Random House Word Menu - Softcover

Glazier, Stephen; Abate, Frank R.

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ISBN 10: 0679449639 ISBN 13: 9780679449638

Publisher: Random House Reference &, 1996

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An innovative vocabulary reference that works as a thesaurus, a dictionary divided into word categories, a reverse dictionary, and a collection of glossaries furnishes thousands of entries in more than eight hundred categories, ranging from science to the arts and the human condition. 25,000 first printing.

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The revolutionary all-in-one reference: now in paperback!
"Destined to take its place beside the dictionary and the thesaurus as a classic..." -- L.A. Weekly

The critically acclaimed Random House Word Menu is the ultimate language reference: a reverse dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, and compendious glossary, all in one. Only the Word Menu organizes language the subject matter, the way we understand and use it, and from the general to the specific, so it's easy to use.

For example: you're can't come up with the right word for the part of the wall you're about to paint. A regular dictionary won't help; your thesaurus isn't specialized enough. Look in the Word Menu, first under "The Home," then under "Interior Structure," and then under "Structural and Decorative Element." There it is: dado, the lower part of wall separated from upper part by rail, moulding, or border.

"Stephen Glazier...was a modern Roget." -- William Safire, The New York Times

"An essential reference work for all writers." -- Word Trade

About the Author:

The late Stephen Glazier was a novelist, teacher, journalist, editor, copywriter, screenwriter and dedicated lexicographer. He spent the last eight years of his life dedicated to the research and writing of this book.

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