Word Power Made Easy: The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabulary

图书标准信息

• 作者 Norman Lewis 著
• 出版社 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• 出版时间 2014-11
• ISBN 9781101873854
• 定价 51.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 560页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thistime-testedclassic—firstpublishedmorethansixtyyearsago—hashelpedmillionsachievemasteryofEnglish.WordPowerMadeEasyisthemosteffectivevocabularybuilderintheEnglishlanguage.Itprovidesasimple,step-by-stepmethodforincreasingknowledgeandmasteryofwrittenandspokenEnglish.Arrangedinthematicsections—oneverythingfromhowtoflatterfriendsandinsultenemiestohowtotalkpreciselyaboutscienceandmedicine—thebookiswritteninalively,accessible,andoftenhumorousstyle,presentingideasandamethodofbroadeningyourknowledgeasanintegralpartofvocabulary-building.Theauthordelvesintoetymologytoarmthereadertodecodeunfamiliarwords,providesphoneticpronunciations,givestipsonavoidingcommonspellingerrors,andoffersusefulsectionsonwhichfussy,old-fashionedgrammarrulesarevalidandwhichareoutdatedormisguidedandcanbesafelyignored.Loadedwithhelpfulreviews,progresschecks,andquizzestoreinforcethematerial,thisclassicresourcehashelpedmillionslearntospeakandwritewithgreatersophistication.

【作者简介】

NormanLewiswasbornin1912inBrooklyn,NewYork,anddiedin2006inWhittier,California.Hewasanauthor,grammarian,lexicographer,andetymologist,andaleadingauthorityonEnglish-languageskills.InadditiontoWordPowerMadeEasy,hismanybestsellingbooksinclude30DaystoBetterEnglish,30DaystoaMorePowerfulVocabulary,andseveralrevisededitionsofRoget'sThesaurus.