books by Charlton Laird

books by Charlton Laird

books:

Charlton Laird

Charlton Laird, Staff of Webster's New World Dictionary

Webster's New World, 1999

Speachless
A most complete resource for writers or closet linguists. I can hardly find the words to describe this book

Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus

Editors of Webster's New World Dictionaries, Charlton Laird

Webster's New World, 2002

What does this word mean---is there synonym for it?
If you do a lot of reading or any writing;you can't get far without a good Dictionary to start with;then you'll also need a good Thesaurus to follow through.But, which of the many to choose? I have several of each,but this one is different,and I will probably keep it ...

The Miracle of Language

Charlton Laird

A Premier book/ Fawcett Publications Inc, 1965

Enjoyable, valuable, & educational--worth 4.5 stars
This book is about the English language, it's nature, history & development (including urban legends of etymologies), & how it is taught. The author makes a good case that English, like Chinese, is a distributive language (word positioning determines meaning) vs. ...

Webster's New World Thesaurus
Charlton Laird

Warner Books, 1974

The "Last Word" on the Right word. For students,teachers, writers speakers and professional peoplr & puzzle fans.

Webster's New World Pocket Thesaurus

Charlton Laird

Webster's New World, 2000

THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD THESAURUS
As far as pure volume of words goes, this thesaurus is kind of weak. I have had many occasions when I was looking for a particular word and could not find it in this book. The book is, however, sturdy, convenient, and just full enough that I'd have to suggest it. If ...