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Title: The Chambers Dictionary by Catherine Schwartz, Catherine Schwarz ISBN: 0-550-10256-6 Publisher: Chambers Pub. Date: May, 1994 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $70.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Quirky, but still best in price range - beats Oxford Concise
Comment: Chambers markets itself as the best single volume dictionary. They're not lying.
With more than 1800 pages, 300,000+ definitions, and a high quality construction, this is the dictionary to buy in the $25 to $40 price range. Its nearest competitor (that I'm aware of) is the Concise Oxford Dictionary which is smaller and not nearly as well made with pages that feel as if they'll easily tear.
The Chambers dictionary, while useful to anyone wanting a large single volume with as many definitions as possible, is also perfect for smart college students on a budget with demanding academic loads, especially in English. If you're giving this as a gift, you'll likely want to keep that in mind. Someone who wants your typical Webster's "college dictionary" likely won't appreciate or need Chambers.
The one thing that makes Chambers stand out is its quirkiness. Take these defintions as an example:
mullet: a hairstyle that is short at the front, long at the back, and ridiculous all round
middle-aged: between youth and old age, variously reckoned to suit the reckoner
éclair: a cake, long in shape but short in duration
These kinds of definitions will either attract or repel buyers depending on how you like your dictionaries.
Overall, if you need a dictionary with some muscle this is the one. If you want a better one you'll need to start looking at multiple volume sets such as the "Shorter Oxford English Dictionary" (but _not_ the Webster's 3rd International which is severely dated in its definitions).
Rating: 5
Summary: THIS IS THE TRUE SUCCESSOR
Comment: "The Chambers Dictionary" is not just the official reference dictionary for U.K. Scrabble competitions, it is the true successor of the famous 'Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary'. With more than 215,000 references and 300,000 definitions, this lexicon is (arguably) the most complete and the most comprehensive single-volume dictionary available in Queen's English. It is worth every cent you spend on it!
Misled by name, many people who rushed into buying 'The Chambers 21st Century Dictionary' instead of this one realized their mistake a little too late. And, I can understand their anger with Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd (for the confusing title which they mistook for the successor of the 'Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary'). Be sure not to be misled!
Rating: 5
Summary: Chambers Dictionary rocks!
Comment: I don't know if the definition of "rocks" in Chambers would render the correct sense to the title of this review as I have only just purchased my third copy of this dictionary, having given away my previous two to people who just fell in love with them. I think that speaks volumes in itself that a simple dictionary might inspire such passion!
I use many other popular dictionaries when I want to see if most people would understand my usage of a word; but if I want to know about it myself, I use Chambers. Chambers is probably the most comprehensive single volume dictionary around. It is often highly readable and amusing. It is the official Scrabble dictionary for the UK, and if you play the game as I do, to improve your vocabulary, there's no other single volume reference like it. There is no other lexicon which captures the wealth of the language around the world with such geographical impartiality.
It is not easy to find it in some countries (which is why I had to order it at Amazon), and that is a real pity. I hope this does not mean that it is reaching the end of its lifetime as I recently heard it was out of print. I wish it came on CD-ROM with regular updates from the publishers.
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Title: The Chambers Crossword Dictionary by Catherine Schwartz ISBN: 0550100067 Publisher: Chambers Pub. Date: 15 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Chambers Dictionary of Etymology by Barnhart ISBN: 0550142304 Publisher: Chambers Pub. Date: 15 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Garner's Modern American Usage by Bryan A. Garner ISBN: 0195161912 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by Elizabeth Knowles ISBN: 0198601735 Publisher: Getty Ctr for Education in the Arts Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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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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