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Title: Random House Word Menu by Stephen Glazier, Frank R. Abate ISBN: 0-679-44963-9 Publisher: Random House Reference Publishing Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.76 (25 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Find the Words to Describe the Subject of Your Choice.
Comment: The "Random House Word Menu" defines words, but it is not a dictionary. It is arranged by subject, not alphabetically, and lacks word etymology and pronunciation. Unlike a thesaurus, it doesn't provide synonyms or antonyms, but words related by subject. The "Word Menu" is the product of 20 years of research by writer Stephen Glazier, whose diverse career with words includes writing novels, screenplays, copywriting, and editing. It started as lists of words organized by subject for use in writing novels, and it ended up a widely useful reference book featuring 75,000 words. The words are divided into 7 major categories: The Human Body, Living Things, Science and Technology, Domestic Life, Institutions, Arts and Leisure, Language, and The Human Condition. Each category in turn has 3 or 4 subcategories, and there are two more levels of categorization within those, constituting 800 divisions in all. Once you find the subcategory that you want, you are presented with a literal "menu" of words pertaining to the subject along with their definitions. You can find the subcategory you seek by looking at the table of contents, by using the Guide Words that tell you what category and subcategory you are in at the top of each page, or by using the index. All of the words are indexed alphabetically, so if you can think of a word related to what you need, you can locate the appropriate category easily. The "Word Menu" is most useful for finding the correct word when describing a topic in detail and for gaining familiarity with the vocabulary of a particular subject. Because the words have been selected by subject, the "Word Menu" contains far more nouns than adjectives or verbs. I found that the book's organization took a bit of getting used to before I could locate words efficiently. But the "Word Menu" is a unique and helpful writer's tool that has a place alongside my dictionary and thesaurus.
Rating: 5
Summary: Indespensible
Comment: Has anyone heard of Eschatology? I hadn't until my writing instructor used that word in a letter he sent to me. Baffled, I looked it up in the Webster's Dictionary, but didn't find it. I checked with The Synonym Finder, but it wasn't listed there either. Finally, I turned to this book and found it in the table of contents. Eschatology is the study of afterlife.This book has been a godsend for me as a creative writer. There were times when I was writing a scene and couldn't think of a word to describe something or a term I couldn't remember. Most of the time, I found what I was looking for in these pages.Word Menu is broken down into four parts. Part One deals with NatureThe human body, living things, and the earth. Chapter One (The Human Body) is then divided into five subcategoriesAnatomy, Medical Problems, Health/Fitness/Enhancement, Hair and Grooming, Phsyical Appearance. Under these, you will find hundreds of definitions, terms, and cross-references.This dictionary covers everything from everyday items, customs, religions, etc. to the obscure and strange. For example, Eschatology. Word Menu is an indespensible tool for any type of writer, student, or anyone who wants to learn something.
Rating: 5
Summary: Poets and Songwriters MUST OWN THIS!
Comment: I bought this years ago just out of casual curiosity, even before I ever had a thought about writing lyrics or poetry, but now I find this an absolutely invaluable reference.
Writing a lyric that has a line about seeing a bird? "Hmmm...'a bluebird flew by my window...' Ugh! 'bluebird' is way too cliched... and I need an extra syllable to properly fit the melody... hmm... let's see what Glazier has to offer... birds... birds... aha - 'meadowlark'!" Ok, bad example, but you get what I mean...
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Title: The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms and Literary Quotations by David Grambs ISBN: 0393312658 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 August, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Flip Dictionary by Barbara Ann Kipfer ISBN: 1582971404 Publisher: Writer's Digest Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The Synonym Finder by J. I. Rodale, Nancy LaRoche, Laurence Urdang ISBN: 0446370290 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 1986 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Descriptionary (Facts on File Writer's Library) by Marc McCutcheon ISBN: 0816041067 Publisher: Checkmark Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Twenty-First Century Synonym and Antonym Finder (21st century reference series) by Barbara Ann Kipfer ISBN: 0440213231 Publisher: Laurel Editions Pub. Date: 01 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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