Alphabet Soup: An A to Z of Abbreviations (repost)

Review
'For those who are befuddled by the deluge of acronyms and abbraviations used in today's world, this book decodes them all a timely reference tool and an endless source of fascination.' The Good Book Guide

Description
Abbreviations occur in every aspect of our daily lives. Some have become words in their own right, like radar and laser, and many are almost never used in their full form (phone, MOT, DVD). Others, like cf., ibid. and viz., are often seen but few of us know what they stand for. Thousands more belong to specialist jargon, understood by insiders TLAs (three-letter acronyms) such as WAN or WAP.This new book covers the full range of subject areas including law, computing, aviation, politics and medicine, as well as chemical symbols and txt msgs. From GDP to WHO and CPR to IMHO, this book will give you the meaning of every abbreviation you ever wondered about.