books about: thesaurus     books:       WordNet 3 (largest English dictionary and thesaurus)4 reviews OSNOVA, 2009 Most useful to me beyond the built-in dictionary on Kindle. WordNet3 is fascinating. For now I am not planning to substitute it as my default dictionary. I find Kindle's built-in New Oxford American Dictionary to be a solid resource and not particularly improved on by the Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus. The latter so far seems more likely to define words too flippantly or tersely by a just shift in the part of speech. However, this one -- WordNet ...             Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus31 reviews Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 looks good so far I bought this for my 10 year old daughter who wants to be a writer and illustrator someday. The "Thematic Lists" in the book will be helpful in brainstorming ideas. It is simply a listing of things in a category. There are lists of Animals, Art, Clothing, Dance, Food, Games, Geography, Music, Mythology, Science, Transportation, and more. They are obviously not complete lists, but will help ...             Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus5 reviews Webster Merriam-Webster, 2006 very useful this is definitely going to be kept and well used. thick, which in this case, a good thing. tons of words, good font, definitely useful             Words that Sell, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Thesaurus to Help You Promote Your Products, Services, and ...38 reviews Richard Bayan McGraw-Hill, 2006 This Book is a Werewolf Holding a Chainsaw That's about the only way I can sum up how awesome and powerful this book is for writing web copy that sells. Richard Bayan successfully organizes over six thousand synonyms and useful phrases into one slim book, which has never left my desk since I bought it. What I love about this book is that it's much more than just a thesaurus, it contains a variety of useful phrases that work ...             Webster's New World Thesaurus19 reviews Charlton Laird, Staff of Webster's New World Dictionary Webster's New World, 1999 Webster's/Roget's THesaurus Excellent desk reference. I bought it for my nephew as a part of his middle school graduation gift. An absolute desktop essential for a High School student.             Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus12 reviews Marina Caldarone, Maggie Lloyd-Williams Drama Publishers, 2004 Very Useful For any actor, this book will be useful. I rate it a 10 out of 10. For example, it gives tons of options for beating out a script. I highly recommend it.             The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus4 reviews Merriam-Webster, 2006 The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus This book is well formatted. It is easy reading, informative and enjoyable. I highly recommend it to writers and researchers of all levels.             Clinician's Thesaurus, 6th Edition: The Guide to Conducting Interviews and Writing Psychological Reports (The ...19 reviews Edward L. Zuckerman PhD The Guilford Press, 2005 Resource for Counseling Psychology Students This is a great book for helping beginning psychotherapists (and students in training). I use it to teach Master's level students about psychotherapy skills. It has loads of clinical information, how to interview clients, information about various disorders and treatments, and is a great resource for writing psychological reports. I highly recommend this book for training therapists (not bad ...             Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus (Dictionary/Thesaurus)9 reviews Merriam-Webster, 2007 Fast delivery excellent condition! I received this dictionary w/in 3 days. It was in excellent condition. I'd definitely order from Amazon again & again....             Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases5 reviews, 2009 A Real Stunner It may very well be the longest book title ever. "Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases: A Practical Handbook of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, and Oratorical Terms, for the Embellishment of Speech and Literature, and the Improvement of the Vocabulary of Those Persons Who Read, Write, and Speak English." But it's a wonderful resource for writers. I ...             Webster's Thesaurus for Students, Third Edition7 reviews Merriam-Webster Federal Street Press, 2010 Perfect! This went along with the Dictionary very nicely. Perfect for my 6 & 8 yr old who continually use the same words in their writings!             The American Heritage Children's Thesaurus9 reviews Paul Hellweg Professor Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009 Great resource My girls love to read this just for the heck of it. Lots of pictures and easy to understand definitions.             Oxford Mini Dictionary and Thesaurus (Dictionary/Thesaurus)1 review Oxford Dictionaries Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 Mini Dictionary I really liked that I could just throw this dictionary in my pocketbook. Sometimes when I'm reading and don't understand the meaning of a word, or its a totally new word that I would like to add to my vocabulary, it's very nice to be able to pull out my dictionary right there on the spot.             Roget's International Thesaurus, 6th Edition66 reviews Barbara Ann Kipfer Collins Reference, 2002 Invaluable Very user friendly and comprehensive. When the word you're thinking of is on the tip of your tongue but you just can't spit it out, Roget's gives you the tools to bring the word you were looking for to the surface and more.             The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook: The Complete Paperwork Resource for Your Mental Health Practice7 reviews Donald E. Wiger Wiley, 2010 Starting a mental health pracitce-urgently. I had to find an office and begin seeing a few patients 6 months before I had planned to open my part-time private practice. Having read many books on the topic, I felt ready to get going. Alas, I did not want to spend a lot on a computer office management system when only seeing a few clients for now. Thankfully, after reading the reviews on Amazon.com, I found the Clinical Documentation ...             Webster's All-in-One Dictionary & Thesaurus14 reviews Federal Street Press, 2008 One of the best purchases I've ever made I have used this book countless times for my classes. It is very thorough, and light enough to carry to the library and class, even though it is about 3" thick. Because I do a lot of writing for my classes, it has really come in handy with the thesaurus included. I could not write without it now.             Scholastic Children's Thesaurus (Revised)8 reviews John Bollard Scholastic Reference, 2006 a book to add to the library at home This is definitely a book to have if you have 2nd to 3rd graders at home. It will make homework much easier and studying as well.             Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus24 reviews Editors of Webster's New World Dictionaries, Charlton Laird Webster's New World, 2002 Never too late to learn with the right books My son, of 44 years old has ADHD. His letters to me over the last 25 years have been at 3rd grade level. Even with special ed and etc...his spelling and writting, not to mention understanding similiatries between words, was very poor. He requested a dictionary so, I sent him one. He's in prison and did not have one to use, nor are they allowed to borrow. Very strict rules. Since he got the ...             The Doubleday Roget's Thesaurus in Dictionary Form2 reviews Doubleday, 2009 A necessity for an interesting and appropriate vocabulary I have used Doubleday Roget's Thesaurus in Dictionary Form for 30 plus years. I started using it in college because it was easy to look up words in the dictionary format. I continued using it in my career as a writer. I cannot imagine writing letters, speeches, etc. without it. Now that I have retired, my wife uses my old Roget's Thesaurus for her crossword puzzles and loves it. Between the ...             The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words (Expanded Second Edition)29 reviews Peter E. Meltzer W. W. Norton & Company, 2010 Oh, the irony "I though this book would really help my writting. Wrong, for every word, the book only gives you one other word to replace it with and although it states that these words are used by journalists, I find that incredably hard to believe because I haven't found a single word I had heard before yet. I guess if you are a journalist this would be a good book but for those who would just like to ...              search for books all-in-one, alternatives, american, children, clinical, clinician, complete, conducting, dictionary, documentation, doubleday, expanded, heritage, international, interviews, merriam-webster, paperwork, practice, products, psychological, reports, resource, scholastic, services, sophisticated, sourcebook, students, thesaurus, thinker, thousand books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen Going Global: A Congregation's Introduction to Mission Beyond Our Borders ... home  impressum - about us