if any of you actually collect word books, here are some comments on the "Recommended Titles" at this site:

The Word Lover's Dictionary : Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words is seemingly just a paperback reissue of Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary -- which we've mentioned here often (file under 'another stupid marketing ploy').

the Eugene Ehrlich books (Highly Selective...) contain "hard words" culled from the likes of MWC-10 defined in a prescriptive manner - how he thinks they should be used.

The Devil's Dictionary is Ambrose Bierce's hilarious satire of the Human Condition - not really a dictionary at all.

The Dictionary of Highly Unusual Words -- the mostly unusual thing about these words is their structure; letters in alphabetical order and the like.... ideas for some of Anu's theme weeks.