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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781734692709
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Grammar for a Full Life : How the Way We Shape a Sentence Can Limit or Enlarge Us
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Lexigraphic Publishing
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 11.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 258 Pages
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Why settle for a normal book on grammar when you could learn new things about it and become your own best self at the same time? If you're looking for a traditional manual of rules, this much-acclaimed, groundbreaking book by a cofounder of Harvard University's Writing Center may not be the one for you. Grammar is about much more than rules: it's about choices, too-since a thought can always be expressed correctly in multiple ways. In Grammar for a Full Life, author Lawrence Weinstein reveals how our grammatical choices either stifle or boost our... sense of agency in life creativity depth of connection to others and mindfulness. Weinstein shows that certain tweaks to a person's grammar can bring consequential changes in his or her fulfillment and well-being. In this wonderfully readable book, he describes some forty transformative moves that can be made with English punctuation and syntax. In the book, you'll learn, for instance, why a greater use of active voice constructions builds assertive energy in us. You'll discover how-paradoxically-cutting back on the "intensifiers" (exclamation marks and words like really, absolutely) heightens our awareness of the world. There is not too much about personality and life that Weinstein doesn't see benefitting from a wiser use of grammar. In a chapter titled "Bonding," even sex comes in for some grammatical attention. Even fear of death receives its own, almost lyrical chapter near book's end. The farther one gets into this remarkable book, the clearer it becomes that Weinstein's wish-for both himself and us-is actualization of "the whole person," through language. No reader should be intimidated by Weinstein's university credentials. As important a book as his is, it's conversational throughout-and it's packed with numerous compelling, clear examples. You will never think of commas or possessive pronouns in the same way again. Your regard for the conjunction "but" is likely to soar. Praise for Grammar for a Full Life has been coming in from thought leaders of all kinds, ranging from well-known authors on language, such as Anne Fadiman, Lynne Truss, and Richard Lederer, to influential spiritual thinkers, like Rabbi Lawrence Kushner. Cornel West calls it "brilliant and original." Pioneer in mind-body studies Joan Borysenko writes, "If you read just one book this year, let this be the one." [PLEASE NOTE: Grammar for a Full Life is not a book intended for the person new to the English language. It assumes familiarity with many of the basics of English.]
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lexigraphic Publishing
ISBN-10
1734692707
ISBN-13
9781734692709
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15050409029
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Grammar for a Full Life : How the Way We Shape a Sentence Can Limit or Enlarge Us
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
258 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves Weinstein confirms what we writers have always known in our hearts: even when we decide whether to insert a comma, we reveal our characters. -- Anne Fadiman, author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Every so often comes along a book that changes how we think. Grammar for a Full Life is one of those. In it, Lawrence Weinstein passionately coalesces the art and craft of writing with the grand adventure of being a human being. -- Richard Lederer, Lawrence Weinstein has written a brilliant and original book that beckons and lures us toward the good and mature life so missing in our troubled times! -- Cornel West, author of Race Matters Writers and non-writers alike will learn so much from this wise book. I loved it! -- Lynne Truss
Target Audience
Trade
Topic
Grammar & Punctuation, Personal Growth / General, Spiritual
Lccn
2020-905588
Dewey Decimal
425
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Self-Help, Language Arts & Disciplines
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