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

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

<DIV><B>Brilliant communication is just a book away.€‹</B><BR /><BR /><I>100 Words to Make You Sound Smart</I> 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 communicator€"as a worker, consumer, advocate, friend, dinner companion, or even as a romantic prospect.<BR /><BR /> The book includes a colorful variety of words, including handy words of just one syllable (such as <I>glib</I>) and words derived from the names of famous people (such as <I>Freudian slip</I> and <I>Machiavellian</I>).There are expressions from popular culture (<I>catch-22</I>) and words that date back to classical civilization (<I>spartan </I>and <I>stoic</I>). 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.<BR /><BR /><I>100 Words to Make You Sound Smart, </I>the best-selling title in the 100 Words series,<I></I>provides an affordable and enjoyable way to communicate more effectively. It offers the coveted gift of gab to anyone who needs to €œsay it right€€"and to anyone who wants to sound more articulate.</DIV>