"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.