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Birthdate: 1897-12-11
Date of death: 1984-12-23
Gender: male
Nationality: USA (naturalized)
Birthplace: Poland
Places of residence: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Education: City College of New York (BA|English|1919)
Occupations: high school English teacher
etymologist
Organizations: Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, New York, USA

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All About Words: An Adult Approach to Vocabulary… by Maxwell Nurnberg and Morris Rosenblum

The history, folklore, and anecdotal treatment of vocabulary building is featured is this reference work. I find it great to refer to and a reminder of the gaps in my vocabulary.

½

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jwhenderson | 2 other reviews | Apr 2, 2023 |

Questions You Always Wanted to Ask About English… by Maxwell Nurnberg

3/12/22

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laplantelibrary | 1 other review | Mar 12, 2022 |

How to Build a Better Vocabulary by Maxwell Nurnberg

Despite typographical flaws and dated references and language, this turned out to be a pretty fun read. I decided to read it after getting through Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian and realizing I knew nothing about the English language. All in all, having gone through it without the pressure of preparing for a standardized test, I definitely feel my vocabulary has grown (along with my etymological understanding of our language's component parts). I can't say this was a brilliant book (if there is one, please let me know) but I had fun with it.… (more)

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Adrian_Astur_Alvarez | 3 other reviews | Dec 3, 2019 |

How to Build a Better Vocabulary by Maxwell Nurnberg

Despite typographical flaws and dated references and language, this turned out to be a pretty fun read. I decided to read it after getting through Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian and realizing I knew nothing about the English language. All in all, having gone through it without the pressure of preparing for a standardized test, I definitely feel my vocabulary has grown (along with my etymological understanding of our language's component parts). I can't say this was a brilliant book (if there is one, please let me know) but I had fun with it.… (more)

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Adrian_Astur_Alvarez | 3 other reviews | Dec 3, 2019 |

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