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Title: Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Indexed (Book Only Edition) by Random House ISBN: 0-375-42566-7 Publisher: Random House Reference & Pub. Date: 11 September, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.77 (30 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent choice
Comment: I was using the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary for years, but after not finding some terms I decided to buy the RH Webster's one.
OK, I agree with other reviewer that the new terms should be included in their place in the dictionary, not in a separated section (the printed one is too bulky to spend much time searching). But you have also the CD ROM, which you'll love: The CD has all the words, pictures and pronunciations; the default setting is just nice but you can change it as you like.
So far (about four months) I have found all the words I have searched and the different pronuntiations, if the case, for them.
I'll say it again: it's an excellent choice.
Rating: 2
Summary: Four star content, minus two for poor binding.
Comment: This big, heavy, thick volume is quite a good choice for someone looking for a fairly recent (fully revised 1987, compared to the 1961 Webster's 3rd) unabridged dictionary. The "new words" section at the beginning is a nice feature, if not all that practical, covering lots of new technology terms up to the year 2001. Their choices are a bit haphazard - there's an entry for ACE inhibitors, but nothing for MAOI, SSRI, or proton-pump inhibitors. But the new words section is not the point; it's the rest of the text that matters. It covers just about every word from American English you'll ever need, plus a good number of geographical and biographical entries. So why the two star rating? When I received the book, the front cover binding was already torn and separating. I think Random House may have misstepped when they moved from oversize library cloth binding to 9 x 11 hardback. Maybe it was just a printer error, but I think the binding on this volume is just not enough to support the weight of 2,300 thick pages. In addition, the innermost print columns are too close to the inside binding, making 1/3 of the entries difficult to read. I commend Random House for making an unabridged dictionary available at this price point, but if the book can't hold its own weight, it isn't worth it. I'm exchanging mine for a copy of the New Oxford Dictionary of English (available at Amazon UK), which should cover just as many terms, plus international English, in a more manageable size. The New Oxford American Dictionary is a similar alternative for American English.
Rating: 1
Summary: Go with Oxford.
Comment: The New Oxford American Dictionary is a much better choice.
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Title: Random House Roget's College Thesaurus : Revised Edition by Random House ISBN: 0375425594 Publisher: Random House Reference & Pub. Date: 15 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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Title:Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary ASIN: B00006H3DF Publisher: Multimedia 2000 Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title: Roget International Thesaurus Indexed Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer ISBN: 0060185759 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 15 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged by Philip Babcock Gove, Merriam-Webster ISBN: 0877792011 Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Inc. Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $129.00 |
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Title: Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary by Merriam-Webster ISBN: 0877795460 Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Inc. Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $32.95 |
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