Background
Lewis, Norman was born on December 30, 1912 in New York City. Son of Herman and Deborah (Nevins) Lewis.
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Other Work
- Author: (with Wilfred Funk) Thirty Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary, 1942, review, 1970, Power with Words, 1943, How to Read Better and Faster, 1944, review edit., 1978, The Lewis English Refresher and Vocabulary Builder, 1945, Better English, 1948, Word Power Made Easy, 1949, review edit., 1978, The Rapid Vocabulary Builder, 1951, review edit., 1980, How to Get More Out of Your Reading, 1951, Twenty Days to Better Spelling, 1953, The New Roget’s Thesaurus in Dictionary Form, 1961, review edit., 1978, Dictionary of Correct Spelling, 1962, Correct Spelling Made Easy, 1963, Dictionary of Modern Pronunciation, 1963, New Guide to Word Power, 1963, The New Power with Words, 1964, Thirty Days to Better English, 1964, The Modern Thesaurus of Synonyms, 1965, RSVP-Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, elementary texts I-III, 1966, college edit., 1977, review and enlarged edits., 1982-1983, See, Say, and Write!, Books I and II, 1973, Instant Spelling Power, 1976, R.S.V.P. for College English Power, Book II, 1978, Book III, 1979, R.S.V.P. with Etymology, Book I, 1980, Book II, 1981, Book III, 1982, Instant Word Power, 1981, review edit., 1982, RSVP, Book A, 1984. Also numerous articles in nat. mags.
Norman Lewis
writer English language educator
Norman Lewis was American English language educator, writer.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, City College New York, 1939. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1941.
Career
Instructor, lecturer City Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, 1943-1952. Associate Professor of English New York University, 1955-1964. Instructor Compton (California) College, summers 1962-1964, University of California at Los Angeles extension, 1962-1969.
Professor of English Rio Hondo College, Whittier, California, from 1964, chairman communications department, 1964-1975.
Works
Other Work
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Author: (with Wilfred Funk) Thirty Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary, 1942, review, 1970, Power with Words, 1943, How to Read Better and Faster, 1944, review edit., 1978, The Lewis English Refresher and Vocabulary Builder, 1945, Better English, 1948, Word Power Made Easy, 1949, review edit., 1978, The Rapid Vocabulary Builder, 1951, review edit., 1980, How to Get More Out of Your Reading, 1951, Twenty Days to Better Spelling, 1953, The New Roget’s Thesaurus in Dictionary Form, 1961, review edit., 1978, Dictionary of Correct Spelling, 1962, Correct Spelling Made Easy, 1963, Dictionary of Modern Pronunciation, 1963, New Guide to Word Power, 1963, The New Power with Words, 1964, Thirty Days to Better English, 1964, The Modern Thesaurus of Synonyms, 1965, RSVP-Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, elementary texts I-III, 1966, college edit., 1977, review and enlarged edits., 1982-1983, See, Say, and Write!, Books I and II, 1973, Instant Spelling Power, 1976, R.S.V.P. for College English Power, Book II, 1978, Book III, 1979, R.S.V.P. with Etymology, Book I, 1980, Book II, 1981, Book III, 1982, Instant Word Power, 1981, review edit., 1982, RSVP, Book A, 1984. Also numerous articles in nat. mags.
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Connections
Married Mary Goldstein, July 28, 1934. Children: Margery, Debra.
- Father:
- Herman Lewis
- Mother:
- Deborah (Nevins) Lewis
- Spouse:
- Mary Goldstein
- child:
- Margery Lewis
- child:
- Debra Lewis
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Born
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Died
September 8, 2006 (aged 93) -
Nationality
American
Education
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1939
City University of New York , Bachelor of Arts -
1941
Columbia University , Master of Arts
Career
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1943 - 1952
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1955 - 1964
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1962 - 1969
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1964 - 1991