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The Oxford English Dictionary (book-people call it the 'OED') is the most comprehensive, informative, and legible English dictionary in the world. The problem is, it fills up 20 volumes and costs around $1K.

Enter the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. With a measly 2 volumes, you can easily fit this on your bookshelf. It contains over half a million definitions. Oxford doesn't drop $10 words on you just for the heck of it; each definition is very easy to read. Informative too: You'll find examples of usage, different forms of the word, a pronunciation key (great for bets and arguments) and even the history of the word itself.

All for around $100. Not bad at all.