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The Aldrich Dictionary of Phobias and Other Word Families

by Chris Aldrich

378 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #02-0699; ISBN 1-55369-886-X; US$30.00, C$39.00, EUR25.40, £17.60

The Aldrich Dictionary of Phobias and Other Word Families is a special technical dictionary containing almost 9,000 words in 100 categories defined by suffix. The book represents an invaluable resource of technical terms, uniquely arranged by suffix, including hundreds of -phobias, -ologies, -manias, and many more.

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About the Book Do you know the difference between words such as 'ananymy', 'anonymy' and 'euonymy'? Of course you are familiar with everyday terms like 'homicide' and 'suicide', but are you sure about 'felicide', 'femicide' and 'feticide'? If not, this is the book for you. The Aldrich Dictionary of Phobias and Other Word Families is an authoritative guide to a selection of almost nine thousand terms, many of which are found in specialist technical books and journals or other arcane literary sources only, and features among other:       A unique arrangement of words, based on 100 familiar and not so familiar English       word roots, i.e. -agogue, -ambulation, -animity, -anthropy, -archy, -aster, -biosis, -bund,       -chore, -cide, -clast, -cole, -cosmic, -cracy, -culture, -deme, -demonic,       -diction, -digitate, -drome, -duction, -ennial, -esthesia, -facient, -fauna,       -fluence, -form, -fuge, -glot, -glyph, -gnomy, -gon, -gony, -grade, -graphy,       -iatrics/iatry, -jection, -lagnia, -latry, -lepsy, -logy, -loquy/loqu-ence,       -lucence, -lude, -machy, -mancy, -mathy, -mania, -mer, -mere, -metry, -mimetic,       -mnesia, -nasty, -naut, -nik, -noia, -nomy, -onymy, -orama, -orexia, -ousia,       -parous, -pathy, -poeia, -phagy, -phany, -phily, -phobia, -phrenia, -phyly,       -polis, -poly, -potence, -rogate, -rrhoea, -ruption, -science, -script, -sere,       -sexuality, -sophy, -spermia, -stat, -staxis, -taxis, -techny, -thanasia,       -theism, -therapy, -therm(ia), -trophy, -tropy, -urgy, -version, -volant,       -volence, -volution, -vore, -xeny.       A comprehensive survey of each root listed above and an etymological explanation of each suffix.       A complete alphabetical index to all main and runon entries in the book. So whether you are a media professional, crossword enthusiast or just keen to improve your vocabulary, in The Aldrich Dictionary of Phobias and Other Word Families you will find a unique reference and a valuable supplement to your standard dictionaries.

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About the Author Dr Chris Aldrich, B. Eng. (Chem.), M. Eng. (Metall.), Ph.D. Eng., University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, is listed in Marquis' Who's Who in the World (2002), 2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century and 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century (2001) by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom, as well as 500 Leaders of Influence, 10ed (2001) by the American Biographical Institute, Inc., NC, USA. He was among other the recipient of the British Association (S2A3) Silver Medal (2000), as well as President's Award (1995) of the Foundation of Research and Development (FRD) in South Africa for international recognition of his research into thev development and application of artificial intelligence in the process industries. He is married to Annemarie and they have two children, Melissa and Christiaan. When time permits, he enjoys tennis, chess and has a keen interest in nature conservation.

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