Rogets Thesaurus Library

by Peter Mark Roget, John L. Roget, Samuel R. Roget

Book Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517209853
• ISBN13: 9780517209851
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
• Length: 705 Pages
• Weight: 2.18 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Greatest thesaurus available!

I don't know where I got it or when, but whenever I need a thesaurus, "Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases" is the one I turn to. I have their "New Thesaurus", which is in Dictionary Form, and it hardly compares. This thesaurus is so well organized and has such a breadth of words and phrases that I feel lost with any other type of thesaurus. I strongly recommend it!

A must-have for both native and non-native speakers.

Regardless of what you're writing, you will write it better with the aid of this Thesaurus. If you are a non-native speaker of English like me, and you want to expand your vocabulary, buy this book... or alternatively some other Roget's Thesaurus. One of the best things in this book is the fact that you will find what you're looking for very fast.

The original and still the best

Roget was born in England of French parentage and made the development of an English Language Thesaurus his life's work. He gained little recognition in his own lifetime but the results of his endeavours have been diligently embellished and supplemented by generations of academics so that now, when we need another word for the one in our mind, when we are seeking a word but it won't come to mind, when we want to put together that "catch phrase" that will bring our customers running to our door, we reach instinctively for Roget's Thesaurus. They're even a standard part of the kit for most Word Processing programs.Organized both by subject matter and alphabetically, my Thesaurus is a pleasure to dive into. If I have one problem with it, it's that, having found the word I want, I keep reaing for the pure joy of the language. It's my firm belief that Roget has help keep the English language a rich, multi-cultural language that is understood worldwide.

Best thesaurus I've ever seen

Best thesaurus I've ever seen, now out of print (and my copy has walked off)

Best Marketing Lingo tool available

I found this book to be the perfect tool for putting together that "catch phrase" that will bring customers running to your door. Organized by subject matter instead of alphabet, this book helps you find just what you wanted to say!