The Students' Companion

By Wilfred Best

Book Overview

Part almanac, part dictionary, The Student's Companion is a handy encyclopaedia in one portable volume. No wonder it is a world-wide best-seller! Just some of the special features are : * Single words... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582075181
• ISBN13: 9780582075184
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Not Avail
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Student companion

Great book. Using it for SAT, and GRE preparation. Will be ordering more copies for gifts. The content in this book is timeless and current.

A book for persons with real interest in the English language

This small book is excellent. I got my first copy about 30 years ago and I currently use as a teaching aid. I recommend this book to all my English students and especially non-native instructors. An excellent book for all native and non-native speakers of the English language.

Good Useful Reference Book for Students

I first used the "Student Companion" when I was a student at secondary school in the 1970s. Initially I was just trying to impress other students in debates by using big words that I read from the book but as I developed, I found the book as an excellent reference book on a diverse range of subjects such as English language, History, Geography and nature study, among others. I have the latest revised copy of the book (1991 edition) which I sometimes refer to. I encourage my kids that are at secondary school to use it for general knowledge. For a book that was written several decades ago but is still popular, I consider it as a timeless classic that every secondary school student should have in their library.

ENGLISH SPOKEN HERE!!!!!!!!

I USED THIS BOOK AS A CHILD AND THAT WAS THIRTY YEARS AGO, IT WAS A GREAT BOOK AND THE REVISED EDITION WHICH I BOUGHT AS A GIFT FOR A FRIEND IS STILL A GREAT BOOK. IT IS "THE STUDENTS' COMPANION".