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"Packed with more than 16,000 imaginative, colourful phrases -- from abandoned as a used Kleenex to quiet as an eel swimming in oil -- this reference will help any politician, writer, or lover of language find the perfect simile, be it original or banal, verbose or succinct. Citing more than 2,000 sources -- from the Bible, Socrates, Shakespeare, Mark Twain, and H L Mencken to popular movies, music, and television shows -- the ""Simile Dictionary"" covers hundreds of subjects broken into thematic categories that include topics such as virtue, anger, age, ambition, importance, and youth, helping readers find the fitting phrase quickly and easily. Perfect for setting the atmosphere, making a point, and or helping spin a tale with economy, intelligence, and ingenuity, the similes found in this collection, where pithy and poetic sayings are as plentiful as blackberries (Shakespeare) and quotes are as useful as a Swiss army knife (anonymous), will inspire anyone."

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If this book could speak, it would be a grand rolling voice, like the sound of an underground train in the distance. This dictionary is chock-full of this and 16,000 other creative entries. A good tool for writers, students, and those looking for inspiration. --Jennifer Adams, Booklist

For writers, speakers, and general readers, 16,000 similes drawn from sources as diverse as the Bible, Socrates, Shakespeare, Mark Twain, H.L. Mencken, movies, music, and TV shows, and arranged into about 1,300 thematic categories. -- Book News

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"Elyse Sommer is the author or editor of numerous titles, including ""Discovering Literature,"" ""The Kids' World Almanac of Music,"" ""Metaphors Dictionary,"" and ""Strategies for Reading and Arguing About Literature."" She is the editor, publisher, and chief critic of the online theater magazine Curtainup.com. She lives in Forest Hills, New York."

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