The Penguin Pocket Thesaurus (Penguin Reference)

Rosalind Fergusson, David Pickering, Martin Manser

ISBN 10: 0141018593 / ISBN 13: 9780141018591

Published by Penguin 05/08/2004, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Penguin Pocket Thesaurus (Penguin Reference)
• Publisher: Penguin 05/08/2004
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141018593
• ISBN 13: 9780141018591
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The Penguin Pocket Thesaurus offers a vast range of synonyms for a whole host of words in A-Z order - ranging from the everyday to the comparatively obscure. Invaluable and up-to-date, this is the ideal portable reference book for anyone stuck for precisely the right word or phrase, whatever the occasion.

About the Author

David Pickering graduated in English from St Peter's College, Oxford. An experienced writer, editor and illustrator, he has compiled or contributed to well over 200 reference books, mostly in the areas of the arts, English language, history, folklore, entertainment and popular interest. As author, these have included a Dictionary of Theatre (1988), an Encyclopedia of Pantomime (1993), a Dictionary of Superstitions (1995), a Dictionary of Witchcraft (1996), a Dictionary of First Names (Penguin, 1999, 2004), Sports Quotations (2000), a Dictionary of Proverbs (2001), a Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases (2001), the Pears Factfinder (Penguin, 2002), a Dictionary of Saints (2004), Pirates (2006), Jokes (Penguin, 2006), Perfect Pub Quiz (2007), Ancient Rome (2007), Buttering Parsnips Twocking Chavs (2007) and a Dictionary of Allusions (2008). He has broadcast many times on radio and television and lives in Buckingham with his wife and two sons.