The Cryptolex List (30 books)

The Cryptolex List

A list of fantasy, whimsical, or new idea dictionaries.

1	The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 4,421 ratings score: 696, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols by Jean Chevalier 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 164 ratings score: 590, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	A Visual Dictionary of Architecture by Francis D.K. Ching 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 310 ratings score: 395, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 2,264 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	10,000 Dreams Interpreted: A Dictionary of Dreams by Gustavus Hindman Miller 3.18 of 5 stars 3.18 avg rating — 252 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Blake Dictionary: The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake by S. Foster Damon 4.48 of 5 stars 4.48 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 277, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions by Robert Todd Carroll 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 178 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined by Aaron Peckham 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 270, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Chambers Dictionary of Etymology by Robert K. Barnhart 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 268, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words: Gathered from Numerous and Diverse Authoritative Sources by Josefa Heifetz Byrne 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 877 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit: An A to Z Lexicon of Empty, Enraging, and Just Plain Stupid Office Talk by Lois Beckwith 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The New Devils Dictionary: Creepy Cliches and Sinister Synonyms by J.N. Williamson 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 194, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Dictionary of Accepted Ideas by Gustave Flaubert 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 278 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Rock Snob's Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Rockological Knowledge by David Kamp 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 257 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Excerpts From A Family Medical Dictionary by Rebecca Brown 4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Film Snob*s Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Filmological Knowledge by David Kamp 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory by David Macey 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate by Eugene Ehrlich 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 91 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Imaginationally: Michael's Lovable Fun of Dictionaries by Michael Bernard Loggins 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Food Snob's Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Gastronomical Knowledge by David Kamp 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Virtue and Vice: A Dictionary of the Good Life by C.S. Lewis 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Cryptopedia: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange, and Downright Bizarre by Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) 4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Age of Wire and String by Ben Marcus (Goodreads Author) 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 790 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavić 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 1,989 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Open House for Butterflies by Ruth Krauss 4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 92 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Tunneling to the Center of the Earth: Stories by Kevin Wilson 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 858 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon by Karen Elizabeth Gordon 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A Whaler's Dictionary by Dan Beachy-Quick 4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Shallow Water Dictionary by John R. Stilgoe 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars