The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases (A Vocabulary Builder for Adults to Improve Your Writing and Speaking Communication Skills) Paperback – February 1, 2011

Got this for my bestie’s birthday. She loves it and has been so helpful as she pens her first novel. Great addition to a writer’s library.

This book was able to ameliorate my lexicon

I just purchased six different Thesauri. They were all top rated on Amazon, and sounded so good I couldn't resist trying them all. I hope you find this Comparison Guide helpful.....THE SYNONYM FINDER BY RODALE - 5 Stars1,361 pages of Words in alphabetical order (no Index needed), and each word has a long list of Synonyms - many more than Microsoft Word 2004 gives. Each lookup word is identified as adverb, noun, verb... No pronunciation guidance.Soft brownish pages at about 86% brightness. 1,361 pages. 6" x 9"* * * * * * *BARTLETT'S ROGET'S THESAURUS - 3 StarsThis book is written in a Concept Flow. It is almost impossible to find any lookup word without the Index, so 663 pages of this book are Index! And the Index is in very fine print!! Each lookup word has a list of Nouns, then Verbs, then Adverbs... after it. No pronunciation guidance.Smooth white thin pages at about 96% brightness with good sharp text. 1414 pages. 7.25" x 9.5"* * * * * * *ROGET'S INTERNATIONAL THESAURUS - 3 StarsThis book is written in a Concept Flow. It is almost impossible to find any lookup word without the Index, so 469 pages of this book are Index! And the Index is in fine print!! Each lookup word has a list of Nouns, then Verbs, then Adverbs... after it. No pronunciation guidance.Soft yellow-brown pages at about 86% brightness. 1282 pages. 7.4" x 9.5"* * * * * * *THE WELL-SPOKEN THESAURUS:THE MOST POWERFUL WAYS TO SAY EVERYDAY WORDS AND PHRASES - 5 StarsThis book gives you better sounding, more descriptive words and phrases to say or write instead of the words that are ordinarily used in every day language. There are from one to about twenty alternatives under each lookup word.Soft pages at about 94% brightness. 391 pages. 6" x 9"* * * * * * *THE DESCRIBER'S DICTIONARY:A TREASURY OF TERMS AND LITERARY QUOTATIONS - 4 StarsEven though this book is organized entirely by subject, and there's no Index at all to look up a particular word, it's still very good at conceptualizing a great many words and phrases that you may want to better describe in that article or book you are working on. On the left pages there are paragraphs by famous authors to further illustrate how to better write the concepts for your project.Rough brownish pages at about 84% brightness. 414 pages. 5.5" x 8.25"* * * * * * *THE EMOTION THESAURUS:A WRITER'S GUIDE TO CHARACTER EXPRESSION - 5 StarsEach Emotion gets two pages, and begins anew on the top of the left page (I do love a book that is formatted in this way). After the Title Emotion we get a Definition, and then very good descriptions of the following: Physical Signals, Internal Sensations, Mental Responses, Cues of Acute or Longterm..., May Escalate To, Cues of Supressed...Smooth bright white paper at about 99% brightness. 164 pages. 7"x 10"

Very detailed. I wish they could make expample sentences

Great read.

I honestly love this book, it is very informational, easy to read, and can be implemented in all aspects of life. 5 STARS!

This book is incredibly useful if you are interested in expanding your vocabulary. THE only thing I found to be a bit obnoxious was the authors endless gushing over Obama at the beginning of the book. If you were one of the many caught up in the “Hope and Change” movement I encourage you to go back and listen to his speeches. I’m certain you will find that he really wasn’t a charming or gifted speaker and definitely shouldn’t be included on a list with Hemingway, MLK jr, Atwood, or White.Update: the author quotes Glenn Becks Common Sense then attempts to explain why it is bad. He totally goes off the rails by projecting his own thoughts and emotion onto what would otherwise be an incredibly benign quote from Beck. The Obama worship makes total sense now.

A fantastic addition to my collection of writing resources!!!