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Geraldine Woods has taught English at every level from fifth grade through Advanced Placement, most recently at the Horace Mann School. She is the author of numerous nonfiction books for adults and children, including 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way. She lives in New York City.

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Right around this time last week, a surgeon inserted a tiny camera and an equally tiny tool into the most poorly designed human joint. I refer, of course, to the knee. Seriously, Evolution, were you napping by the time you got to the middle of the leg? I was fortunate to have excellent medical care, and even more fortunate to have medical insurance. I am aware that many others are not so lucky. An

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	English Grammar For Dummies 3.84 avg rating — 625 ratings — published 2001 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	English Grammar Workbook For Dummies 3.92 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Geraldine Woods wrote a new blog post The Language of Medicine Right around this time last week, a surgeon inserted a tiny camera and an equally tiny tool into the most poorly designed human joint. I refer, of cou Read more of this blog post »
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Geraldine Woods and 2 other people liked Sirah's review of 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way: "It would be easy to confuse this book for a collection of categories. But that's not quite what it is. Each of the 25 chapters starts with a sentence that does a particularly good job showcasing a writing technique, such as repetition or the use of m" Read more of this review »
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Geraldine Woods liked Solomon's review of 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way: "A delightful book. A good author sharing her passion. So many writing books are really more about editing than the act of creation itself. That's where this one stands out. Each great sentence--and the myriad examples that follow--models a different w" Read more of this review »
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