Better than great: a plenitudinous compendium of wallopingly fresh superlatives
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Berkeley, Calif. : Viva Editions, c2011., Berkeley, Calif. : Viva Editions, [2011].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xxxv, 244 pages ; 18 cm
Status:
Boulder Main Adult NonFiction
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Deft praise encourages others to feel as we do, share our enthusiasms. In this "age of awesome," our words and phrases of acclaim are exhausted, all but impotent. Arthur Plotnik is proffering a well knit wellspring of worthy and wondrous words to rescue our worn-down usage. --from publisher description
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English
ISBN:
9781573446600 (pbk.), 1573446602 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-233) and index.
Description
Deft praise encourages others to feel as we do, share our enthusiasms. In this "age of awesome," our words and phrases of acclaim are exhausted, all but impotent. Arthur Plotnik is proffering a well knit wellspring of worthy and wondrous words to rescue our worn-down usage. --from publisher description
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Plotnik, A. (2011). Better than great: a plenitudinous compendium of wallopingly fresh superlatives. First edition. Berkeley, Calif., Viva Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Plotnik, Arthur. 2011. Better Than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives. Berkeley, Calif., Viva Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Plotnik, Arthur, Better Than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives. Berkeley, Calif., Viva Editions, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Plotnik, Arthur. Better Than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives. First edition. Berkeley, Calif., Viva Editions, 2011.
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