TY - BOOK AB - The story of "shy young Peter Mark Roget, [for whom] books were the best companions--and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time"--Amazon.com. AU - Bryant, Jen, AU - Sweet, Melissa, CN - CT788.R534 CN - CT788.R534 ID - 717393 KW - Lexicographers KW - Philologists KW - Lexicographers. KW - Philologists. N2 - The story of "shy young Peter Mark Roget, [for whom] books were the best companions--and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time"--Amazon.com. SN - 9780802853851 SN - 0802853854 T1 - The right word :Roget and his thesaurus / TI - The right word :Roget and his thesaurus / ER -