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Popular Library (1961), Edition: Completely rev. and up-dated, Paperback, 382 pages
Description
This is the entrancingly entertaining yet amazingly effective guide that shows you how to know the meaning of words that you have never seen or heard before, learn the history of words so that they come alive for you, master an invaluable and permanent technique of word-viewing within 30 days. This is the one book that makes you love to learn.
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If there's anything I dislike about this book, it's its dry and boring title, which gives the book an utterly incorrect image. "How to Build a Better Vocabulary" is not about memorizing lists of words. Instead, it's about what's behind words. It's filled with etymological facts, stories, funny
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examples, headlines, and common errors. Rather than tedious as the title emanates, this book is an engaging read for anyone who loves words. Show Less
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382 p.; 6.8 inches
ISBN
0445083867 / 9780445083868