Comments on: Book of miracles – I’m not kidding

By: jEN

jEN — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:31:04 +0000

Just to add where I found your copy (new and in perfect condition): The Book Depository. Under ¬£10 including shipping. A note to anyone buying: You will not find an edition beyond 1986; that was the last publication year.

By: neil

neil — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:22:06 +0000

Take a look through it courtesy of Google (Thanks to Steve Lacey):
http://books.google.com/books?id=kjWZMyVa6jgC&printsec=frontcover

By: jEN

jEN — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:21:19 +0000

I think the Amazon reviews speak for themselves. 11 reviews, 11 Five star ratings.

I knew there was a reason I was so attached to this book. (So very attached that I stole it in hardback format – Permabound – from my high school English classroom back in the late 80′s! They had several more… )

I would not be without this book. Kicks Roget’s in the nuts.

By: neil

neil — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:58:34 +0000

I don’t have a traditional Thesaurus to hand so cannot directly compare, but I remember always getting lost in cross references, indexes, and spending more time looking than solving. This book is far less complex yet spews forth far more successful hits – a total writing productivity booster.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:40:04 +0000

I’m sure it is great. But how is it different to an ordinary common or garden thesaurus?