The Thinker’s Thesaurus – Certainly!
The Thinker’s Thesaurus: Sophisticated Synonyms for Basic Words by Peter Meltzer goes beyond the realm of what we think a “thesaurus” should be by giving us a level of useful words beyond what we’ve become accustomed to in a regular thesaurus. The thesaurus most of us are accused of suggesting words that can be boring and repetitive. Meltzer provides us with words from recent media, books, and hundreds of newspapers and magazines to whet our appetite for more useful and dynamic words.
This unique thesaurus is not only informative, but also entertaining, especially for those of us who are “word junkies” and love to look up words for the sheer joy of it. If you’re a writer, you’ll use The Thinker’s Thesaurus to take yourself to a new and higher level of writing by using these amazing words in your poetry or prose.
The Thinker’s Thesaurus takes us to modern times, far from the days of Peter Mark Roget in 1852. Roget decided to write a thesaurus himself, since he couldn’t find one already published. Roget grouped words by related ideas and, as a result, earned a place in history as a lexicographical expert.
Others have written their own versions of a thesaurus, but most of the words in them are just as common and outdated as the original words, and so when writers get stuck and need help with that word to complete a thought or sentence, they’re out of luck. Now, with Meltzer’s “Thinker’s Thesaurus,” writers or word junkies can find brilliant words that can make all others almost obsolete.
Peter Meltzer’s book, The Thinker’s Thesaurus, is unique in three interesting ways:
1. This thesaurus provides sophisticated synonyms for the sophisticated writer, the word junkie, or those who just want to sprinkle some sparkle into their writing.
2. The Thinker’s Thesaurus contains examples (not invented, but part of current writing) of almost all of the synonyms presented in the book.
3. You will find words that you are probably not familiar with, but that will intrigue you in an entertaining way. Meltzer thought of inserting a “clarification” feature into the word explanations so that he too has the benefit of choosing the most “target-focused” word instead of using a word that simply comes close to what he wants.
If you’re a little skeptical that words can be sophisticated and entertaining, check out Peter Meltzer’s new book, The Thinker’s Thesaurus: Sophisticated Synonyms for Basic Words. Meltzer’s Thesaurus was the American Booksellers Association’s Book Sense Pick of the Month and won the award ten times.