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Book cover for Werner Hullen: A History of Roget's Thesaurus

A History of Roget's Thesaurus : Origins, Development, and Design

Werner Hullen
Hardcover - $504.95

Roget's Thesaurus was first published in 1852 and has come to be one of the most famous and widely-used reference works in the world. This is the first account of its genesis. Werner Hullen contends that synonymy (words with similar meanings) is a fe ...

Book cover for International Phonetic Association: Handbook of the International Phonetic Association

Handbook of the International Phonetic Association : A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet

International Phonetic Association
Paperback - $59.95

This book is a comprehensive guide to the International Phonetic Alphabet, widely used for over a century to transcribe the sounds of languages. The Handbook is in three parts: Part I contains an introduction to phonetic description and exemplificati ...

Book cover for International Phonetic Association: Handbook of the International Phonetic Association

Handbook of the International Phonetic Association : A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet

International Phonetic Association
Hardcover - $143.95

This book is a comprehensive guide to the International Phonetic Alphabet, widely used for over a century to transcribe the sounds of languages. The Handbook is in three parts: Part I contains an introduction to phonetic description and exemplificati ...

Book cover for John Ayto: Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang

Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang

John Ayto
Book - $36.95



Book cover for John Ayto: Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang

Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang

John Ayto
Book - $26.95



Book cover for Charlie Tremendous Jones: Books Are Tremendous

Books Are Tremendous : What They Represent to Some of Those Who Have Written, Read and Loved Them

Charlie Tremendous Jones
Paperback - $4.95

One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself or someone else is a good book. Yet it is amazing how many of us have neglected to take advantage of the wealth of knowledge that is so conviently attained through the simple act of reading a book.

Book cover for John Kohl: The Global English Style Guide

The Global English Style Guide : Writing Clear, Translatable Documentation for a Global Market

John Kohl
Paperback - $68.95



Book cover for Laurie Henry: Fiction Dictionary

Fiction Dictionary

Laurie Henry
Book - $19.95



Book cover for Barry Lopez: Home Ground

Home Ground : Language for an American Landscape

Barry Lopez
Hardcover - $44.95

With more than 850 descriptions, 100 line drawings, and 70 quotations from works by Willa Cather, Truman Capote, John Updike, and others, this landmark work of language geography features a community of writers who describe America's landscape in des ...

Book cover for Margarita Madrigal: Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish

Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish

Margarita Madrigal
Paperback - $20.95

Anyone can read, write, and speak Spanish in only a few short weeks with this unique and proven method, which completely eliminates rote memorization and boring drills.
Original B & W illustrations.

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