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Summary: I wanted to read it, like a series of short stories.
Review: I actually used both the softcover and hardcover (Rodale, J.I.) editions, which I found exactly the same. The more I read them, the more I wanted to read. Each word and each page layered the history of words, as well as our struggles to maintain communications.
However, my eyes have aged and I found the hardcover version had brighter, smoother paper and crisper print. Also, special paper is used for many years of less effort reading. Well, if you have young strong eyes the softbound would be a bargin for $14.95. The hardbound version would be a lifetime choice, especially if you value the crisp print quality. The page size of each is approximately the same.
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Summary: extraordinary, smashing, splendid, and outstanding!
Review: I have never found a better thesaurus in all my life
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Summary: Incredible
Review: I have owned and used a copy continuously since 1986. If the publisher is out there watching, We need the CD!
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Summary: The best, friendliest thesaurus available in English.
Review: I have used _Rodale's Synonym Finder_ for a number of years in preparing lectures and sermons, as well as in writing. A few years ago, I introduced it to a colleague while he was writing a book. His response? "This book saved my life!" This past year, I introduced my [homeschooled] 13-year-old to it in order to give some help with writing a novel. The response? "This book is great, Dad! Thanks for telling me about it!" Needless to add, it is now a necessary part of our writing. I cannot recommend it too highly.The alphabetical approach makes it extremely easy to use, and removes the step of consulting an index. The [numerous] synonyms are listed alphabetically in categories (e.g., casual/slang); it is difficult to see how Rodale could have made it easier to use--or more useful. I recommend _The Synonym Finder_ most highly it to all of my students, and to anyone who writes.
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Summary: Invaluable for anyone who writes or speaks English!
Review: I inherited my copy from my dad, who was a playwright - and I find it invaluable for my own writing - prose as well as songs. The Synonym Finder is without peer: unequalled, matchless, unparalleled, unsurpassed, second to none, unrivaled, incomparable, superlative, inimitable, paramount, supreme, preeminent, consummate, first-class, A Number One, PERFECT!
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Summary: Essential, priceless...what other words can I use?
Review: I just received this book for my birthday a few days ago. I can't imagine how I ever got along without it. The entire book is very user-friendly. You almost want to kick back and start reading just for the fun of it.
I'm in the middle of writing a novel set in the 1880's. The "archaic" uses of each word have been extremely valuable. No writer should be without this gold mine. 1361 pages
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Summary: worth, merit, excellence, quality, superiority
Review: I love this book and it's Penguin sister "Symbols." They sit next to each other on my overcrowded desk, a place of honor reserved only for things I use a real lot, and also my cats.
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Summary: Move over Roget's.....You're not #1 any more!!!
Review: I love using the exact word...but it doesn't always pop into my brain. So when I read the reviews of this book, I couldn't believe all the hype. So I bought it to put it through my own personal test...ready to return it when I proved that it wasn't all it was advertised to be. Well, it's awesome and clearly the best reference on the market. And it's easy to use. Believe the hype...It's a super reference for all wordsmithers!
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Summary: invaluable to the serious writer
Review: I've been relying on this book for years. I'm replacing my original copy because its falling apart.
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Summary: The Best
Review: I've had Rodale's Synonym Finder in my reference library for over ten years, and find that I use it at least ten times a month. There is simply no other book in the English language that is more comprehensive (the number of pages is an obvious give away) nor more helpful. As a lover of language, I frequently examine other such books, and always find that they come up short against this exhaustive resource. What makes this particular reference so valuable is that it recognizes each word usually has more than one meaning, and when it gives a synonym, it is by meaning, not simply by word. Moreover, the reference gives various examples when a word is used as an adjective or adverb, and either as a noun or a verb. It's this breadth and depth that makes this particular synonym finder so extraordinarily superior to the competition. My only lament is that it doesn't include antonymns, but then the book would probably be too large and too cumbersome. As it stands now, the words are clearly displayed, and the synonyms - in all their variety - are abundant.
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