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S Eliot 6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 2: Margaret Atwood 9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 3: Ernest Hemingway 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 4: Cormac McCarthy 14\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 5: John Steinbeck 16\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 6: Norman Mailer 18\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 7: Edith Wharton 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 8: E. B. White 22\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 9: J. M. Coetzee 24\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 10: John Steinbeck 26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 11: Barbara Kingsolver 28\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 12: Joshua Ferris 30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 13: Ken Kesey 32\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 14: Martin Luther King, Jr 34\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 15: Henry James 36\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 16: Barack Obama 39\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lesson 17: Cintra Wilson 41\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Well-Spoken Vocabulary 43\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Seven Rhetorical Sins 47\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e How This Book Works 51\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Preamble 53\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Well-Spoken Thesaurus 55\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 200 Well-Spoken Alternatives to Common Words and Phrases 384\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e About the Author 392\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTom Heehler is a degree student at the Harvard University Extension School and creator of Fluent in Five Languages, the free online language course where students learn to speak four languages simultaneously - French, Italian, Spanish, and Romanian. You can find this novel approach to language acquisition at FreeLanguageCourses.Blogspot.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you've ever fumbled while trying to use a big word* (*lofty, pretentious word) to impress a crowd, you know what it's like to* (*what it is to) be poorly spoken. The fear of mispronouncing or misusing complex words is real and leaves many of us consigned to the lower levels* (*lower echelons) of the English Language. The Well-Spoken Thesaurus is your guide to eloquence, replacing the ordinary with the extraordinary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This is your guide to eloquence -- replacing ordinary words with extraordinary ones that take your writing to new heights. \" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGotham Writer's Workshop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In this unconventional, easy-to-use thesaurus, Heehler, a degree student at the Harvard Extension School, invites the reader to speak like an academic without sounding like one.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The \n\u003cem\u003eWell-Spoken Thesaurus\u003c\/em\u003e is a delightful book for anyone interested in language and the spoken word.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMidge Raymond, Award-winning author of Forgetting English \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Well-Spoken Thesaurus\u003c\/em\u003e is designed to help you improve your communication skills by expanding your vocabulary.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes over 200 words, arranged in easy-to-use categories, such as \"positive emotions,\" \"negative emotions,\" \"intellectual terms,\" and \"descriptive terms.\" Each entry includes a definition, synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Well-Spoken Thesaurus\u003c\/em\u003e is particularly useful for writers who want to improve the precision and impact of their language. 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