Superior Person's Book of Words explained

Superior Person's Book of Words
Author:Peter Bowler
Language:English
Genre:Non-fiction
Published:1979, David R. Godine, Publisher
Media Type:Print
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]

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  1. Web site: Of Many Things . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811000219/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/35573575/many-things . dead . 2014-08-11 . . G. W. H. . July 6, 1985 . 153 . 1 . August 3, 2014.
  2. News: Howse. Christopher. The Superior Person's Book of Words. (Books: antics and semantics). 30 July 2014. 287. The Spectator (account required). December 15, 2001.
  3. Book: Runkle. John Ander. Searching for Sacred Space. 2000. Church Publishing. 9780898693713. 9. 30 July 2014.
  4. Book: Bowler, Peter . The superior person's little book of words . Methuen Australia . 1982 . 0 454 00382 X . New Revised . North Ryde . Peter Bowler (lexicographer) . Internet Archive.
  5. Book: Bowler, Peter . The superior person's book of words . . . 1985 . 087923-556-X . Boston . Peter Bowler (lexicographer) . Internet Archive.
  6. Book: Bowler, Peter . The completely superior person's book of words . . Illustrations: Roderick Mills . 2009 . 978-1-4088-0635-7 . London . . 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 . Peter Bowler (lexicographer) . Internet Archive.
  7. Web site: Rosen. Judith. Godine Readying Black Sparrow Imprint. Publishers Weekly. 30 July 2014.

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