It's a small, palm-sized, 200-page book that you could probably read in one go. Well, I guess I bought this book as one of my Buzan's craze (I probably have every book he wrote around that time) before I went to my first meditation retreat. Well, this book tells you what you probably know already -- verbal intelligence, in this case he means the ability to communicate clearly in English, does help improve your overall quality of life a bit. If you care for it, that is. Why say you are overwhelmingly astonished when you can say you are flabbergasted, if you know what I mean. Well, to tell the truth, I think this book is written for high school kids, because that was what I learned at school, too. It is a fun read, if you like language in general, are a kid, or preparing to take an SAT and would like to nail a good score. He also shows you how to use his mindmap tool to incorporate your newly-acquired word to full use, such as writing an award-winning essay, etc. He also counts body language as part of verbal intelligence. All in all, if you ask me now, it still boils down to mindfulness, meaning be mindful of your body and mind and its reaction to new stimulus, etc.