Verbal Advantage

First time in book form! A successful program for teaching 3,500 vocabulary words that successful people need to know, based on America’s #1 bestselling audio vocabulary series.

“People judge you by the words you use.” Millions of Americans know this phrase from radio and print advertising for the Verbal Advantage audio series, which has sold over 100,000 copies. Now this bestselling information is available for the first time in book form, in an easy-to-follow, graduated vocabulary building program that teaches an outstanding vocabulary in just ten steps.

Unlike other vocabulary books, Verbal Advantage provides a complete learning experience, with clear explanations of meanings, word histories, usages, pronunciation, and more. Far more than a cram session for a standardized test, the book is designed as a lifetime vocabulary builder, teaching a vocabulary shared by only the top percentage of Americans, with a proven method that helps the

CHARLES HARRINGTON ELSTER is the author of numerous books on language, including the SAT/ACT vocabulary-building novels TOOTH AND NAIL and TEST OF TIME. His latest book is THE ACCIDENTS OF STYLE: Good Advice on How Not to Write Badly. His articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications. Find out more at charlesharringtonelster.com.