The Vocabulary of Success: 403 Words Smart People Should Know (Capital Ideas for Business & Personal Development) - Softcover

Good, C. Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933102667 ISBN 13: 9781933102665

Publisher: Capital Books, 2008

Synopsis

For more than 30 years, Ed Good has been teaching very smart people—scientists, engineers, business executives, and lawyers—how to write so others can understand them. He knows that smart people expect you to use the right word, at the right time, in precisely the right place. And he knows the words to use.

Dsicover in these pages which words will give your vocabulary added panache, compelling your readers or listeners to pay attention. Learn what these important words mean, defined and exemplified in works by noted authors and professional writers in the national media.

Once you learn them and make them part of your everyday way of writing and speaking, you'll have developed your own Vocabulary of Success-- ideal for high-school students facing the SAT exams, college students ready for tests like GREs and LSATs, and business and professional people who want to be promoted.

About this title

About the Author:

C. Edward Good currently serves as Counsel and Writer-in-Residence at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. in Washington, D.C. -- the largest law firm in the world specializing solely in intellectual property law. Mr. Good conducts ongoing training programs in effective writing for the firm's lawyers, many of whom have masters and doctorate degrees in science and engineering. He is the author of 'A Grammar Book for You and I . . . oops, Me!' and "Mightier Than the Sword -- Powerful Writing in the Legal Profession", which has been adopted at Yale Law School and many other law schools around the country.

About this edition

• Publisher: Capital Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1933102667
• ISBN 13: 9781933102665
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274