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The British/American Dictionaryby Norman MossISBN 009156221X (0-09-156221-X)
Softcover, Hutchinson
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Canterbury Talesby Geoffrey Chaucer, Geraldine McCaughreanISBN 0140380531 (0-14-038053-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Canterbury Tales'Book summary:[via]One of the greatest and most ambitious works in English literature, The Canterbury Tales depicts a storytelling competition between pilgrims drawn from all ranks of society.
The tales are as various as the pilgrims themselves, encompassing comedy, pathos, tragedy, and cynicism. The Miller and the Reeve express their mutual antagonism in a pair of comic stories combining sex and trickery; in The Shipmans Tale, a wife sells her favors to a monk. Others draw on courtly romance and fantasy: the Knight tells of rivals competing for the love of the same woman, and the Squire describes a princess who can speak to birds. In these twenty-four tales, Chaucer displays a dazzling range of literary styles and conjures up a wonderfully vivid picture of medieval life.
- Freshly established Middle English text with standardized spelling and punctuation and on-page glossing
- Features an introduction, a chronology of Chaucer's life and works, detailed explanatory notes, suggestions for further reading, a full glossary, and a bibliography
- Companion to the Penguin Classics original-spelling edition of Troilus and Criseyde
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- Canterbury Tales: ISBN 014042234X (0-14-042234-X)
Softcover, Penguin Classics - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0140424385 (0-14-042438-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0140434097 (0-14-043409-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 019283360X (0-19-283360-X)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0393925870 (0-393-92587-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 039470293X (0-394-70293-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0140044523 (0-14-004452-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0140440224 (0-14-044022-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0192741810 (0-19-274181-0)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0192781235 (0-19-278123-5)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0192815970 (0-19-281597-0)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0393952452 (0-393-95245-2)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0192510347 (0-19-251034-7)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0385000286 (0-385-00028-6)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0140380531 (0-14-038053-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Canterbury Talesby Geraldine McCaughrean, Victor G. AmbrusISBN 019278109X (0-19-278109-X)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucerby Geoffrey ChaucerISBN 0385098693 (0-385-09869-3)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Coming to Termsby William SafireISBN 0385413009 (0-385-41300-9)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Languageby Walter William SkeatISBN 0198631057 (0-19-863105-7)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language'Book summary:This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. [via]
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Dictionary of American Slangby Robert L. Chapman, Harold Wentworth, Barbara Ann KipferISBN 006270107X (0-06-270107-X)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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English Composition and Grammar: Comkplete Courseby John E. WarrinerISBN 0153117362 (0-15-311736-2)
Hardcover, Harcourt School
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English Grammar & Composition: 3rd Course Grade 9by WarnerISBN 0153117338 (0-15-311733-8)
Hardcover, Harcourt School
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English Grammar & Composition: Grade 12by John E. WarrinerISBN 0153118059 (0-15-311805-9)
Hardcover, Harcourt School
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English Grammar and Composition: First Course Grade 7by John E. WarrinerISBN 0153118806 (0-15-311880-6)
Hardcover, Harcourt College Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'English Grammar and Composition: First Course Grade 7'Book summary:Warriner's grammar IS the one, the ONLY text needed to learn or review grammar. The text presentation in simple black, white, and red keeps things simple with regard to importance, etc. Want to learn grammar?? Go to Warriner's! [via]
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Hardcover, Harcourt College Pub - English Grammar and Composition: First Course Grade 7: ISBN 0153119004 (0-15-311900-4)
Hardcover, Harcourt School - English Grammar and Composition: Second Course Grade 8: ISBN 0153119012 (0-15-311901-2)
Hardcover, Harcourt College Pub - English Grammar and Composition: Fourth Course Grade 10: ISBN 0153119039 (0-15-311903-9)
Hardcover, Harcourt College Pub - English Grammar and Composition: First Course Grade 7: ISBN 0153118806 (0-15-311880-6)
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English Grammar and Composition: Complete Courseby John E. WarrinerISBN 0153120002 (0-15-312000-2)
Hardcover, Harcourt College Pub
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English Grammar and Composition: Complete Course Grade 12by John E. WarrinerISBN 0153118857 (0-15-311885-7)
Hardcover, Harcourt College Pub
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The English Languageby David CrystalISBN 0141003960 (0-14-100396-0)
Softcover, Penguin Global
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The English Language'Book summary:A collection of statements by literary men and others about the nature and use of the language, its resources, potentialities and development. Volume I covered the period 1490-1839. Volume II starts in 1858 and runs to the 1960s and therefore records the rise first of philology, then of modern linguistic study. Accordingly this volume contains a number of excerpts from the writings of great European and American language-scholars (Sweet, Sapir and Bloomfield among others) as well as by important writers. The volume provides a readable and often entertaining introduction to thought about English, and language generally, during the period and also illustrates the overall development of attitudes. The editors provide an introduction and study questions for those readers who use the book for formal class-study. Distinctive features of the original writings are preserved as examples of variety of style, spelling, punctuation and general presentation. Footnotes explain difficulties. [via]
Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Notes of a Word-Watcherby Lewis ThomasISBN 0140158758 (0-14-015875-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Funk and Wagnalls Standard Handbook of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Prepositions.by James Champlin FernaldISBN 0308400240 (0-308-40024-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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A Glossary of Literary Termsby M. H. AbramsISBN 015505452X (0-15-505452-X)
Softcover, Cengage Learning
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Glossary of Literary Terms'Book summary:First published in 1957, A Glossary of Literary Terms contains succinct essays on the terms used in discussing literature, literary history, and literary criticism. This text is an indispensable reference for students. [via]
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A Guide to the Oxford English Dictionaryby Donna Lee BergISBN 0198691793 (0-19-869179-3)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Harbrace College Handbookby John C. Hodges, Winifred Bryan Horner, Suzanne Strobeck WebbISBN 0155001191 (0-15-500119-1)
Hardcover, Harcourt College Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harbrace College Handbook'Book summary:The Thirteenth Edition of the Harbrace is the result of an exhaustive market research effort to make a great handbook even better. Over 300 faculty members participated in reviews, surveys, focus groups, and telephone interviews. The result is the first significant revision to the Harbrace in its history. While remaining a grammar-first handbook, the Thirteenth Edition reflects a complete reorganization of chapters, new examples from contemporary writers, and a writing style that is more descriptive than prescriptive. The new Harbrace is easier to use and more accessible to students than ever. [via]
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Hardcover, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich - Harbrace College Handbook: ISBN 0155318373 (0-15-531837-3)
Hardcover, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich - Harbrace College Handbook: ISBN 0155318519 (0-15-531851-9)
Hardcover, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich - Harbrace College Handbook: ISBN 0155318624 (0-15-531862-4)
Hardcover, Harcourt College Pub - Harbrace College Handbook: ISBN 0155001191 (0-15-500119-1)
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- Harbrace College Handbook: ISBN 0155318179 (0-15-531817-9)
Harbrace College Handbook Brief: With 1998 Mla Style Manual Updatesby Winifred Bryan Horner, Robert Keith Miller, Suzanne Strobeck WebbISBN 0155072854 (0-15-507285-4)
Softcover, Harcourt College Pub
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Harbrace College Handbook: With 1998 Mla Style Manual Updatesby Winifred Bryan Horner, John Hodges, Robert Keith Miller, Suzanne Strobeck WebbISBN 015507282X (0-15-507282-X)
Hardcover, Cengage Learning
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harbrace College Handbook: With 1998 Mla Style Manual Updates'Book summary:A compact yet comprehensive guide, the Harbrace College Handbook, Thirteenth Edition offers practical, well-organized, and easily accessible advice for writers. Specific examples throughout the book demonstrate the principles of writing that are applicable to both course work and professional tasks, and frequent cross-references establish how these principles inform each other. [via]
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Harbrace College Handbookw/1998 Mla Style Manual Updatesby John C. Hodges, Suzanne Webb, Winifred Bryan Horner, Winn Horner, Robert Keith Miller, Suzanne Strobeck Webb, Winfred Bryan HornerISBN 0155039482 (0-15-503948-2)
Hardcover, Harcourt College Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harbrace College Handbookw/1998 Mla Style Manual Updates'Book summary:The Thirteenth Edition of the Harbrace is the result of an exhaustive market research effort to make a great handbook even better. Over 300 faculty members participated in reviews, surveys, focus groups, and telephone interviews. The result is the first significant revision to the Harbrace in its history. While remaining a grammar-first handbook, the Thirteenth Edition reflects a complete reorganization of chapters, new examples from contemporary writers, and a writing style that is more descriptive than prescriptive. The new Harbrace is easier to use and more accessible to students than ever. [via]
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I Always Look Up the Word "Egregious"by Maxwell W. NurnbergISBN 0134487125 (0-13-448712-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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I Stand Corrected: More on Languageby William SafireISBN 0380700492 (0-380-70049-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Societyby Raymond WilliamsISBN 0195204697 (0-19-520469-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society'Book summary:Now revised to include new words and updated essays, Keywords focuses on the sociology of language, demonstrating how the key words we use to understand our society take on new meanings and how these changes reflect the political bent and values of society. [via]
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The King's English: A Guide to Modern Usageby Kingsley AmisISBN 0312206577 (0-312-20657-7)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The King's English: A Guide to Modern Usage'Book summary:Kingsley Amis's The King's English is as witty and biting as his novels. Modestly presented as a volume "in which some modern linguistic problems are discussed and perhaps settled," Amis's usage guide is a worthy companion to his revered Fowler's. The King's English is distinctly British, but never mind: it is sensational. And unlike many of his countrymen, Amis is decidedly pro-American, even admitting a "bias towards American modes of expression as likely to seem the livelier and ... smarter alternative." In a world populated by usage mavens too willingly to waffle, Amis is refreshingly unequivocal. On the expression meaningful dialogue? It "looks and sounds unbearably pompous. Nevertheless one would not wish to be deprived of a phrase that so unerringly points out its user as a humourless ninny." To cross one's 7's, he says, "is either gross affectation or, these days, straightforward ignorance." And the frequently misused word viable, he claims, "should be dropped altogether ... simply because it has taken the fancy of every trendy little twit on the look-out for a posh word for feasible, practicable." Forget Amis's protestations of being unfit for the position of language arbiter; after all, as he says, "the defence of the language is too large a matter to be left to the properly qualified." --Jane Steinberg [via]
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Lost For Words: The Hidden History Of The Oxford English Dictionaryby Lynda MugglestoneISBN 0300106998 (0-300-10699-8)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lost For Words: The Hidden History Of The Oxford English Dictionary'Book summary:[via]The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) holds a cherished position in English literary culture. The story behind the creation of what is indisputably the greatest dictionary in the language has become a popular fascination. This book looks at the history of the great first edition of 1928, and at the men (and occasionally women) who distilled words and usages from centuries of English writing and through an act of intellectual alchemy captured the spirit of a civilization.
The task of the dictionary was to bear full and impartial witness to the language it recorded. But behind the immaculate typography of the finished text, the proofs tell a very different story. This vast archive, unexamined until now, reveals the arguments and controversies over meanings, definitions, and pronunciation, and which words and senses were acceptableand which were not.
Lost for Words examines the hidden history by which the great dictionary came into being, tracingthrough letters and archivesthe personal battles involved in charting a constantly changing language. Then as now, lexicographers reveal themselves vulnerable to the prejudices of their own linguistic preferences and to the influence of contemporary social history.More editions of Lost For Words: The Hidden History Of The Oxford English Dictionary:
The McGraw-Hill College Handbookby Richard Marius, Harvey S. WienerISBN 007040481X (0-07-040481-X)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
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Hardcover, McGraw-Hill - The McGraw-Hill College Handbook: ISBN 007040416X (0-07-040416-X)
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New Dictionary of American Slangby Robert L. Chapman, Harold Dictionary of American Slang WentworthISBN 0061811572 (0-06-181157-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'New Dictionary of American Slang'Book summary:Dollars to doughnuts, your reference shelf lacks a good slang dictionary, and that's a fine how-de-do. Whether you're a stuffy writer looking to gussy up your prose, a poindexter who thinks studying dictionaries is the cat's pajamas, or a muttonheaded fogey hoping to get a clue, Robert Chapman's Dictionary of American Slang fills the bill. Containing more than 19,000 terms of American slang, this lexicon represents all periods of American history, from phrases out of the 1880s, such as carrot-top for "redhead," to current '90s jargon such as carjacking. It covers the widely acceptable and the taboo, slang from cowboys and railroad workers and slang from rock & rollers, corporate America, and the gay community. It includes obsolete phrases such as canoeing for "making-out," and up-to-date terms relating to technology, such as listserv for "electronic mail list." Each item features pronunciation guides, word origins, and usage examples, and words that are derogatory or impolite are clearly labeled as such. A righteous reference and a lulu of a browser, the Dictionary of American Slangis an elegantly produced and scholarly rigorous linguistic knockout. --Stephanie Gold [via]
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On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfictionby William ZinsserISBN 0065000269 (0-06-500026-9)
Softcover, Texas Bookman
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction'Book summary:On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers. [via]
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- On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction: ISBN 0060968311 (0-06-096831-1)
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Softcover, Harpercollins - On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction: ISBN 0062715879 (0-06-271587-9)
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfictionby William K. ZinsserISBN 0062735233 (0-06-273523-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction'Book summary:A revised and updated edition of one of the most successful guides to writing ever published (one million copies sold).
A Classic in its Field, On Writing Well is the Indispensable reference tool for anyone who writes, wants to learn to write, or needs to do some writing to get through the day -- as almost everybody does. Illustrated with examples of superb writing, the book covers a variety of subject areas, from travel, memoir, and science writing to business, sports, humor, and the arts. This expanded and updated edition features revised chapters, fresh examples of good writing, and two completely new chapters. One new chapter, "Enjoyment, Fear, and Confidence", urges writers to live interesting lives and to trust their general intelligence. The other, "The Tyranny of the Final Product", counsels writers not to try to visualize the complete article, but to focus on earlier decisions of selection, construction, and voice that will eventually let them know what their piece is about. Written by a master writer, editor, and teacher, On Writing Well is the writing book people swear by and love to recommend.
"On Writing Well belongs on any shelf of serious reference works for writers -- along with, say, Fowler's Modern English Usage and Strunk and White's The Elements of Style". -- New York Times [via]
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfictionby William Knowlton ZinsserISBN 0060891548 (0-06-089154-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.
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Our Languageby Simeon PotterISBN 0140134948 (0-14-013494-8)
Softcover, Penguin Uk
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The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurusby David Auburn, Christine Lindberg, David Lehman, Francine Prose, Jean Strouse, Michael Dirda, Simon Winchester, David Foster Wallace, Zadie Smith, Stephin MerrittISBN 0195170768 (0-19-517076-8)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus'Book summary: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 stays on the desk--and stays open.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotationsby Angela PartingtonISBN 0198600585 (0-19-860058-5)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations'Book summary:As Emerson once said, "By necessity, by proclivity--and by delight, we all quote." We quote from the Bible and from Shakespeare, from Churchill and Will Rogers, we quote to amuse our friends, to spice our conversation or our writing, to lend authority to what we say. We even quote without knowing whom we quote, saying "love conquers all" (Virgil, The Aeneid) or "damn with faint praise" (Pope, Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot).
In the Fourth Edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, you can find (and verify) classic quotes and little-known gems--the words of the famous and the notorious, the witty and the wise--in a collection of over 20,000 quotations from more than 3,000 authors. Almost forty percent of the material is new since the third edition, including thousands of twentieth-century quotations, from Virginia Woolf to John Lennon. As in earlier editions, the new Oxford Dictionary of Quotations is a literary banquet, a feast of the finest excerpts of poets and novelists, essayists and historians. From Yeats ("A terrible beauty is born") to Orwell ("At 50, everyone has the face he deserves"), from the King James Bible ("Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall") to Marx ("From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs"), this volume brims with essential quotes. Here too are the notable political figures of history, including Napoleon ("An army marches on its stomach"), Queen Elizabeth I ("I will make you shorter by a head"), and Harry Truman ("If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"). Coming right up to the present-day world of international mass media and entertainment, the new Dictionary even includes the immortal words of the Monty Python comedy troupe: "And now for something completely different."
This new edition also features a helpful organization and indexing system. The entries are arranged alphabetically by author, with full attributions and explanatory notes, and the index offers easy access to individual quotations through thousands of keywords. In addition, the Dictionary offers thorough foreign language coverage, from Aristotle to Moliere to Schiller, with quotations provided in both the original and in English translation.
Like the acclaimed Third Edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, this volume provides an ideal reference for any home or office library--a constant source of entertainment and inspiration for public speakers, writers, and anyone else who enjoys a sparkling line or a spirited reply. [via]More editions of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations:
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Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr - The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations: ISBN 0198600585 (0-19-860058-5)
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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotationsby Elizabeth KnowlesISBN 0198601735 (0-19-860173-5)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations'Book summary:The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations is as impressive, erudite, enjoyable, and educational a tome as you might expect from Oxford. It's the sort of undertaking the press does very well. The first such dictionary, as compiled by Oxford, was published in 1953, and it's been tweaking, modifying, and updating it ever since. This new edition, the fifth, offers well over 20,000 quotations from more than 3,000 authors. Responding to correspondence from their readers, Oxford has restored some material from past editions, such as the proverbs and nursery-rhymes section. There's a much more inclusive attention to sacred texts of world religions, and 2,000 quotations are brand new.
The quotations are arranged alphabetically, by author, so browsing provides insight into the authors quoted, more so than do compendiums that are organize by theme. There is also, however, a full thematic index, starting with Administration, Age, and America, and running the alphabetical gamut through to War, Weather, and Youth. And that is followed by a 283-page comprehensive keyword index. If you needed to fault Oxford with something, it might be the small print, but it certainly wouldn't be the thoroughness or cross-referenceability.
There's Kingsley Amis on hangovers ("His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night, and then as its mausoleum") and the sexes ("Women are really much nicer than men. No wonder we like them"). There's Woody Allen on immortality ("I don't want to achieve immortality through my work--I want to achieve it through not dying") and Fred Allen on committees ("A group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done"). Spiro T. Agnew is on record as saying, "If you've seen one city slum you've seen them all." And Konrad Adenauer weighs in with "A thick skin is a gift from God."
There are pages of special categories, such as one of advertising slogans ("Let your fingers do the walking," "It's finger-licking good," and "Beanz meanz Heinz") and three pages of last words ("God will pardon me, it is His trade," from Heinrich Heine; "If this is dying, then I don't think much of it," by Lytton Strachey; and "It's been so long since I've had champagne," by Anton Chekhov). And there are pages of film lines, misquotations, epitaphs, telegrams, and toasts, too. Oxford's Dictionary of Quotations is a wonderfully reliable and inclusive quotation reference, and it's a lot of fun, as well. --Stephanie Gold [via]
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Oxford Dictionary of Quotations/Blue LeatherISBN 0191963720 (0-19-196372-0)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Oxford Guide to English Usageby E.S.C. Weiner, Andrew DelahuntyISBN 0198631375 (0-19-863137-5)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Oxford Guide to English Usageby Andrew Delahunty, E.S.C. WeinerISBN 0192800248 (0-19-280024-8)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Oxford Guide to English Usage'Book summary:Have you ever had doubts about when to hyphenate two words? Confused over whether you should disassociate or dissociate yourself from something? Do you know when to spell doggie as doggy? Is it really a rule that a preposition should never fall at the end of a sentence? Now there is a single convenient source you can turn to with all your questions about how to speak and write more clearly: The Oxford Guide to English Usage, now available in a completely revised New Edition.
In The Oxford Guide to English Usage Andrew Delahunty and Edmund Weiner (co-editor of the twenty-volume revised Oxford English Dictionary) provide succinct, practical advice on problems that writers struggle with every day. Designed for daily use, this marvelous handbook is organized according to basic themes (Word Formation, Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Grammar, Punctuation) and written to address the actual needs of a typical writer. Under "Word Formation," for instance, the authors offer helpful guidance on suffixes (drop the final silent e when adding -able), those troublesome hyphens, variations between British and American spelling, and why the prefix in- appears in some words and un- in others. The book's approach is consistently straightforward and practical. On the split infinitive, for example, the authors write that it should generally be avoided, but not to the extent that awkward, contorted sentences are the result. And they have this to say about prepositions: "It is a natural feature of the English language that many sentences and clauses end with a preposition, and has been since the earliest times. The alleged rule that forbids [it] should be disregarded." They also offer help on many other matters of grammar, punctuation, and pronunciation (with a thorough guide to differences in American and British usage). Along the way, the Oxford Guide to English Usage offers numerous examples from renowned writers that demonstrate proper usage--or how rules can be broken to good effect. For instance, after describing when the prefix un- should be used, the book offers this coinage by Anthony Burgess: "Joyce's arithmetic is solid and unnonsensical."
In the decade since The Oxford Guide to English Usage first appeared, it has emerged as a well-thumbed favorite of students and writers everywhere. This New Edition has been completely revised to keep abreast of our rapidly changing language, featuring 20% more material, along with the wry, practical advice that has made this book a classic. [via]More editions of The Oxford Guide to English Usage:
The Oxford-Duden Pictorial English Dictionaryby John PhebyISBN 0198641400 (0-19-864140-0)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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The Oxford-Duden Pictorial English Dictionaryby Michael Clark, Bernadette MohanISBN 0198613113 (0-19-861311-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Random House Webster's Word Menuby Stephen GlazierISBN 0375700838 (0-375-70083-8)
Softcover, Random House Information Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Random House Webster's Word Menu'Book summary:The revolutionary, all-in-one dictionary/thesaurus/almanac.
Glazier's critically acclaimed Random House Webster's Word Menu is the definitive language reference for anyone who reads, writes creatively or simply loves to explore linguistic relationships.
This rich storehouse of language organizes the vocabulary of English by subject matter, reflecting the way we actually look at the world around us. A totally new kind of language resource, Random House Webster's Word Menu combines the virtues of an entire shelf of reference works:
Full dictionary, thesaurus and almanac
Reverse dictionary: when you can't think of the obscure word you're looking for, find it by looking up the common word you already know
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Random House Word Menuby Stephen GlazierISBN 0345414411 (0-345-41441-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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The RANDOM HOUSE WEBSTER'S WORD MENU is a revolutionary reference that organizes language by subject matter, the way we understand and use it. More than a dictionary, the WORD MENU is also
A Reverse Dictionary, which arranges words in logical, categorized structures--if you know the meaning or you know a related word, you can find the word you need
A Treasury of Glossaries, with nearly 800 divisions and more than 75,000 entries
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Red Herrings And White Elephants: The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Dayby Albert Jack, Ann PageISBN 0060843373 (0-06-084337-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Ring of Words : Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionaryby Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall, Edmund WeinerISBN 0198610696 (0-19-861069-6)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ring of Words : Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary'Book summary:Tolkien's first job, on returning home from World War I, was as an assistant on the staff of the OED. He later said that he had "learned more in those two years than in any other equal part of his life." The Ring of Words reveals how his professional work on the Oxford English Dictionary influenced Tolkien's creative use of language in his fictional world.
Here three senior editors of the OED offer an intriguing exploration of Tolkien's career as a lexicographer and illuminate his creativity as a word user and word creator. The centerpiece of the book is a wonderful collection of "word studies" which will delight the heart of Ring fans and word lovers everywhere. The editors look at the origin of such Tolkienesque words as "hobbit," "mithril, "Smeagol," "Ent," "halfling," and "worm" (meaning "dragon"). Readers discover that a word such as "mathom" (anything a hobbit had no immediate use for, but was unwilling to throw away) was actually common in Old English, but that "Mithril," on the other hand, is a complete invention (and the first "Elven" word to have an entry in the OED). And fans of Harry Potter will be surprised to find that "Dumbledore" (the name of Hogwart's headmaster) was a word used by Tolkien and many others (it is a dialect word meaning "bumblebee").
Few novelists have found so much of their creative inspiration in the shapes and histories of words. Presenting archival material not found anywhere else, The Ring of Words offers a fresh and unexplored angle on the literary achievements of one of the world's most famous and best-loved writers. [via]More editions of The Ring of Words : Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary:
Shorter Oxford English Dictionaryby R. LittleISBN 0198611269 (0-19-861126-9)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shorter Oxford English Dictionary'Book summary:Contains over 163,000 words, with combinations and idiomatic phrases. Words and meanings are set out to reveal their chronological sequence of development since the days of King Alfred. Obsolete, archaic and dialectal uses are included, as well as modern technical and scientific words. [via]
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The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principlesby William Little, H. W. Fowler, Jessie Senior Coulson, G. W. S. Friedrichsen, Charles Talbut OnionsISBN 0198611161 (0-19-861116-1)
Hardcover, Clarendon Press
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Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentencesby Kitty Burns FloreyISBN 0156034433 (0-15-603443-3)
Softcover, Harvest Books
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The State of the Language: English Observedby Philip HowardISBN 0195204670 (0-19-520467-0)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Warriner's English Grammar and Composition: Course 5-Liberty Editionby WarrinersISBN 0153118040 (0-15-311804-0)
Hardcover, Harcourt School
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary of the English Languageby Random HouseISBN 0375425764 (0-375-42576-4)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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What's the Difference: An American-British, British-American Dictionaryby Norman MossISBN 009116060X (0-09-116060-X)
Hardcover, Hutchinson
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Who Put the Butter in Butterfly?by David Feldman, Kassie SchwanISBN 0060916613 (0-06-091661-3)
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William Safire on Languageby William SafireISBN 0380564572 (0-380-56457-2)
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Word Power Made Easyby Norman LewisISBN 0385140851 (0-385-14085-1)
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Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Languageby Steven PinkerISBN 0060958405 (0-06-095840-5)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language'Book summary:Human languages are capable of expressing a literally endless number of different ideas. How do we manage it--so effortlessly that we scarcely ever stop to think about it? In Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language, a look at the simple concepts that we use to devise works as complex as love sonnets and tax laws, renowned neuroscientist and linguist Steven Pinker shows us how. The latest linguistic research suggests that each of us stores a limited (though large) number of words and word-parts in memory and manipulates them with a much smaller number of rules to produce every writing and utterance, and Pinker explains every step of the way with engaging good humor.
Pinker's enthusiasm for the subject infects the reader, particularly as he emphasizes the relation between how we communicate and how we think. What does it mean that a small child who has never heard the word wug can tell a researcher that when one wug meets another, there are two wugs? Some rule must be telling the child that English plurals end in -s, which also explains mistakes like mouses. Is our communication linked inextricably with our thinking? Pinker says yes, and it's hard to disagree. Words and Rules is an excellent introduction to and overview of current thinking about language, and will greatly reward the careful reader with new ways of thinking about how we think, talk, and write. --Rob Lightner [via]
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