Neither a dictionary nor simply a collection of similar words, Roget had sorted and classified “all human knowledge,” Emblen notes emphatically. Although prior books of synonyms existed ...

A big part of today’s piece deals with adjectives and my constant referrals to my Thesaurus (I still have a paperback Roget’s in my set of books), so, I’m unpacking many adjectives, synonymous with ...

She is best known as a writer, for her numerous books of poetry and her six poignant ... It’s just a bed, a table and a chair, Roget’s Thesaurus, a dictionary, a bottle of sherry, a yellow ...

In the letters to her mother that dominate the book, Plath stresses her studious ... ‘I love you more than the alphabet and Roget’s thesaurus combined.’ Plath retold the events of her life to many ...

In the Welsh village of Hay-on-Wye, where sheep outnumber people and books spill onto the streets, a quiet revolution began. Antiquarian and academic Richard Booth inadvertently launched a global ...

PDP, PC lash out at NC over ex-RAW chief’s claims on Art 370, NC dubs revelations in the book as ‘figment of author’s imagination’ Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief AS Dulat ...

“A good book gives you a map to yourself,” said Dr. Maté, now a trauma researcher and author of “The Myth of Normal.” While reading Dr. Miller’s book, his experiences started to make sense.

Jo Harkin’s new book is based on the odyssey of a young boy who became a claimant to the British throne. In his biography “Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life,” Dan Nadel tries to tell the story of ...

The Bank of Italy has started a special administration procedure for Oaktree Capital Management LP’s Banca Progetto SpA and appointed independent managers to run its operations. Regulators ...

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Twice a week, Nilda Rivadeneira hops on her bicycle and pedals to work. She tells CNN she wishes it were a women’s bike instead of a men’s one, but she rides it now that her son, who no longer ...