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Norman Lewis (1) (1912–2006)

Autor(a) de The New Roget's Thesaurus in Dictionary Form

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Obras por Norman Lewis

Word Power Made Easy (1949) 915 exemplares
How to Read Better and Faster (1944) 225 exemplares
Instant Word Power (1981) 65 exemplares
Better English (1978) 53 exemplares
Thirty Days to Better English (1964) 51 exemplares
The Comprehensive Word Guide (1958) 31 exemplares
Correct Spelling Made Easy (1963) 28 exemplares
20 Days to Better Spelling (1953) 17 exemplares
ROGET'S THESAURUS 14 exemplares
New Guide to Word Power (1969) 10 exemplares

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Worthy book to improve the vocabulary
 
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BookReviewsCafe | 3 outras críticas | Apr 27, 2023 |
This has been my companion through long hours of writing growing up, and often substituted for a dictionary during long hours of reading. My mom trusted it in her high school and college years. It's a trusted book and has handled years of use well. Even now that it's convenient to use computers for everything reference oriented, I still occasionally keep away from screens and fall back on my old text companions like this book.
 
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leah_markum | Oct 28, 2022 |
I must say this was, to me, an extremely useful book. Much more than anticipated. I thought I was a quick reader before, but thanks to the excercises in this book, I managed to increase my speed by another 20% on average.
Yes, it is lengthy, but it really takes you step by step, giving good guidance and excercises. And even though it was originally written in 1944 (I read the 1958 completly revised 3rd edition), it is far from antiquated. In fact, apart from the obviously dated selection of articles for the reading excercises, the whole was fairly modern.

e.g. p 348 At the beginning of the section about reading critically, the author states that every writer wants to convince the reader of his philosophy, attitude, POV. Even in fiction, a writer is a "special pleader." He continues:
"And, of course, it is almost impossible to pick up a magazine or newspaper today without being bombarded by special pleading. As you turn the pages, almost every writer is saying to you, directly or by implication, "This si what I think; or, This is how I feel; or, This is how I interpret a situation; or, These are the conclusions I draw from the (selected) facts; This is how I solve a problem; or, This is how to do the job; or, This is how I react to what has happened; or, This is how you should react; or, this is the furniture, clothing, perfume, cereal, book, soap, cigarette, automobile, or liquor you should buy, the transportation you should use, the play or motion picture you should see, the vacation you should take, or the charity you should contribute to"; and so on and on, in endless, infinite variety."
And this was written way before the social media age.
Yes, the author uses lengthy sentences at times (and here it serves its purpose), but it is worth the effort.

I also appreciated the author´s thoughts about why to read (both for furthering education, as well as entertainment), and in the chapter about skipping and skimming (which in my opinion is sacrilige), he made an appealing case, and argued that these techniques should be used sparsely, if at all.

So, all in all, yes, these almost 400 pages take a while to get through (ironically), it is worth the effort, in my opinion.
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HeyMimi | 1 outra crítica | Dec 28, 2020 |
English is not my first language, and I was always a bit stumped by the subtle difference between similar words. Learning there is such a thing as a thesaurus (as opposed to a dictionary) came later in my English comprehension years, and I was thrilled to bits with this. My Roget’s is a well-worn copy that have provided me numerous word options which I then cross-referenced back to a dictionary seeking the subtle meanings and hence the perfect word to express my thoughts. I have a Webster also but always found the Roget’s to provide just what I need. This is the version that I’d recommend for a thesaurus.… (mais)
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Obras
34
Membros
3,130
Popularidade
#8,160
Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
16
ISBN
352
Línguas
11
Marcado como favorito
3

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