The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart by Robert W Bly

The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart by Robert W Bly

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A tongue-in-cheek guide to words that a smart, well-educated, pretentious person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation. It helps the reader to toss off words such as 'Disestablishmentarianism', 'descant', and 'autodidactic', proving, if not the value of a good education, at least the appearance of a good education.

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The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart by Robert W Bly

A tongue-in-cheek guide to words that a smart, well-educated, pretentious person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation. It helps the reader to toss off words such as 'Disestablishmentarianism', 'descant', and 'autodidactic', proving, if not the value of a good education, at least the appearance of a good education.
Robert W. Bly (Montville, NJ) is a professional writer, speaker, and marketing consultant with over three decades of experience in business-to-business, high-tech, and direct response marketing. He became a self-made multi-millionaire while still in his 30s. Bob is the author of more than 90 published books including Careers for Writers (McGraw-Hill/VGM), Secrets of a Freelance Writer (Henry Holt), The Copywriter's Handbook (Henry Holt), and The Elements of Business Writing (Alyn & Bacon). McGraw-Hill calls Bob Bly “America’s top copywriter,: and he was named 2007 Copywriter of the Year by American Writers and Artists, Inc. Bob writes a column for Target Marketing magazine. The Direct Response Letter, Bob Bly’s free e-newsletter, has over 60,000 subscribers. Check out Bob’s blog at Bly.com/blog.
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ISBN 13 9781598698862
ISBN 10 1598698869
Title The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart
Author Robert W Bly
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Adams Media Corporation
Year published 2009-04-18
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.