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Tom Heehler

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Tom Heehler is an American writer and lexicographer, best known for his critically acclaimed reference work and style guide, The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases (Sourcebooks, 2011 -- now in its fifth printing). The Chicago Tribune calls his book "A celebration of the spoken word." "Take your writing to new heights," raves the Gotham Writers Workshop.

In addition to American newspaper and radio venues, Mr. Heehler's writings have attracted favorable notice internationally. He's been quoted by The Economic Times of London, The 43rd Saint Gallen Symposium in Switzerland, The Times of India, QFinance, and the TEDx Spanish Twitter feed, to name a few.

Heehler -- a distant relative of Funk & Wagnalls co-founder Isaac K. Funk -- has coined such literary terms as verb displacement, intuitive description, and rhetorical tension, all of which are subjects of essays featured in his book's 50-page style guide, "Rhetorical Form and Design." He's also -- uncoincidentally -- an avid collector of English-translated works by 17th century German philosopher, Gottfried Leibniz -- the creative genius from which his next book, The Periodic Table of Divine Madness: Organized Creativity and the World's First Idea Machine, takes its inspiration.

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Customers find the book easy to read and fun to read. They also say it's very good at conceptualizing a great many words and phrases. Readers also mention that the content selection is handy and conceptualizing many words is very handy.

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Customers find the book very good at conceptualizing a great many words and phrases. They also say it's informative, helpful when writing papers for school, and an excellent quick reference book. Customers also mention that it'll be very handy to have on their desk.

"...It gives bland or repetitive stories color, sophistication and fluidity drawing the listener closer with simplicity" Read more

"I love that it’s so many words! I thrive on this. I haven’t read anything yet, but I know I will enjoy it because of that reason...." Read more

"...at all to look up a particular word, it's still very good at conceptualizing a great many words and phrases that you may want to better describe in..." Read more

"It actually helps me to cut down the sentences, loose some words, and still make sense...." Read more

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Customers find the book easy to read and follow. They also say the insides are set into two easy to follow columns and the index is in very fine print. Customers also mention that the book is the material for writing a best seller and helpful when writing papers for school.

"...The references and layout make it super simple too.”..." Read more

"...And the Index is in fine print!! Each lookup word has a list of Nouns, then Verbs, then Adverbs... after it. No pronunciation guidance...." Read more

"Very helpful with the writing I have to do for work." Read more

"I really like this book. It's easy to follow and understand...." Read more

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"It is a joy to read and I'm learning so much on the spoken word. Words are everything! I highly recommend this book." Read more

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"It's fun to go through the book. You may not use it all but it definitely has some great substitutes for you to try out!" Read more

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I love that it’s so many words! I thrive on this. I haven’t read anything yet, but I know I will enjoy it because of that reason. I struggle as a writer with certain words and after scanning through the book, I feel like it’ll do its job! I recommend!
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Charleen Wray
5.0 out of 5 stars For layman and scholars this is a cheatsheet of our spoken language!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2024
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Thee perfect (just because) gift to my grown daughter. She has taken a shine to public speaking. Having completed her b.a. then masters all while joining the staff a her Alma mater this kid never stops learning!! Like a sponge, has always sought growth. After Alyssa had a few days to flip through it, I asked her if it was going to be a good tool for her? My fingers crossed hoping she’d actually use it, she nodded saying, “ Mom it’s perfect! I will definitely be using this to draft my next speech. The references and layout make it super simple too.” It gives bland or repetitive stories color, sophistication and fluidity drawing the listener closer with simplicity
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BeauRose
5.0 out of 5 stars Writer’s dream
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2024
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I love that it’s so many words! I thrive on this. I haven’t read anything yet, but I know I will enjoy it because of that reason. I struggle as a writer with certain words and after scanning through the book, I feel like it’ll do its job! I recommend!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Writer’s dream
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2024
I love that it’s so many words! I thrive on this. I haven’t read anything yet, but I know I will enjoy it because of that reason. I struggle as a writer with certain words and after scanning through the book, I feel like it’ll do its job! I recommend!
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Jeff N
5.0 out of 5 stars THESAURUS COMPARISON GUIDE
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2013
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I just purchased six different Thesauri. They were all top rated on Amazon, and sounded so good I couldn't resist trying them all. I hope you find this Comparison Guide helpful.....

THE SYNONYM FINDER BY RODALE - 5 Stars
1,361 pages of Words in alphabetical order (no Index needed), and each word has a long list of Synonyms - many more than Microsoft Word 2004 gives. Each lookup word is identified as adverb, noun, verb... No pronunciation guidance.

Soft brownish pages at about 86% brightness. 1,361 pages. 6" x 9"

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BARTLETT'S ROGET'S THESAURUS - 3 Stars
This book is written in a Concept Flow. It is almost impossible to find any lookup word without the Index, so 663 pages of this book are Index! And the Index is in very fine print!! Each lookup word has a list of Nouns, then Verbs, then Adverbs... after it. No pronunciation guidance.

Smooth white thin pages at about 96% brightness with good sharp text. 1414 pages. 7.25" x 9.5"

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ROGET'S INTERNATIONAL THESAURUS - 3 Stars
This book is written in a Concept Flow. It is almost impossible to find any lookup word without the Index, so 469 pages of this book are Index! And the Index is in fine print!! Each lookup word has a list of Nouns, then Verbs, then Adverbs... after it. No pronunciation guidance.

Soft yellow-brown pages at about 86% brightness. 1282 pages. 7.4" x 9.5"

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THE WELL-SPOKEN THESAURUS:
THE MOST POWERFUL WAYS TO SAY EVERYDAY WORDS AND PHRASES - 5 Stars
This book gives you better sounding, more descriptive words and phrases to say or write instead of the words that are ordinarily used in every day language. There are from one to about twenty alternatives under each lookup word.

Soft pages at about 94% brightness. 391 pages. 6" x 9"

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THE DESCRIBER'S DICTIONARY:
A TREASURY OF TERMS AND LITERARY QUOTATIONS - 4 Stars
Even though this book is organized entirely by subject, and there's no Index at all to look up a particular word, it's still very good at conceptualizing a great many words and phrases that you may want to better describe in that article or book you are working on. On the left pages there are paragraphs by famous authors to further illustrate how to better write the concepts for your project.

Rough brownish pages at about 84% brightness. 414 pages. 5.5" x 8.25"

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THE EMOTION THESAURUS:
A WRITER'S GUIDE TO CHARACTER EXPRESSION - 5 Stars
Each Emotion gets two pages, and begins anew on the top of the left page (I do love a book that is formatted in this way). After the Title Emotion we get a Definition, and then very good descriptions of the following: Physical Signals, Internal Sensations, Mental Responses, Cues of Acute or Longterm..., May Escalate To, Cues of Supressed...

Smooth bright white paper at about 99% brightness. 164 pages. 7"x 10"
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S. Dolby
4.0 out of 5 stars Water damage on the bottom of the back cover and first 10 page corners in the back
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2024
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The book is fine except it is not new. There is light water damage on the bottom of the back cover and corners of the back 10 pages.
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DE Bowers
5.0 out of 5 stars I love a thesaurs
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
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Now that i have gotten older, i need a push now and again to pick the right word or words, this thesaurs gives regular phrases and words you can use and those you would expect from certain people.
Words are a good suze too, it is not large print, but it is not one i need a magnifying glass to read.
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Khadijah
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2024
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This is a great book and I use it for school when I want to use a different word. If you are looking to expand your vocab would highly recommend.
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dreamin california
3.0 out of 5 stars Innovative but incomplete
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2024
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The first part should be removed; it is hyperbole and hypothetical. The second portion is innovative, as it gives you suggestions for common phrases, which is great. However, the word selection is very limited. Even words like ethical are not included. Also, the antonyms may be a little more powerful than the original word; it does not explore the erudite alternatives. It is a good supplemental book.
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Robin E. Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars Great. Helpful for writing
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024
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A must for improving writing
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martina lebrun
5.0 out of 5 stars used and in great condition, must have for writers
Reviewed in Canada on May 1, 2024
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great
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Sujit Das
5.0 out of 5 stars it's a treasure
Reviewed in India on November 15, 2023
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a great deal of help for students of English language.
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Batista
5.0 out of 5 stars Vocabulary
Reviewed in Brazil on June 30, 2019
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Excellent book. It is a must.
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Sue Pullen
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic resource for writers
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2020
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An interesting book to dip into, and a great book if you're stuck and just looking for a little inspiration for a phrase.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Should be in schools
Reviewed in Australia on February 2, 2024
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What a premise. Well executed. Masterful short chapters at the beginning. The author has leveled-up his vocabulary and has organized his 'findings' for the benefit of us all. Interesting and useful, I can't wait to apply his strategies to improve some of my own writing. The suggestions really are fantastic throughout.
PS most of the book is a thesaurus-like reference manual that can aid you on your quest for class. The best of this kind of book. Should be more popular. A find.
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