000 new entries--over 60,000 in all, sight, vowel, consonant, and one-, two-, and three-syllable rhymes.

Merriam Webster's Rhyming Dictionary
The tool of first resort for a new generation of poets and lyricist. More than 67,000 entries. Includes one-, two-, and three- syllable rhyming words, open compounds, and brand names. Fully cross-referenced for ease of use.