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"I began writing what would become this book when I decided, in the spring of 2006, to go back to school and complete my education. It was there in Cambridge that I would come to realize just how inarticulate I really was. And because I could find no easy way to lift my speech quickly, I resolved to invent a way. It began simply enough; whenever I would happen upon an eloquent word or phrase at Harvard, I would write it down and pair it with what I would have said otherwise. (All those common word entries you see in this book? That's me talking.) I did this for years, collecting words like butterflies, until it became increasingly apparent that my "butterfly collection" could be of use to others. So you could say that my authority on this subject stems not only from a determination to do something about my own predicament, but to do something about yours. My only hope is that this remarkable collection of words does as much for you as it has for me." (Excerpted from The Well-Spoken Thesaurus.")
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Since his book's debut in 2011, Tom Heehler has been on a mission to make eloquence cool again. And if recent book sales are any guide, his rhetorical mission is succeeding in spectacular fashion. Tom is an American composer, writer, aphorist, and children's book author whose next book, The Coterie of Smooth-Talking Cats: Diction Fiction for College-Bound Children, is set for a summer of 2027 release. In 2028, look for the release of his irreverent office table book, "What Does Not Kill You, Really Wears You Down: 52 Snarky Proverbs for 52 Snarky Mondays." He makes his home in the sleepy hamlet of Lolo, Montana.
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