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American Heritage Dictionary

By: American Heritage

Price: $5.00

Publisher: October 2012

Seller ID: 148605

ISBN: 0385335768

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

-Over 70,000 entries
-Thoroughly revised and updated
-1,000 new words and meanings
-Over 400 photographs and illustrations
-Expert guidance on correct usage
Based on the bestselling American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
American Heritage(R) dictionaries are widely known as the most innovative and informative dictionaries in today's market. This all-new fourth edition of the best-selling classic continues that tradition with its clear and precise definitions, its expert usage guidance, and its wealth of illustrations. Newly updated to reflec...
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National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World

By: Atlas/National Geographic

Price: $5.00

Seller ID: 473062

ISBN: 0792236629

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The 'Collegiate Atlas of the World' opens with an explanation of map data collection via remote sensing and GPS technology and discusses how cartographers process, analyze and interpret these data using GIS technology.
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New Fowler's Modern English Usage

By: Burchfield, R. W.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: January 2015

Seller ID: 132016

ISBN: 0198691262

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

First published in 1926, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage is one of the most celebrated reference books of the twentieth century. Commonly known as "Fowler," after its inimitable author, H.W. Fowler, it has sold more than a million copies and maintained a devoted following over seven decades, in large part because of its charming blend of information and good humor, delivered in the voice of a genial if somewhat idiosyncratic schoolmaster. "Reading Fowler," William F. Buckley once noted, "provides instruction and knowledge and direction, but the whole of it is a sensual delight." And Jessi...
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American Slang

By: Chapman, Robert L.

Price: $4.00

Seller ID: 210656

ISBN: 0062731726

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

The abridged edition of the New Dictionary of American Slang, containing 14,000 entries. "American slang at its rip-roaring, zany, zappy best."--Dr. Robert Burchfield, editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Macmillan Visual Dictionary

By: Corbeil, Jean-Claud/Archambaul

Price: $5.00

Seller ID: 275727

ISBN: 0025281607

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Defines more than 25,000 words using colour illustrations - from the parts of a cathedral to the interior of a cockpit. The correct terms for the components of objects (such as the parts of a sailboat) are provided, along with the various types within any category (such as a schooner or a ketch).
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Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate

By: Ehrlich, Eugene

Price: $5.00

Publisher: May 2012

Seller ID: 91853

ISBN: 0062701908

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Oxford Fowler's Modern English Usage Dictionary

By: Fowler, H. W.

Price: $3.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press: May 1983

Seller ID: 255728

ISBN: 0192813897

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

This book is intended for general; students and teachers of English; anyone wanting guidance on the correct use of English.
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Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Second)

By: Fowler, H.W.

Price: $7.50

Publisher: November 2012

Seller ID: 214681

ISBN: 0199535345

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

No book had more influence on twentieth-century writers of English than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words, grammar, and style. Much loved for his firm opinions, passion, and dry humor, Fowler has stood the test of time and is still considered by many to be the best arbiter of good practice.
Now Oxford is bringing back the original long-out-of-print first edition of this beloved work, enhanced with a new introduction by one of today's leading experts on the language, ...
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Funk & Wagnalls Standard Handbook of Synonyms Antonyms & Prepositions

By: Funk & Wagnalls/Fernald, James

Price: $6.00

Publisher: June 2011

Seller ID: 144630

ISBN: 125832

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know

By: Kleinedler, Steve

Price: $2.00

Publisher: August 2011

Seller ID: 154765

ISBN: 0618374124

Binding: Unknown

Condition: Used - Good

The 100 words every high school grad should know have been compiled by the editors of The American H
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The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words (Expanded Third Edition)

By: Meltzer, Peter E.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company: August 2015

Seller ID: 445295

ISBN: 0393351254

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

This entertaining and informative reference features sophisticated and surprising alternatives to common words together with no-fail guides to usage. Avoiding traditional thesauruses' mundane synonym choices, Peter E. Meltzer puts each word--whether it's protrepic, apostrophize, iracund, or emulous--in context by using examples from a broad range of contemporary books, periodicals, and newspapers. His new introduction makes the case for why we should widen our vocabulary and use the one right word. This groundbreaking thesaurus remains a unique venture, one that enriches your writing while hel...
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Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

By: Merriam Webster

Price: $6.00

Publisher: April 2011

Seller ID: 37014

ISBN: 0877797099

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

America's best-selling dictionary Setting the standard with:
More than 215,000 definitions
700 illustrations
Clear and precise meanings
Up-to-date coverage of words
Special sections including a Handbook of Style
Only $3.00 when packaged with a Heinle text
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Merriam Webster 79 Merriam-webster's intermediate dictionary, hardcover, revised edition

By: Merriam-Webster

Price: $6.00

Seller ID: 379739

ISBN: 0877795797

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Provides definitions, pronunciation, etymology, part of speech designation, and other appropriate information. Intended for use by students in grades six to eight.
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The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. 2 volume set with case and magnifying glass

By: PRESS, OXFORD UNIVERSITY

Price: $50.00

Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS: January 1979

Seller ID: 458294

ISBN: B00GK6Z97C

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus

By: Roget's

Price: $5.00

Seller ID: 363215

ISBN: 0385338953

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

At last--a revolutionary state-of-the-art thesaurus that puts scores of synonyms at your fingertips

Revised and Expanded 3rd Edition
ROGET'S 21st CENTURY THESAURUS
IN DICTIONARY FORM

Combining scholarly authority with a new awareness of today's communication demands, Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus is the simple, reliable way to find the perfect word for your needs. It features an easy-to-use dictionary format plus a revolutionary Concept Index that arranges words by idea, thus enhancing the user's process of association and leading to scores of additi...
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Roget's A-Z Thesaurus

By: Webster

Price: $2.50

Seller ID: 372412

ISBN: 0764571052

Binding: Unknown

Condition: Used - Good

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