Verbal Advantage
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Verbal Advantage by Charles Harrington Elster
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.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.
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.
A 10-step vocabulary program teaches 500 key words and 3,000 synonyms.
Lively, accessible writing from an expert author and radio personality.
Charles Harrington Elster, creator of the Verbal Advantage program, is a specialist in the English language. A graduate of Yale, he has worked extensively in the book and electronic publishing fields, wrote and hosted a weekly public-radio series on languages called A Word to the Wise, and is currently an independent writer with hundreds of articles, interviews, and editorials to his credit. Mr. Elster is also the author of several books on language, including There Is No Zoo in Zoology: And Other Beastly Mispronunciations and There's a Word for It.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375709326 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375709320 |
| Title | Verbal Advantage |
| Author | Charles Harrington Elster |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2000-09-26 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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