100 Words To Make You Sound Smart (We Do Not Care Club)

100 Words To Make You Sound Smart (We Do Not Care Club)

Brilliant communication is just a book away.â‚¬â€¹

100 Words to Make You Sound Smart is an informative and entertaining resource that can help anyone be right on the money when looking for words that will make a point, seal the deal, or just keep folks listening. Chosen by the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, these words will appeal to anyone who wants to be a more compelling communicatorâ‚¬"as a worker, consumer, advocate, friend, dinner companion, or even as a romantic prospect.

The book includes a colorful variety of words, including handy words of just one syllable (such as glib) and words derived from the names of famous people (such as Freudian slip and Machiavellian).There are expressions from popular culture (catch-22) and words that date back to classical civilization (spartan and stoic). Each word is clearly defined and shown in context with quotations from contemporary sources: magazines, newspapers, broadcast media, movies, and television. For many words, quotations from distinguished authors and speakers are also given and word histories are explained.

100 Words to Make You Sound Smart, the best-selling title in the 100 Words series,provides an affordable and enjoyable way to communicate more effectively. It offers the coveted gift of gab to anyone who needs to â‚¬Å“say it rightâ‚¬Ââ‚¬"and to anyone who wants to sound more articulate.
Country USA
Brand Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer Collins Reference
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780544913646
ReleaseDate 2017-03-07
UnitCount 1
UPCs 046442020206
EANs 0046442020206

Country	USA
Brand	Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer	Collins Reference
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780544913646
ReleaseDate	2017-03-07
UnitCount	1
UPCs	046442020206
EANs	0046442020206

100 Words To Make You Sound Smart (We Do Not Care Club)

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