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More than just a list of synonyms, this handy reference explains important differences among related words and offers thousands of example sentences to show meaning in context. No other pocket thesaurus gives you as much help in choosing the exact word for every purpose.

Newly updated for 2018, Webster's New World(R) College Dictionary is the most comprehensive, up-to-date college dictionary available.

Webster's New World(R) College Dictionary, Fifth Edition, presents the very best a college dictionary can offer, with all the user-friendly qualities that have distinguished the Webster's New World(R) name for decades. With hundreds of revisions and additions, this 2018 edition is perfect for at school, the office, or home. The dictionary features a clear and accessible defining style, authoritative guidance on usage and style points, includes extensive coverage of 12,000 Americanisms, and much more.

It is a favorite of newsrooms and copyeditors nationwide, and it is the official dictionary of The Associated Press Stylebook and The New York Times. Webster's New World(R) College Dictionary is collaborating with The Associated Press Stylebook Online to offer a combined service. Please see www.apstylebook.com for details.

The trusted reference--now with on-the-go access

Whether you're in school or out in the work world, communicating clearly and correctly is key to your success. With easy-to-understand explanations of grammar rules and plenty of real-world examples and tips, this authoritative reference is just what you need to speak and write with confidence and ease.

Now more accessible than ever, this edition has been updated to include:

A new chapter on punctuation, including common punctuation mistakes

Expanded coverage of commonly misspelled words and variances in spelling

More intuitive organization, making it easier to navigate

Visual elements that enhance your understanding of specific grammar problems

Free online access to portions of the book for an on-the-go reference to commonly misspelled words; common punctuation errors; variances in spelling among the U.S., the U.K., and Canada; and frequently misused words and expressions

Lucid, comprehensive, and easy-to-use, this is your go-to guide to get ahead.

This large print book carries the seal of approval of N.A.V.H. No more struggling with the fine print, thanks to Webster's New World Portable Large Print Dictionary, which has all the outstanding features of other Webster's New World dictionaries, including clear, precise definitions. Based on the acclaimed Webster's New World Dictionary, Fourth College Edition, this offers

* Over 35,000 entries
* Precise definitions
* Syllable breaks, accents, and pronunciation for difficult words
* Clear, highly readable type

With its authoritative, current, and accessible information in a compact, easy-to-use format, Webster's New World Portable Large Print Dictionary can be used anywhere: in the office, in the classroom, at home, and all the places in between.

The Sunday crossword puzzles just got a bit easier.

Stumped by a seven-letter synonym for mingle that begins with c? Or how about an eight-letter type of flower that ends in th? Even the best crossword puzzlers are sometimes at a loss for words. Now you can clue yourself in simply by opening the right book: the Webster's New World(R) Crossword Puzzle Dictionary. It's packed with 300,000 clue and answer words, lists of subcategories, and helpful tables such as Shakespeare's plays and characters, books of the Bible, international currencies, and more. With lists arranged alphabetically and entries broken down by letter count, finding the right answer is straightforward and quick. This reference will help you solve the most common--and arcane--puzzles around.

Here is a compact, practical and conveniently arranged manual to meet the requirements of every person engaged in community or public activities. It will also prove invaluable to clubs, lodges, unions, associations, PTA's, schools, churches, and similar organizations.

What to Say and How To Say It For All Occasions stands out as the only comprehensive and modern book devoted to guiding the participant in community or public activities in drafting resolutions, composing inscriptions, writing a testimonial, running a testimonial dinner, preparing a eulogy, or the like. Books on public speaking have for their function the teaching of the principles of speaking. This book not only explains how to speak, but what to say for the most frequently occurring occasions. It supplies a valuable, working tool which those in public activities need.

The forms and models which are presented as illustrations throughout the book, stripped of excess verbiage, are ones which have been tested through use. They cover a broad field of activities, and are made complete by the insertion of names and organizations. Enough models are presented to enable the speaker or writer to make several choices, and care has been taken to help the reader to alter or modify them to suit his personality or the needs of the particular situation. A thorough index enables the reader to quickly find what he needs.

Did you really think that...
Elephants are afraid of mice?
Napoleon was short?
The croissant originated in France?
It's bad enough that the world is full of half-truths, misassumptions, and little white lies. It's even worse when most people believe them and pass them on. "The Whole Truth" sets the record straight by debunking hundreds of common misconceptions in categories such as animals, history, origins, people, places, and science & health.

Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field Guides--their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. Grouped by color and by plant characteristics, 1,293 species in 84 families are described and illustrated. Included here are all the flowers you're most likely to encounter in the eastern and north-central U.S., westward to the Dakotas and southward to North Carolina and Arkansas, as well as the adjacent parts of Canada.

Lovers of the language, unite! You have nothing to lose but your niggling worries if you're haunted by whiches, all tensed up, or baffled by whose and who's. "Woe Is I" is a survival guide for people who want a clear, simple, elegant introduction to good usage. Charming, amusing, sensible, modern, this book is a gift of clarity and good humor. Most of us don't know a gerund from a gerbil and don't care, but we like to speak and write as though we did. Grammar is mysterious to each of us in a different way. Some very smart people mess up pronouns, and there are brilliant souls who can't spell. Many people can't tell the difference between it's and its. Others go out of their way to avoid using quotation marks. Whatever your particular boo-boo, "Woe Is I" can help you fix it without hitting you over the head with a lot of technical jargon. No heavy lifting, no assembly required.

This book provides practical advice to students who are learning to write according to the conventions in biology. Using the standards of journal publication as a model, the author provides, in a user-friendly format, specific instructions on: using biology databases to locate references; developing sound reading strategies; paraphrasing for improved comprehension; writing for a particular audience with the appropriate tone; preparing lab reports or scientific papers, posters, and oral presentations with accepted format and content; self-evaluating drafts; using peer and instructor feedback for professional development; and preparing oral presentations in PowerPoint.

This accessible and invaluable workbook-style reference guide written by Lenore T. Szuchman will help students smoothly make the transition from writing for composition classes to writing for psychology classes.

Authored by an esteemed columnist and former editor for the New York Times Syndicate, this book teaches readers how to write and sell any type of column for newspapers, magazines, and the Internet.