{"product_id":"book-ej1c","title":"Grammar for a Full Life","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhy 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?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGrammar for a Full Life,\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeinstein 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. 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 \u003cem\u003ereally, absolutely\u003c\/em\u003e) heightens our awareness of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[PLEASE NOTE: \u003cem\u003eGrammar for a Full Life\u003c\/em\u003e is not a book intended for the person new to the English language. It assumes familiarity with many of the basics of English.]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49423904178480,"sku":"BDej1c","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ej1c-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773310101","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ej1c","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}