Elite Word Power + Memory Course [Paperback]

Steve Baba (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002

Learn an Ivy League vocabulary! 5000 collegiate words, from abase to zephyr, with brief definitions on 7 CDs. #1 - More words than any other course. All you have to do is listen to learn 5000 definitions and correct pronunciations. No book or other printed matter can give the audio benefits of hearing each word. Professionally recorded. Approximately 7 hours.

Expand the size and level of your vocabulary to: Communicate effectively! Be more persuasive! Impress friends and co-workers! Make breathtaking first impressions! Score high on standardized tests! "I went from a 500 to a 750 (on my verbal SAT). Thanks." - Florida Student

An investment in YOUR future since, people judge you and your ideas by the words you use. The Dr. Fox Effect: Words used often influence more than objective content. Even colleges judge using SAT vocabulary. Research over many decades shows that people with the best vocabularies get the best jobs.

Eighth bonus CD: Memory Course. Easily learn mnemonic techniques for memorizing names, numbers and definitions. "Winner," "Would beef up any scholar’s vocabulary." - Philadelphia Inquirer. "It is thorough." - Los Angeles Times.

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"It is thorough." -- Los Angeles Times

"Winner... Would beef up any scholar’s vocabulary." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

From the Author

Another professor and I started with a comprehensive, computer-generated list of frequently used college-level words. Then we narrowed down the list to the 5000 most useful words. Two student assistants also contributed, and a professional narrator read the text.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: EEENI Inc. (April 1, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0971930600
• ISBN-13: 978-0971930605
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,979,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Build your vocabulary quick and easily!, May 9, 2002

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Tim Livingston (Woodstock, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elite Word Power + Memory Course (Paperback)

For me the best way to improve my vocabulary was through a combination of audio and visual references, which was provided with these CDs. If you looking to improve your SAT score, or just trying to build your vocabulary, then these CDs are for you! These CDs include clear and easily understandable definitions of 5000 collegiate vocabulary words. With these CDs, listening for only a few minutes a day has dramatically improved my mastery of the English language.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ive taught SAT prep for years, and this is the best., January 21, 2003

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Tony (Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elite Word Power + Memory Course (Paperback)

This vocabulary builder is the best because:

1. The Audio Format - Students use it because it's easy.

2. Comprehensive Selection of Words - This is the only vocabulary builder where a computer frequency analysis in combination with professors' expert opinions was used to identify collegiate words. Other vocabulary builders rely on author's arbitrary choices or just copy past SAT words.

3. Useful Mnemonics-Memory Course - Helps with vocabulary building and other subjects.

4. Price - Not cheap, but less than that $...infomercial vocabulary program.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, February 3, 2004

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This review is from: Elite Word Power + Memory Course (Paperback)

I have listened to Elite Word Power for the past couple of days and have been disappointed. I found it to be unstimulating and lacking a few basics which I think would turn it into a better program. Mainly, it gives you only the word and it's definition. I believe this is not enough and think that it should have included examples of word sentence application, synonyms, common mistakes and misinterpretations, etc. (Especially for us aural learners who are most apt to purchase a product like this.) There should be enough information for you to pause the CD and make up your own sentences (maybe 5 or 6) Just hearing a word and a short definition for me does nothing.
I also think this program should be condensed from 5,000 words to possibly 500 - 1000 of the least common words that should be known by the average college educated adult, as much of what is taught here should have been learned by the 8th grade. You would then have a very powerful program. I have also purchased Word Smart and may try out their CD, which I have not tried. They seem to include sentence usage, based upon a review that I had read earlier.