{"product_id":"verb-your-enthusiasm-how-to-master-the-art-of-the-verb-and-transform-your-writing-9780593831465","title":"Verb Your Enthusiasm: How to Master the Art of the Verb and Transform Your Writing","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Personable, smart, and, yes, enthusiastic... a masterclass you can take at your own pace.\" - Ron Charles \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This verb-filled outing reads like a dream.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An almost shockingly adroit guide to how to make every word count.\" --Benjamin Dreyer, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eDreyer's English\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn elegant guide to the promise, power, and poetry of verbs, from Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Sarah L. Kaufman \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVerbs are the underrated stars of the English language. They hold it all together. A complete sentence cannot exist without one, yet a single verb can create complete meaning. (See?) In this brilliant exploration of language, grammar, and style, Sarah L. Kaufman illuminates how all of us, professional writers and novices alike, can master the art of the verb and unlock the infinite potential of written expression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she was the dance critic at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, Kaufman was challenged to translate the dynamic language of movement into words. Verbs showed her the way. Good verbs power great storytelling; they leap off the page, fire our senses, and transform our perceptions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVerb Your Enthusiasm \u003c\/i\u003eis a clarion call for all of us to get back to basics: to mean what we say, and say what we mean. Across eleven chapters, Kaufman proves how strong verbs can make your own writing--be it an email, a text, a report, or an ad--more efficient and effective, and investigates theories of language that will change how you read and write. But this isn't a grammar guide, and it surely isn't a set of rules. Great writing comes from a mix of inspiration, passion, and intelligence--from your unique discernment and imagination. Searching for the right verb might even reveal something true about yourself. All that in a word. So go. Write. Verb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah L. Kaufman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593831465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah L. Kaufman\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic, an author, and a writing teacher. As \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's chief dance critic and senior arts reporter, she focused on the union of art and everyday living. Her work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e. She was a 2024 Penn State Foster-Foreman Distinguished Writer and has received journalism fellowships from the Nieman Foundation and the French-American Foundation. Her debut book, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e notable book and won the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Great New Writers Award and a Spirituality \u0026amp; Practice Award. A former McGraw Professor of Writing at Princeton University, Kaufman has also taught at Harvard University, American University, and the National Critics Institute. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Sarah L. Kaufman \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47897246531741,"sku":"9780593831465","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1c9b6326-ac7b-4551-b367-7354dec145f8.jpg?v=1778004466","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/verb-your-enthusiasm-how-to-master-the-art-of-the-verb-and-transform-your-writing-9780593831465","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}