Grammar for a Full Life: How the Ways We Shape a Sentence Can Limit or Enlarge Us

Although not popular, grammar is key to good writing and is often not seen as a "fun" part of English and writing classes. Knowledge is power and this book is a great tool in a teacher's arsenal!

A friend with a ph.d in theater recommended this book to me. Surprised at how easy it is to read. Very good for English majors or theater .majors or anyone like me, baffled by my native language. (English)This book should be required reading in schools.

This is absolutely clever and a perfect diversion to our daily lives

Intriguing essays about how grammar shapes the way we perceive ourselves as speakers and writers. This is a delightful read for language lovers.

Interesting how much active and passive voice have changed how people communicate! So different from my college days! The demands of active voice today in today’s writing was finally explained. Worth the read!😉👍

disappointed in this purchase: not as concise as I had expected

Love the fresh view of our English language. Entertaining and fun and a great new way to look at how we communicate.

Weinstein does not prescribe, he describes and offers different ways of creating agency and self-efficacy by harnessing the linguistic and grammatical power that lies within us. Regardless of your profession or lifestyle, the wisdom of his words will empower you and enrich your relationships. Read it.

Grammar for a Full Life(充実した生活のための文法）とう風変わりな書名に好奇心をかき立てられて購入した。中身は語法に関する実用的なエッセイという感じで楽しく読める｡はっとする指摘が少なくない｡例えば、動詞の歴史的現在に関して。下記のような歴史的現在はごく普通でどの文法書にも載ってる。 In An Ideal Husband, Oscar Wild skews…ただし次のような文脈では、どれほど鮮明に脳裏に焼き付けられた記憶であったとしても、歴史的現在は用いられない、と著者はいう。*My late Grandma Hlady tells me never to forget about the folks who don’t grow up with advantages like I have.tells me → told me…とすれば問題はないが、単なる報告文になってしまう。歴史的現在の雰囲気を出すには、I can still Grandma telling…がよいという。なるほどと思う（…like I haveが少し気になるが）。エッセイとして楽しめる書である。