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This special Indian edition of the original 1959 book by Wilfred Funk, Six Weeks To Words Of Power, is an excellent learning guide for improving one’s vocabulary and achieving success in daily life, through the use of power words. Summary Of The Book As scientific tests have shown, the size of one’s vocabulary is of prime importance for one’s success. How we use our words, and what words we choose to speak or write, hold the key to success in both, professional, and social life. Six Weeks To Words Of Power is considered a classic book on English vocabulary, and improving word power. This book serves as a unique and useful reference book for mastering English vocabulary in a short span of time. The book uncovers the meanings of intermediate, advanced, and certain ‘power words’ which form the backbone of the English language, and are used by successful people effortlessly and daily. These power words, ranging from verbs, nouns, and adjectives, carry with them the ability to transform one’s speech and writing to the highest degrees of understanding and effect. This book demonstrates how to use them in your vocabulary. By following the course material presented in this book, readers will soon be empowered to speak as fluently as native speakers. Six Weeks To Words Of Power begins with a 20 minute test to determine one’s present level of word knowledge. Thereafter, each chapter covers a specific topic of vocabulary, listing out relevant words with their definitions. Word power is tested through numerous tests at different stages, in order to help you memorise words better. Written in an easy-to-understand style, Six Weeks To Words Of Power aims to make vocabulary learning, easy and fun. It focuses on those words which bring in maximum improvement within a short span of time, and divides the study material in a way that, by sincerely following the instructions provided, one can gain a mastery over their vocabulary, within 6 weeks. About Wilfred Funk Wilfred John Funk was a well-known American poet, writer, lexicographer, and publisher. He has authored many books including, Word Origins and Their Romantic Stories, 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary, 25 Magic Steps to Word Power, and When the Merry-Go-Round Breaks Down. Born on 20th March 1883, Funk graduated from Princeton University, and joined his family firm, Funk & Wagnalls, and was the President. Later, he founded his own publishing firm, Wilfred Funk, Inc. Many of his poems were published in the New York Evening Sun. He created the popular feature ‘It Pays to Increase Your Word Power’, for Reader's Digest magazine, and received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Oglethorpe University, in 1932.