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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus by Christine Lindberg (2004, Hardcover)
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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195170768
ISBN-139780195170764
eBay Product ID (ePID)30767089
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Number of Pages1128 Pages
Publication NameOxford American Writer's Thesaurus
LanguageEnglish
SubjectThesauri
Publication Year2004
TypeNot Available
AuthorChristine Lindberg
Subject AreaRéférence
FormatHardcover
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Item Height2 in
Item Weight60 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
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Reviews"Perhaps the thesaurus's most fascinating feature is lengthy lists of words that link opposites---fat and thin, comic and tragic, interesting and boring. With this book close at hand, no one will call you the thesaurus's ultimate synonym for writer: a hack."--Village Voice, "Anyone who writes for a living knows how valuable a good thesaurus can bein finding the exact words to express a variety of thoughts - and this book hasmore than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms from which to choose. Arrangedalphabetically, it includes example sentences and distinctions from the mostcommonly used words....The only drawback to this book is that a person lookingup a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out ofinterest.This is probably the best thesaurus yet."--Deseret News, "...the best new array of synonyms around."--William Safire, The New York Times Magazine "To help today's writers in the "grail-quest" for the true word, the folks at Oxford have come up with a title that breathes fresh life into a genre very much in need of CPR. This work breaks away from the traditional format of simple lists of synonyms and antonyms by offering a number of ingenious and helpful features set within boxes in the text.... Bottom Line Although loaded with special features, this thesaurus doesn't undermine its more traditional duties. Under a generous 25,000 headwords, it lists 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms in usefully laid-out entries. Highly recommended."--Library Journal STARRED REVIEW! "Anyone who writes for a living knows how valuable a good thesaurus can be in finding the exact words to express a variety of thoughts - and this book has more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms from which to choose. Arranged alphabetically, it includes example sentences and distinctions from the most commonly used words....The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest. This is probably the best thesaurus yet."--Deseret News "In the jargon of sportscasters The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus is a triple threat: It's a freshly conceived guide to finding just the right word, it's published by the greatest name in English reference books, and it offers thoughtful, amusing and provocative mini-essays on 240 favorite words by nine distinguished contemporary writers.--Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize winning critic and longtime journalist for The Washington Post "Oxford also scores high for its new The Oxford Writer's Thesaurus ($40), which employed the skills of several contributing editors. This guide is a tribute to the precisions of the English language, listing more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms. Of special interest are the interspersed notes of the editors, who expound on nuances and crotchetsThe only problem in consulting this book could be that the original purpose soon is lost while the reader becomes immersed in one fascinating passage after another." --Richmond Times Dispatch, "Oxford also scores high for its new The Oxford Writer's Thesaurus ($40), which employed the skills of several contributing editors. This guide is a tribute to the precisions of the English language, listing more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms. Of special interest are theinterspersed notes of the editors, who expound on nuances and crotchetsThe only problem in consulting this book could be that the original purpose soon is lost while the reader becomes immersed in one fascinating passage after another." --Richmond Times Dispatch, "Written by writers for writers, this innovative thesaurus truly advances the time-honored word source." --American Libraries, "Contemporary trumping traditional format, the arrangement is alphabetical rather than topical. For each word, groups of words with similar meanings are presented, along with examples of their use. For each group of synonyms, an antonym is noted if appropriate. American authors contributenotes discussing nuances in the meaning and use of synonyms. A writer's reference section offers help with grammar, spelling, capitalization and punctuation, proofreaders marks, and prompts to inspire writing, all oriented to the peculiar American way of using English." --Reference and ResearchLibrary Book News, "Practice writing sharper essays with just the right words from the newOxford American Writer's Thesaurus."--Parade, "Anyone who writes for a living knows how valuable a good thesaurus can be in finding the exact words to express a variety of thoughts - and this book has more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms from which to choose. Arranged alphabetically, it includes example sentences anddistinctions from the most commonly used words....The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest.This is probably the best thesaurus yet."--Deseret News, "Practice writing sharper essays with just the right words from the new Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus."--Parade, "In his lively introduction to this fine reference tool, writer RichardGoodman reminds us of the central importance of word choice in writing,providing strong examples of the transforming power of just the right word. Tohelp today's writers in the "grail-quest" for the true word, the folks at Oxfordhave come up with a title that breathes fresh life into a genre very much inneed of CPR. This work breaks away from the traditional format of simple listsof synonyms and antonyms by offering a number of ingenious and helpful featuresset within boxes in the text.... Bottom Line Although loaded with specialfeatures, this thesaurus doesn't undermine its more traditional duties. Under agenerous 25,000 headwords, it lists 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms inusefully laid-out entries. Highly recommended."--Library Journal STARREDREVIEW!, "This very readable reference will help writers find the most precise wordfor their needs.... Current, thoughtful, and attractively formatted, this is anindispensable tool for writers." -- School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW, In the jargon of sportscasters The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus isa triple threat: It's a freshly conceived guide to finding just the right word,it's published by the greatest name in English reference books, and it offersthoughtful, amusing and provocative mini-essays on 240 favorite words by ninedistinguished contemporary writers.--Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize winningcritic and longtime journalist for The Washington Post|9780195170764|, "...the best new array of synonyms around."--William Safire, The New York Times Magazine"To help today's writers in the "grail-quest" for the true word, the folks at Oxford have come up with a title that breathes fresh life into a genre very much in need of CPR. This work breaks away from the traditional format of simple lists of synonyms and antonyms by offering a number of ingenious and helpful features set within boxes in the text.... Bottom Line Although loaded with special features, this thesaurus doesn't undermine its more traditional duties. Under a generous 25,000 headwords, it lists 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms in usefully laid-out entries. Highly recommended."--Library Journal STARRED REVIEW!"Anyone who writes for a living knows how valuable a good thesaurus can be in finding the exact words to express a variety of thoughts - and this book has more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms from which to choose. Arranged alphabetically, it includes example sentences and distinctions from the most commonly used words....The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest. This is probably the best thesaurus yet."--Deseret News"In the jargon of sportscasters The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus is a triple threat: It's a freshly conceived guide to finding just the right word, it's published by the greatest name in English reference books, and it offers thoughtful, amusing and provocative mini-essays on 240 favorite words by nine distinguished contemporary writers.--Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize winning critic and longtime journalist for The Washington Post "Oxford also scores high for its new The Oxford Writer's Thesaurus ($40), which employed the skills of several contributing editors. This guide is a tribute to the precisions of the English language, listing more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms. Of special interest are the interspersed notes of the editors, who expound on nuances and crotchetsThe only problem in consulting this book could be that the original purpose soon is lost while the reader becomes immersed in one fascinating passage after another." --Richmond Times Dispatch, "Perhaps the thesaurus's most fascinating feature is lengthy lists ofwords that link opposites---fat and thin, comic and tragic, interesting andboring. With this book close at hand, no one will call you the thesaurus'sultimate synonym for writer: a hack."--Village Voice, "In his lively introduction to this fine reference tool, writer Richard Goodman reminds us of the central importance of word choice in writing, providing strong examples of the transforming power of just the right word. To help today's writers in the "grail-quest" for the true word, the folksat Oxford have come up with a title that breathes fresh life into a genre very much in need of CPR. This work breaks away from the traditional format of simple lists of synonyms and antonyms by offering a number of ingenious and helpful features set within boxes in the text.... Bottom Line Althoughloaded with special features, this thesaurus doesn't undermine its more traditional duties. Under a generous 25,000 headwords, it lists 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms in usefully laid-out entries. Highly recommended."--Library Journal STARRED REVIEW!, "...the best new array of synonyms around."--William Safire,The New York Times Magazine "To help today's writers in the "grail-quest" for the true word, the folks at Oxford have come up with a title that breathes fresh life into a genre very much in need of CPR. This work breaks away from the traditional format of simple lists of synonyms and antonyms by offering a number of ingenious and helpful features set within boxes in the text.... Bottom Line Although loaded with special features, this thesaurus doesn't undermine its more traditional duties. Under a generous 25,000 headwords, it lists 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms in usefully laid-out entries. Highly recommended."--Library JournalSTARRED REVIEW! "Anyone who writes for a living knows how valuable a good thesaurus can be in finding the exact words to express a variety of thoughts - and this book has more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms from which to choose. Arranged alphabetically, it includes example sentences and distinctions from the most commonly used words....The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest. This is probably the best thesaurus yet."--Deseret News "In the jargon of sportscastersThe Oxford American Writer's Thesaurusis a triple threat: It's a freshly conceived guide to finding just the right word, it's published by the greatest name in English reference books, and it offers thoughtful, amusing and provocative mini-essays on 240 favorite words by nine distinguished contemporary writers.--Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize winning critic and longtime journalist forThe Washington Post "Oxford also scores high for its newThe Oxford Writer's Thesaurus($40), which employed the skills of several contributing editors. This guide is a tribute to the precisions of the English language, listing more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms. Of special interest are the interspersed notes of the editors, who expound on nuances and crotchetsThe only problem in consulting this book could be that the original purpose soon is lost while the reader becomes immersed in one fascinating passage after another." --Richmond Times Dispatch, "This very readable reference will help writers find the most precise word for their needs.... Current, thoughtful, and attractively formatted, this is an indispensable tool for writers." -- School Library Journal starred review, "Oxford also scores high for its new The Oxford Writer's Thesaurus ($40),which employed the skills of several contributing editors. This guide is atribute to the precisions of the English language, listing more than 300,000synonyms and 10,000 antonyms. Of special interest are the interspersed notes ofthe editors, who expound on nuances and crotchetsThe only problem in consultingthis book could be that the original purpose soon is lost while the readerbecomes immersed in one fascinating passage after another." --Richmond TimesDispatch, "Contemporary trumping traditional format, the arrangement is alphabeticalrather than topical. For each word, groups of words with similar meanings arepresented, along with examples of their use. For each group of synonyms, anantonym is noted if appropriate. American authors contribute notes discussingnuances in the meaning and use of synonyms. A writer's reference section offershelp with grammar, spelling, capitalization and punctuation, proofreaders marks,and prompts to inspire writing, all oriented to the peculiar American way ofusing English." --Reference and Research Library Book News, "My new favorite word-finder is last year's Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus, which offers far greater range."--William Safire
Dewey Edition22
Compiled byLindberg, Christine
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal423.12
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisThis brand new thesaurus from Oxford, the most trusted name in reference, is the first to be developed by writers, for writers. In addition to the more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms found in the thesaurus, each of our distinguished editorial board members (including David Auburn, Michael Dirda, David Lehman, Stephin Merritt, Francine Prose, Zadie Smith, Jean Strouse, David Foster Wallace, and Simon Winchester) has contributed frank, funny, thoughtful, and, most of all, word-wise mini-essays on words that they particularly love, hate, admire, or are just plain puzzled by. Even more helpful for writers in search of the perfect word, this new thesaurus contains nearly two hundred word banks, collections of nouns to add exact detail to your writing. (Was it just bread, or was it chapatti, rye, dal, or pita?) Brand-new word spectrums show where your word falls in a line between two polar opposites (passable is three-quarters of the way from beautiful to ugly). Other features include quick guides to easily confused words; helpful, real-world usage guidance to tricky sticking points of grammar and word choice; and careful, expert distinctions among awkward synonyms. All Oxford American dictionaries use an easy-to-use respelling system to show how entries are pronounced. It uses simple, familiar markings to represent common American English sounds. The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus will unlock the power of language and is certain to be the thesaurus that stays on the desk--and stays open., This brand new thesaurus from Oxford, the most trusted name in reference, is the first to be developed by writers, for writers. In addition to the more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms found in the thesaurus, each of our distinguished editorial board members (including David Auburn, Michael Dirda, David Lehman, Stephin Merritt, Francine Prose, Zadie Smith, Jean Strouse, David Foster Wallace, and Simon Winchester) has contributed frank, funny, thoughtful, and, most of all, word-wise mini-essays on words that they particularly love, hate, admire, or are just plain puzzled by. Even more helpful for writers in search of the perfect word, this new thesaurus contains nearly two hundred word banks, collections of nouns to add exact detail to your writing. (Was it just bread, or was it chapatti, rye, dal, or pita?) Brand-new word spectrums show where your word falls in a line between two polar opposites (passable is three-quarters of the way from beautiful to ugly). Other features include quick guides to easily confused words; helpful, real-world usage guidance to tricky sticking points of grammar and word choice; and careful, expert distinctions among awkward synonyms. All Oxford American dictionaries use an easy-to-use respelling system to show how entries are pronounced. It uses simple, familiar markings to represent common American English sounds. The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus will unlock the power of language and is certain to be the thesaurus that says on the desk--and stays open., Featuring more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms, this unique thesaurus boasts a distinguished editorial board (including Michael Dirda, David Lehman, Francine Prose, Zadie Smith, Jean Strouse, David Foster Wallace, and Simon Winchester), who offer frank, funny, and thoughtful mini-essays on words that they particularly love, hate, or are just puzzled by. In addition, the thesaurus contains nearly two hundred word banks, collections of nouns to add exact detail to your writing. Brand-new word spectrums show where your word falls in a line between two polar opposites. Other features include quick guides to easily confused words; helpful, real-world usage guidance to tricky sticking points of grammar and word choice; and careful, expert distinctions among awkward synonyms., This brand new thesaurus from Oxford, the most trusted name in reference, is the first to be developed by writers, for writers. In addition to the more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms found in the thesaurus, each of our distinguished editorial board members (including David Auburn, Michael Dirda, David Lehman, Stephin Merritt, Francine Prose, Zadie Smith, Jean Strouse, David Foster Wallace, and Simon Winchester) has contributed frank, funny, thoughtful, and, most of all, word-wise mini-essays on words that they particularly love, hate, admire, or are just plain puzzled by. Even more helpful for writers in search of the perfect word, this new thesaurus contains nearly two hundred word banks, collections of nouns to add exact detail to your writing. (Was it just bread, or was it chapatti, rye, dal, or pita?) Brand-new word spectrums show where your word falls in a line between two polar opposites (passable is three-quarters of the way from beautiful to ugly). Other features include quick guides to easily confused words; helpful, real-world usage guidance to tricky sticking points of grammar and word choice; and careful, expert distinctions among awkward synonyms. The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus will unlock the power of language and is certain to be the thesaurus that says on the desk--and stays open.
LC Classification NumberPE1591.L625 2004
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- 08 Jun, 2022
Fantastic for any writer
My sister made fun of me when I told her that I was buying myself a hard copy thesaurus. But this thing is the best, especially for a writer, and she has begrudgingly admitted that this is a Good Thing. Every word is broken down into all its separate meanings, and there are even synonyms for common expressions. Sprinkled throughout, there are helpful word usage tips from famous writers like Zadie Smith and David Foster Wallace about common confusions like the difference between "lay" and "lie" as well as breakdowns for how some seeming synonyms differ slightly in meaning. Words "soup" not only provide synonyms, but come with separate boxes that list all kind of sub-categories of that item. I do still use the online thesaurus when I'm not at my desk, but I much prefer when I've got my special buddy by my side. : DVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Jul, 2020
Helpful when writing.
It is quite clear and easy to use. Useful when needing another word to express an idea.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Dec, 2020
Great reference for writers
Love having the actual paper book. Better than online!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 31 Dec, 2020
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- 26 Dec, 2019
Excellent tool.
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- 07 Jul, 2017
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Excellent condition, exactly what I was looking for.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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