| Better Than Great Lib/E: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives Contributor(s): Plotnik, Arthur (Author), Waterhouse, Richard (Read by) |
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ISBN: 079278801X ISBN-13: 9780792788010 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $53.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary - Reference | Word Lists - Reference | Thesauri |
| Dewey: 423.1 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A veritable 'TKO of terminology, ' Better Than Great is the essential guide for describing the extraordinary -the must-have reference for anyone wishing to rise above tired superlatives. Deft praise encourages others to feel as we do, share our enthusiasms. It rewards deserving objects of admiration. It persuades people to take certain actions. It sells things. Sadly, in this 'age of awesome, ' our words and phrases of acclaim are exhausted, all but impotent. Even so, we find ourselves defaulting to such habitual choices as 'good, ' 'great, ' and 'terrific, ' or stock synonyms that tumble out of a thesaurus-'superb, ' 'marvelous, ' 'outstanding, ' and the like. The piling on of intensifiers such as 'totally' only makes matters worse, while negative modifiers ('incredible, ' 'unreal') render our common parlance nearly tragic. Until now. Not to mince words, wunderkind of word-wonks Arthur Plotnik is proffering a well-knit wellspring of worthy and wondrous words to rescue our worn-down usage. Plotnik is both hella and hecka up to the task of rescuing the English superlative, offering readers the chance never to be at a loss for words of praise and acc |
Contributor Bio(s): Waterhouse, Richard: - Richard Waterhouse is an actor, teacher, director, and producer who is featured in the Hallmark Christmas classic Moonlight and Mistletoe and the independent feature Karl Rove, I Love You. He lives with his partner in Newbury, Vermont. |