Best Book I Own
What can I say that hasn't already been said in the title? This is way better than any of its competitors. I think I own around 5 of these books and keep one in every place I hang my hat. Hats off to Rodale!
Stop Reading All The Reviews and Buy The Damn Book!
The single most essential writing reference work ever published in the English language in this century or any other...assuming that you give a damn about language and the quality of your writing, and, of course, that you already have a good dictionary or two.
You probably throw away more cash on pure garbage in one day than you would spend on this book. So just buy the book.
Before someone slaps you in the head for being an idiot, buy the damn book.
Just buy it! Do it now!
And, no, if they're out of stock I won't lend you mine.
They're going to bury me with my copy.
What's a better word for "----" ?
When I came across this book;I asked myself,"Do I really need another Thesaurus,Word Finder,or as this one is called a Synonym Finder? I bought it anyway. Now, about the only answer I can come up with is that it is a real "humdinger",and instead of getting rid of others that I already have;I guess I'll keep them all.I have several real good ones,but they are really all different and it's quite impossible to say which is best.
Therefore,about all I can say is that this is definitely one of the best around,and you could never be disappointed if you choose this one.
First of all it is huge,with 1,500,000 words, and makes the claim that it contains more words than any book of its kind.It has 1361 pages,and has a soft cover.One very important aspect of the book,is that it lays open when placed on a table,and the pages can be turned with one hand.It is important to note that generally hard cover ones have this ability,but most soft covered ones do not.
Some references like this,(i.e.Rogert's)are arranged by subject and alphabetically;but this one is completely arranged alphabetically,like a dictionary.
This book goes into considerable detail about words and doesn't simply give a exhaustive listing of similar words with the same meaning.It explains how various synonyms carry different meanings and how they are to be used.
Before I sat down to write this review,I thought I would compare how several of my Thesauruses dealt with a word and was very surprised that there were big differences;which only goes to prove one thing;that being,that it is impossible to say one is better than another.When you turn to a Thesaurus to find "the perfect word",you don't always find it;and what you really need is more than one ,because if you don't find it in one,maybe it'll be in another.
Summing up;this is an excellent Thesaurus,very easy to use,has an astounding number of listings,is reasonably priced,will give many years of service;and whether it is the only one you have,or one among several,you'll be very satisfied with it---at least I am.
The Synonym Finder
I've been looking for a good thesaurus for years and have three or four that I use. Someone recommended The Synonym Finder and I've had it for a few weeks and I use it constantly, It's so much better than all my others. I love it and wish I'd found it sooner.
Excellent
I bought this along with the Oxford English Writer's Thesaurus and found The Synonym Finder far superior with every word. They kept this one simple and effective with by far the most options of any thesaurus.
