Ammer, Christine (Parker)

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AMMER, Christine (Parker)

AMMER, Christine (Parker). American (born Austria), b. 1931. Genres: Business/Trade/Industry, Economics, Language/Linguistics, Medicine/Health, Music. Publications: Musician's Handbook of Foreign Terms, 1971; Harper's Dictionary of Music, 1972; (with D.S. Ammer) Dictionary of Business and Economics, 1977, 1984; Unsung: A History of Women in American Music, 1980, rev. ed., 2001; The A to Z of Women's Health: A Concise Encyclopaedia, 1982; (with N.T. Sidley) The Common Sense Guide to Mental Health Care 1982; The Harper Dictionary of Music, 1986; The A to Z of Investing, 1986; It's Raining Cats and Dogs…and Other Beastly Expressions, 1988; The New A to Z of Women's Health, 1989, 4th ed., 2000; Fighting Words…from War, Rebellion and Other Combative Capers, 1989, 2nd ed., 1999; The A to Z of Foreign Musical Terms, 1989; Getting Help: A Consumer's Guide to Therapy, 1991; HarperCollins Dictionary of Music, 1991, 3rd ed., 1995; Have A Nice Day-No Problem! A Dictionary of Cliches, 1992; Seeing Red or Tickled Pink: Color Terms in Everyday Language, 1992; Southpaws and Sunday Punches and Other Sporting Expressions, 1993; Fruitcakes and Couch Potatoes and Other Delicious Expressions, 1995; American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, 1997; Cool Cats, Top Dogs and Other Beastly Expressions, 1999; Facts on File Dictionary of Cliches, 2001.