Reference Books Meme

Posted on May 3, 2004 in Memes

This meme originates here.

Leaving out general dictionaries (e.g. Webster’s, American Heritage, Encarta, etc.), Bartlett’s Book of Quotations, general desk encyclopedias, Roget’s Thesaurus, and Rodale’s Synonym Finder, list your five favorite reference books.

Mine are:

• A Dictionary of Symbols by Jean Chevalier
  
• Handbook of the Indians of California by Alfred G. Kroeber
  
• The Describer’s Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms and Literary Quotations by David Grambs
  
• Dictionary of Angels: Including The Fallen Angels by Gustav Davidson
  
• The Birder’s Handbook by Paul Ehrlich

Damn that list went quick!