Thinker's Thesaurus Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words

Name: Thinker's Thesaurus Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words
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ISBN: 9780393337945

ISBN-10: 0393337944

ISBN-13: 9780393337945

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Peter E. Meltzer

List price: $24.95

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Do you find that your regular thesaurus spits out the same old words already running through your head? Are the lists boring, repetitive, and generally unhelpful? Peter E. Meltzer thought so and decided to create a unique thesaurus that would offer interesting, original synonyms along with contextual examples. He quotes from a range of recent mediaâ€”including books and hundreds of magazines and newspapersâ€”to reassure readers that though the words might be unfamiliar, they are all completely legitimate words in current use. The first edition was the top-selling thesaurus in the United States on numerous occasions. The second edition has been expanded by 50 percent and includes a new…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/3/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 720
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 2.992

Peter E. Meltzer, the author of the best-selling The Thinker's Thesaurus and So You Think You Know Baseball?, is an attorney and a former professor at Rutgers University School of Law.