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Dictionary of Photography    by Students' Academy
Price: $3.99 USD. 6180 words. Language: English. Published by Raja Sharma  on August 8, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Words lists.

"No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer it has chosen." ~Minor White
Dictionary of English Irregular Verbs    by Raymond Long
Price: $0.99 USD. 15360 words. Language: English. Published on August 8, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Words lists.

An alphabetic list of verbs that goes far beyond the standard paradigm of three parts: "ride, rode, ridden". This book lists eleven parts, setting out differences in use and meaning between words like "shrunk, shrunken" and "passed, past". It lists irregular nouns like "liar" and distinguishes passive participles like "beaten" from those with active meanings like "fallen".
1000 Patrones Terms - Sewing Pattern Instructions Unofficial Guide    by Ginette Gonzalez
Price: $2.99 USD. 5800 words. Language: English. Published on June 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Words lists.

A compilation of 1,000 selected Spanish-English terms and phrases commonly found in sewing pattern instructions featured in Patrones and other Spanish magazines. Carefully and professionally translated, this is a must-have resource for home sewers around the world!
A Writer’s Quick Reference Guide to Words    by DeAnn Sicard
Price: $0.99 USD. 2530 words. Language: English. Published on May 26, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Words lists.

Revised and Updated, now with over 1200. This book is a great tool for the busy writer, student, professional or someone looking for a little more variation in their writing. It offers readymade lists of assemble words and phrases divided for quick and easy reference. Who couldn't use help with transitions in sentences, speeches, reports, letters or e-mails?
Words that Stir Thought: Recovering the Lost Vocabulary of a Mind Alive    by Gordon Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 8870 words. Language: English. Published on January 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Words lists.

This is volume three in the series of lost-word collections, which aim to recover useful words that have fallen into disuse. Many of the words are from the discipline of philosophy and the political language of the Progressive and New Deal eras. The book attempts to combat the mindlessness of the present era, which over 50 years has seen a 60 percent reduction in the average American's vocabulary.
Words that Amuse, Words that Swing    by Gordon Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 3010 words. Language: English. Published on January 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Words lists.

This is volume two in the series of lost-vocabulary collections, which aim to recover useful words that have fallen into disuse. The product of a painstaking search through the dictionary for lost words, this ebook contains 149 words that will bring a smile or a chuckle to the reader. Many of them are also useful for a writer in finding that pleasing cadence.
Words that Draw Blood: Recovering the Lost Vocabulary of Vicious Invective, Withering Contempt and Sardonic Dismissal    by Gordon Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 7580 words. Language: English. Published on January 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Words lists.

This is volume one in the series of lost-vocabulary collections, which aim to recover useful words that have fallen into disuse. The result of a painstaking search for those choice, but forgotten words that make a writer's heart sing, the book hopes to make the language of our public discourse more vivid, precise, sophisticated, and ultimately more civilized -- its title notwithstanding.
A Word for Everything! Quiz Book    by Jennifer Stewart
Price: $4.99 USD. 39260 words. Language: English. Published on December 15, 2010. Nonfiction » Reference » Words lists.

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What do you call that little bit on the end of your shoelaces? What's a polite name for those annoying, spoilt children you always get stuck next to on a plane? And what is a balthazar? I bet you're just a little bit curious, aren't you? Where can you find the answer to these and 1073 other questions about words? In this quiz book! Bonus chapters of X and Z words for Scrabble!