| Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases - A Practical Handbook: Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, and Oratorical Contributor(s): Kleiser, Grenville (Author) |
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ISBN: 1528713494 ISBN-13: 9781528713498 Publisher: White Press OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Communication & Social Skills - Language Arts & Disciplines | Public Speaking & Speech Writing - Reference | Word Lists |
| Dewey: 940.447 |
| Physical Information: 1.44" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.80 lbs) 653 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases" is a 1917 work by American writer Grenville Kleiser that contains a long list of phrases for writers, orators, business people, etc. Contents include: "How to Use This Book", "Useful Phrases", "Significant Phrases", "Felicitous Phrases", "Impressive Phrases", "Prepositional Phrases", "Business Phrases", "Literary Phrases", "Striking Similes", "Conversational Phrases", "Public Speaking Phrases", etc. Grenville Kleiser (1868-1953) was a North American author best remembered for his many inspirational and motivational books, especially those related to oration and self development. He also worked as a Public Speaking teacher at Yale Divinity School, Yale University. Other notable works by this author include: "How to Speak in Public" (1906), "Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience" (1908), and "Stories that Take" (1910). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork. |