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The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English Hardback - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Roy Peter Clark

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Early in the history of English, the words "grammar" and "glamour" meant the same thing: the power to charm. Roy Peter Clark, author of Writing Tools, aims to put the glamour back in grammar with this fun, engaging alternative to stuffy instructionals. In this practical guide, readers will learn everything from the different parts of speech to why effective writers prefer concrete nouns and active verbs.

The Glamour of Grammar gives readers all the tools they need to"live inside the language" -- to take advantage of grammar to perfect their use of English, to instill meaning, and to charm through their writing. With this indispensable book, readers will come to see just how glamorous grammar can be.

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  • Title The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English
  • Author Roy Peter Clark
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Little Brown and Company, New York
  • Publication date 2010-08
  • ISBN 9780316027915 / 031602791X
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.75 x 1 in (21.59 x 14.61 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects English language - Grammar
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009051781
  • Dewey Decimal Code 428.2

About the author

Roy Peter Clark is senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, one of the most prestigious schools for journalists in the world. He has taught writing at every level -- from schoolchildren to Pulitzer Prize-winning authors -- for more than forty years.

A writer who teaches and a teacher who writes, he has authored or edited nineteen books on writing and journalism, including The Art of X-Ray Reading, How to Write Short, Writing Tools, The Glamour of Grammar, and Help! for Writers. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he is considered a garage-band legend.

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