30 Days To A More Powerful Vocabulary

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30 Days To A More Powerful Vocabulary by Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis should be helpful to those who find themselves struggling to find the appropriate words in the course of their daily conversations. Wilfred Funk's step-by-step solution to developing a more powerful vocabulary could well be the answer to the prayers of all those who find themselves stymied by their lack of words. Summary of the Book This self help book is extremely practical in its concept, and it contains a series of exercises that are to be done over a period of 30 days. The authors claim that spending 15 minutes a day going through the book will ensure that you develop a more powerful vocabulary in a month's time. Funk and Lewis try to power up your vocabulary in four ways – by introducing word 'roots', focusing on words that help in selling ideas, giving new words that you can learn every day and assigning 30 challenging tests to be done over the course of the month. The tests are designed to help you monitor your progress, and the book also has a pronunciation key and a quick vocabulary builder. Interesting sections in the book include specialized word sections, a section dedicated to words for phobias and manias, and a chapter on how the American language was created. The diagnostic test at the beginning of the book can give all readers an idea of where they stand, and this can help them figure out the areas they need to focus more on. The book has found favor not just among those who lack English vocabulary skills, but also among students preparing for tests like SAT and GRE. It has become a widely used manual and has sold more than 4,000,000 copies since it was first published. About Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis Dr Wilfred Funk Dr Wilfred Funk was a Princeton graduate and heir to the publishing firm, Funk & Wagnall. The firm Funk & Wagnall has produced several reference books, including English language dictionaries. He started a successful popular digest, Your Life, and buoyed by its success, he founded his own publishing company - William Funk Inc. Some of his famous books are Love, Life and Laughter; The Inn, It Might Be Verse, Light Lines and Dears, Manhattans, Bronxes and Queens, and 25 Magic Steps to Word Power. Dr Wilfred Funk was also a poet and published his work in the New York Evening Sun. He wrote numerous books on vocabulary. The only son of Isaac Kaufmann Funk, he married Eleanor Hawkins in1915. He was well known during his time for his lavish lifestyle, and he breathed his last in the year 1965. Norman Lewis A scholar of English Grammar, Norman Lewis is well known for having penned more than 60 books on topics pertaining to vocabulary and grammar. He was an English teacher at Rio Hondo College between 1964 and 1995. Some of the popular books penned down by Norman Lewis are Word Power Made Easy, Thirty Days to Better English, Dictionary of Pronunciation, The Comprehensive Word Guide and Instant Word Power. Norman Lewis was born in the year 1912 at Brooklyn in New York and died at the age of 93. The popular author got his Masters degree from Columbia University. He is survived by his two daughters Debbie and Margie, and Mary, his wife.