Superior Person's Book of Words
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| Author | Peter Bowler |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Published | 1979, David R. Godine, Publisher |
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| Pages | 118 pages |
| ISBN | 0-87923-556-X |
| Followed by | What a Way to Go! |
The Superior Person's Book of Words is a non-fiction book by Australian lexicographer Peter Bowler.[1][2][3] It was first published in Australia as The Superior Person's Little Book of Words in 1979[4] and subsequently re-published under its current title.[5] The work collects several bizarre, obsolete and supposedly very useful words from the English language. Bowler followed the book up with five companion books, including the 2009 work The Completely Superior Person's Book of Words which included his original book and two others.[6] Godine has reported that the work is one of their bestselling titles and sells between "25,000 to 30,000" copies a year.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ G. W. H. (July 6, 1985). "Of Many Things". America. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ Howse, Christopher (December 15, 2001). "The Superior Person's Book of Words. (Books: antics and semantics)". No. 287. The Spectator (account required). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ Runkle, John Ander (2000). Searching for Sacred Space. Church Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 9780898693713. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ Bowler, Peter (1982). The superior person's little book of words (New Revised ed.). North Ryde: Methuen Australia. ISBN 0 454 00382 X – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Bowler, Peter (1985). The superior person's book of words. Illustrations by Dennis Corrigan. Boston: David R. Godine. ISBN 087923-556-X – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Bowler, Peter (2009). The completely superior person's book of words. Illustrations: Roderick Mills. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-4088-0635-7 – via Internet Archive. Originally published as 3 separate volumes: The Superior Person's Book of Words, The Superior Person's Second Book of Words and The Superior Person's Third Book of Words
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Rosen, Judith. "Godine Readying Black Sparrow Imprint". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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