30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary (New Revised Edition)

In just 30 days you will learn--

How to make words your slaves How to add words to your vocabulary while you are at the movies, listening to the radio, or reading How to find the words to sell your ideas How to use words to impress others without being a show-off How to find the right words to say exactly what you mean How to avoid the embarrassment of misusing or mispronouncing words How to become a lively conversationalist How to increase your language power quickly with some simple "roots" How to check on your progress daily with 30 challenging tests Plus--complete Index to New Words and Pronunciation Key

Norman Lewis was an author, grammarian, lexicographer, and etymologist. Lewis was a leading authority on English-language skills, whose bestselling 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary published by Pocket Books in 1971 promised to teach readers to improve their skills in fifteen minutes a day. He started his teaching career at New York University and the City College of New York. From 1964 to 1995, he taught English—including grammar, etymology, and vocabulary—at Rio Hondo College, a two-year community college in Whittier, California. For more than a decade, he was also the chairman of Rio Hondo’s communications department.