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The Talk was Better than the Book: An Almost Eternal Journey

July 2, 2016 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I should admit I had expectations going into this book. I had the privilege of hearing the author, Steven Pinker, speak during a tour for this book, and the talk was amazing. It was smart and entertaining, and I was hoping for the same from the book. The book is smart all right, but it’s soooo dense that the entertainment is mostly gone. I like language and grammar, and I’m pretty good with them. I have graduate degrees in both English and Latin. And even […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: grammar, style manual

CoffeeShopReader's CBR8 Review No:24 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: grammar, style manual ·
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