Verbal Advantage: 10 Steps to a Powerful Vocabulary

Elster, Charles Harrington

ISBN 10: 0375709320 / ISBN 13: 9780375709326

Published by Random House Reference, 2002

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Synopsis:

First time in book form! A successful program for teaching 3,500 vocabulary words that successful people need to know, based on America's #1 bestselling audio vocabulary series. <p/>"People judge you by the words you use." Millions of Americans know this phrase from radio and print advertising for the Verbal Advantage audio series, which has sold over 100,000 copies. Now this bestselling information is available for the first time in book form, in an easy-to-follow, graduated vocabulary building program that teaches an outstanding vocabulary in just ten steps. <p/>Unlike other vocabulary books, Verbal Advantage provides a complete learning experience, with clear explanations of meanings, word histories, usages, pronunciation, and more. Far more than a cram session for a standardized test, the book is designed as a lifetime vocabulary builder, teaching a vocabulary shared by only the top percentage of Americans, with a proven method that helps the knowledge last. <p/>A 10-step vocabulary program teaches 500 key words and 3,000 synonyms.
Lively, accessible writing from an expert author and radio personality.

About the Author: Charles Elster is the author of several books on language, and is the writer and host of the weekly public radio program "A Word to the Wise." His commercials have been featured on NPR's "Morning Edition".

Bibliographic Details

Title: Verbal Advantage: 10 Steps to a Powerful ...
Publisher: Random House Reference
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Acceptable