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RoyPeterClarkisoneofthemostinfluentialwritingteachersintheU.S.Hisbook,WritingTools,has65,000copiesinprintandhispodcastshavebeendownloadedfromiTunesover1milliontimes.Nowhe'sreturningtotherootsoftheEnglishlanguagewithTHEGLAMOUROFGRAMMAR.Thisisanenchantingandentertainingapproachtoessentialgrammar.EarlyinthehistoryofEnglish,thewords"grammar"and"glamour"meantthesamething:thepowertocharm.RoyPeterClark,authorofWritingTools,aimstoputtheglamourbackingrammarwiththisfun,engagingalternativetostuffyinstructionals.Inthispracticalguide,listenerswilllearneverythingfromthedifferentpartsofspeechtowhyeffectivewriterspreferconcretenounsandactiveverbs.THEGLAMOUROFGRAMMARgiveslistenersallthetoolstheyneedto"liveinsidethelanguage"--totakeadvantageofgrammartoperfecttheiruseofEnglish,toinstillmeaning,andtocharmthroughtheirwriting.Withthisindispensableaudiobook,listenerswillcometoseejusthowglamorousgrammarcanbe.