The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate

I can't seem to express just how helpful this book was to me and my pursuit of intillectual goodness.

I received this book as a gift and immediately realized it's not a reference volume. I later noticed that an arrogant neighbor of mine also owns it, and I also noticed his copy appeared not to have been read or otherwise perused. It then occurred to me that, to have real value, a book like this should be USED. I decided to take this book to the office, and every time I write an interoffice email, to replace one of my own words with a term from this book. Carefully and seriously done, it can really upgrade your interoffice communication by giving you a tiny verbal edge, and will subconsciously upgrade other people's respect for your writing skills. And if some of them are made to feel small through my skookum vocabulary (as mentioned in another review), that's just tough rocks.

Though this little Thesaurus will never replace Roget's, it certainly is an entertaining and often surprisingly useful source for those who wish to test the limits of their vocabulary. Part jabberwocky and part expanded horizons, this easy to use reference is a particularly fine adjunct to those who are repeatedly asked to write essays on subjects nearly exhausted from prior attempts at creativity. Poets, arts writers, and perky correspondents beware! There ARE more words out there to play with than even the grandest personal verbal sandbox! A fun and useful book. Grady Harp, December 2004

I have always loved increasing my vocabulary! I constantly look up words that I haven't a clue what they mean, learn them and then use them. I love it when someone writes me an email, with a word that again I haven't a clue what they mean by that, LOL!So, I look it up again. Communicating with people with a strong sense of the ability to communicate in such a way that makes what they say extremely interesting. I think a person with with an increased vocabulary is a literate asset and I really enjoy speaking with that person, not meant simply to impress people, but to use a wider range of words and phrases to describe thoughts, feelings, or to make a point and learn another form to express yourself another way. Using other ways of communicating helps people to think, at least it does me. Isn't language an art form if you want it to be? I just happen to think that great communication skill's are fun! and I would use this book all the time! This book is a English Major's dream book!

I dont have much to say besides that you must get this book. It is the best at confusing your teachers or just your friends. This is a must have