http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/?utm_source=rss Books we love Copyright 2009, Thinkmap Inc. All Rights Reserved. en Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/images/common/logo_on_white.gif http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/?utm_source=rss Search for a word in the Visual Thesaurus word http://www.visualthesaurus.com Dog Eared http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1897?utm_source=rss Michael Adams, author of Slang: The People's Poetry (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195314638?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0195314638), has already favored us with a list of five great slang dictionaries (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1891/) to accompany our two-part (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dictionary/1890/) interview (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dictionary/1898/) with him. Now he presents five more must-reads in the field of slang studies, from scholars with a diverse set of perspectives. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1897 Dog Eared http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1891?utm_source=rss When we interviewed Michael Adams about his new book, Slang: The People's Poetry (part one here (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dictionary/1890/)), we asked him to recommend the best dictionaries of English slang available. If you're curious about the meanings and origins of slang terms, these are the go-to references. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1891 Dog Eared http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1821?utm_source=rss British author J.G. Ballard, a highly distinctive and often controversial writer, has passed away (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/19/jg-ballard-author-dies-aged-78). Here are some of his most memorable novels and short stories. Empire of the Sun (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743265238?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0743265238) Crash (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312420331?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0312420331) The Atrocity Exhibition (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0007116861?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0007116861) The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312278446?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0312278446) Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1821 Dog Eared http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1772?utm_source=rss The National Book Critics Circle (http://www.bookcritics.org/) has announced its awards for the best books of 2008. 2666 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374100144?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0374100144) (fiction) The Forever War (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307266397?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0307266397) (nonfiction) My Father's Paradise (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1565124901?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1565124901) (autobiography) The World Is What It Is (biography) Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1772 Dog Eared http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1761?utm_source=rss Horton Foote, an esteemed dramatist, screenwriter, and memoirist, has passed away at the age of 92. Here is some of his best collected work. Three Plays (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0810125366?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0810125366) Three Screenplays (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802131255?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0802131255) Beginnings: A Memoir (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743211162?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0743211162) Farewell (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/068486570X?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=068486570X) Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1761 Dog Eared http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1683?utm_source=rss The late John Updike was a virtuoso of both fiction and non-fiction forms. Here is a sampling of his best work. Rabbit Novels Vol. 1 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345464567?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0345464567) Rabbit Novels Vol. 2 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345464575?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0345464575) Due Considerations (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307266400?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0307266400) Hugging the Shore (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0880013982?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0880013982) Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1683 Dog Eared http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1654?utm_source=rss Feast your eyes on these books showcasing the beautiful tradition of manuscript illumination. Masterpieces of Illumination (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/382284750X?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=382284750X) Marvellous to Behold (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0712349464?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0712349464) A History of Illuminated Manuscript (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0714834521?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0714834521) Bibles and Bestiaries (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374306850?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0374306850) Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1654 Dog Eared http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1642?utm_source=rss We've come a long way from the days of Dickens and Clement C. Moore. Here are new classics in the Yuletide tradition. Holidays on Ice (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316035904?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316035904) The Stupidest Angel (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060590254?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0060590254) A Christmas Story (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0767916220?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0767916220) The Christmas Chronicles (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1585426695?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1585426695) Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1642 Dog Eared http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1625?utm_source=rss Marvin Terban gets kids laughing (and learning) about language with these illustrated books of funny idioms. Mad as a Wet Hen! (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618830030?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0618830030) Punching the Clock (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0899198651?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0899198651) In a Pickle (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618830014?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0618830014) Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1625 Dog Eared http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1612?utm_source=rss We asked David Wolman, author of Righting the Mother Tongue, to suggest a few books about English orthography and people who have dared to modify it. Here are his recommendations. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dogeared/1612