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 Knihy
Charles Harrington Elster je spisovatel, rozhlasový tvůrce a milovník slov. Jeho tvorba se zaměřuje na jazyk, slovní zásobu a její objevování, často s humorným nadhledem a důrazem na neobvyklá a užitečná slova. Elster zkoumá fascinující svět slov prostřednictvím populárně naučných knih a programů, čímž čtenářům a posluchačům přibližuje krásu a rozmanitost jazyka. Jeho práce, oceňovaná pro svou hloubku i přístupnost, povzbuzuje k hlubšímu porozumění jazyku a jeho nuancím.



A selection of 475 of the most frequently mispronounced works are accompanied by witty essays on how the words have been misused in everyday life