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Rogets 21st Century Thesaurus
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4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings
score: 497,
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Linda Goodman's Sun Signs
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4.13 avg rating — 4,261 ratings
score: 485,
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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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4.41 avg rating — 923 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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4.45 avg rating — 339 ratings
score: 399,
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4 people voted
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The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook
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Sherrilyn Kenyon (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 623 ratings
score: 294,
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3 people voted
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Collins Webster's Dictionary
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HarperCollins (Editor)
4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 197,
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2 people voted
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The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
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Robert Berkow (editor)
4.41 avg rating — 328 ratings
score: 197,
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2 people voted
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Dictionary of Slang
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4.33 avg rating — 88 ratings
score: 196,
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus
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score: 194,
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Careers for Your Characters: A Writer's Guide to 101 Professions from Architect to Zookeeper
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3.50 avg rating — 40 ratings
score: 192,
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
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4.28 avg rating — 1,382 ratings
score: 191,
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The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols
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4.34 avg rating — 767 ratings
score: 186,
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The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
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3.67 avg rating — 2,171 ratings
score: 182,
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Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English
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3.94 avg rating — 4,504 ratings
score: 100,
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Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture
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Cyril M. Harris (Editor)
4.16 avg rating — 75 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Reverse Dictionary
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3.94 avg rating — 101 ratings
score: 100,
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Random House Word Menu: New and Essential Companion to the Dictionary
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4.24 avg rating — 139 ratings
score: 100,
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The Oxford English Dictionary (20 Volume Set)
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John Andrew Simpson (Editor)
4.72 avg rating — 222 ratings
score: 100,
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Your Principles Your Brand: Eruptic Principles
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 100,
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The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells: The Ultimate Reference Book for the Magical Arts
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4.30 avg rating — 3,750 ratings
score: 99,
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Compact Oxford English Dictionary
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4.60 avg rating — 63 ratings
score: 99,
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
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4.33 avg rating — 2,829 ratings
score: 99,
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Dictionary of Architecture and Construction
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3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings
score: 99,
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An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern
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4.18 avg rating — 34 ratings
score: 99,
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Word Parts Dictionary: Standard and Reverse Listings of Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots and Combining Forms
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 98,
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Rand McNally World Atlas
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3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings
score: 97,
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The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory
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4.19 avg rating — 613 ratings
score: 96,
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History's Timeline: A 40,000 Year Chronology of Civilization
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3.79 avg rating — 80 ratings
score: 96,
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
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4.21 avg rating — 356 ratings
score: 95,
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Beyond Jennifer & Jason: An Enlightened Guide to Naming Your Baby
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3.63 avg rating — 52 ratings
score: 95,
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Ultimate Visual Dictionary
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4.28 avg rating — 374 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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A Dictionary of Euphemisms
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3.67 avg rating — 70 ratings
score: 90,
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Encyclopedia of Gods: Over 2,500 Deities of the World
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4.09 avg rating — 399 ratings
score: 88,
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The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends
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4.09 avg rating — 703 ratings
score: 87,
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Chinese Astrology
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2.60 avg rating — 136 ratings
score: 85,
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