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Title: The Disheveled Dictionary : A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon by Karen Elizabeth Gordon ISBN: 0-395-68990-2 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 26 August, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Fun, but definitely will appeal to the few
Comment: I found this book incredibly entertaining, and I loved Ms. Gordon's hilarious illustrating sentences and mini-stories. It is obvious that she has a true passion for words, in and of themselves. If you share this passion, you will LOVE this book. If you already have a good vocabulary and are interested in increasing it, you will REALLY LIKE this book. If you are struggling with language AT ALL in ANY WAY, this book will confuse you and probably be a total waste of your money. THE DISHEVLED DICTIONARY is a unique and wonderful rollercoaster ride for the senses, but it's a mental workout, too. Make sure you're ready for both.
Rating: 5
Summary: A love affair with words
Comment: What lovely playthings words are!
I enjoyed reviewing old words I've forgotten to use. I spoke them outloud and fell back in love. There are lists of words to wrap around your thoughts and words to find sentances for, words to embrace, and some to abuse, and words for one's private use because no one will ever put them on a billboard.
Rating: 4
Summary: Delightful Dictionary
Comment: Amaze your friends, confound your competitors... you're sure to find a half-dozen or so words that are too good not to sprinkle into daily conversation. Gordon's selective dictionary covers the traditional bases by giving definitions and word origins, and using words in sentences, but any similarity to a conventional dictionary ends there (well, it's in alphabetical order, too). It is Gordon's selection of words and phrases and her inspired illustration of their use that make this little book so thoroughly enjoyable. New (to me) words like "callipygian" and "persiflage" are held up to the light by a variety of eccentric characters and fictional excerpts. Even old favorites and less exotic words are given a fresh coat of varnish in Gordon's baroque treatment. The book ambles, rambles, and diverts itself. A treat for anyone who loves the language. Keep it nearby and browse at random.
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Title: The New Well Tempered Sentence : A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed by Karen Elizabeth Gordon ISBN: 0395628830 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 10 July, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Deluxe Transitive Vampire : A Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager and the Doomed by Karen Elizabeth Gordon ISBN: 0679418601 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 10 August, 1993 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Sin and Syntax : How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose by Constance Hale ISBN: 0767903099 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 20 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition by James Lipton ISBN: 0140170960 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Torn Wings and Faux Pas : A Flashbook of Style, a Beastly Guide Through the Writer's Labyrinth by Karen Elizabeth Gordon ISBN: 0679442421 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 28 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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