I am very much confused which reference books i should choose?

Answer 1

I'm assuming that you mean recommended books. If you're at a uni like mine where you have text books and optional (reference or reccomended books) which you have the choice to purchase then my advice would be buy the texts books that are compulsory and then after the first week of classes determine which books you will definitely need (ie; the ones that have a lot of readings in them) and which ones you could access at the library instead (ie; ones that aren't required but would be helpful anyway). Unless of course, you have lots of money and you can buy them all.

If you mean you're wondering what books you could use to help you with your study other than textbooks and recommended texts, go to the bookstore on campus and ask the staff. They generally would be able to provide good advice as they may have studied the subjects themselves or know of people who have. Study supplements and guides are great as they tend to focus on things that will come up in exams or essays and be able to point you to other references.

Answer 2

I'm not sure what you mean. Do you need to answer a particular question, or do you want to know what are the most useful reference books? If the latter is the case, I would suggest you start off with 3 items--The World Almanac (published annually), a good dictionary (e.g. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate) and a good thesaurus. There is a nice selection of reference works available for free online at:
www.bartleby.com.
Also try www.refworks.com

Answer 3

I'm confused by your question, but I valued my Webster's 1912 edition dictionary. As an English major, the 1912 ( or similar older dictionary) gave the definition of words as they were used around the turn of the century

Answer 4

What are you wanting to know about?
I need the subject idea 1st, then I can try to make a reasonable suggestion to you.