{"product_id":"the-almost-dictionary-john-dalston-9780981957906","title":"The Almost-Dictionary","description":"The Almost-Dictionary contains definitions only for almost-words. Almost-words, like almost-count (settle for a pretty good estimate), are not to be found in the almost-standard dictionaries (Merriam-Webster, Oxford, etc.). Other examples of almost-words: almost-all (most), almost-catch (fumble), almost-cure (treatment), almost-giraffe (zebra), almost-news (a message that doesn't sufficiently inform), almost-run (jog), almost-science (technology), and so on. Things are rarely pure or perfect. There's usually a gap between the way things are and the way we would like things to be. The almost-standard dictionaries leave a lot of definitions out, hence the need for the likes of: Jeff Foxworthy's \"The Redneck Dictionary,\" Ambrose Bierce's \"The Devil's Dictionary,\" and \"The Dictionary of American Slang.\" The Almost-Dictionary may be of interest to those that stock dictionaries, reference books, business and especially \"quality-related\" reference books, or humor books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Dalston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0981957900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780981957906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aspectedge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.60d","brand":"John Dalston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965161816319,"sku":"9780981957906","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e92a51dc-431e-4adf-90e3-c5dcfc793ad4.jpg?v=1767278863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-almost-dictionary-john-dalston-9780981957906","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}