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Language In Thought And Action by SI Hayakawa
and Alan R. Hayakawa check out website: www.harcourt.com
Point in hand is me doing that to the Frank Herbert biography last month and spotting this Hayakawa book and finding it still available, albeit in the USA.
You see me use these words occasionally in my editorials. If you think or heard that Alfred Korzybski's 'Science And Sanity' heavy going then this book will be much easier to digest. It explains levels of abstraction and the use of words to put a message across. Important things to have some knowledge of for any writer amongst other things. With over a million copies sold, it can't just be writers buying this book. Although SI Hayakawa died some eleven years ago, his son has ensured that reference examples are up-to-date so you have some, albeit American, reference comparisons to ensure you understand what is being discussed. If you want your knowledge of words and how to apply them to be improved then this book is really worth your while seeking out, either buying or getting a library to locate a copy. A most engrossing read and I'm not saying that just cos I understand the subject. GF Willmetts
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OTHER REVIEWS - August 2003
Books Cities edited by Peter Crowther Language In Thought And Action by SI Hayakawa The Space Merchants by Frederick Pohl The Longest Way Home by Robert Silverberg The Light Ages by Ian R. Macleod Latro In The Mist by Gene Wolfe Righteous Blood by Cliff Burns The Other Side Of The Sky by Arthur C Clarke Looking For Mr Nobody by Sue Rann The Wood Wife by Terri Windling Kushiel’s Avatar by Jacqueline Carey Hidden Empire by Kevin J Anderson Infinity Plus Two edited by Keith Brooke and Keith Gevers T2 Book 3: The Future War by SM Stirling Cowboy Feng’s Space Bar And Grille by Steven Brust Videos and DVDs Crime Traveller Volume 1 and 2
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You
know how it is. You scan through a bibliography, recognise a name
and then check to see if the book itself is still available. 
Saying
that, if you want to buy this book in the UK, it can be bought for
the equivalent money through any bookshop outlet. So why is this
book important enough to be here other than the late Frank Herbert
and me having similar tastes? Applied General Semantics. 
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