About the Author.

Brandon Royal is an award-winning writer whose educational authorship includes The Little Red Writing Book, The Little Gold Grammar Book, The Little Green Math Book, and The Little Blue Reasoning Book. During his tenure working in Hong Kong for US-based Kaplan Educational Centers a" a Washington Post subsidiary and the largest test-preparation organization in the world a" Brandon honed his theories of teaching and education and developed a set of key learning aprinciplesa to help define the basics of writing, grammar, math, and reasoning. A Canadian by birth and graduate of the University of Chicagoas Booth School of Business, his interest in writing began after completing writing courses at Harvard University. Since then he has auth.o.r.ed ten books and reviews of his books have appeared in Time Asia magazine, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal of America, Midwest Book Review, The Asian Review of Books, Choice Reviews Online, Asia Times Online, and About.com. Brandon is a two-time winner of the International Book Awards, a two-time gold medalist at the Presidentas Book Awards, and a recipient of the aEducational Book of the Yeara award as presented by the Book Publishers a.s.sociation of Alberta.

To contact the author:

E-mail: [email protected]

Web site: www.brandonroyal.com

Books by Brandon Royal The Little Red Writing Book:

20 Powerful Principles of Structure, Style and Readability

The Little Gold Grammar Book:

Mastering the Rules That Unlock the Power of Writing

The Little Green Math Book:

30 Powerful Principles for Building Math and Numeracy Skills

The Little Blue Reasoning Book:

50 Powerful Principles for Clear and Effective Thinking

Secrets to Getting into Business School:

100 Proven Admissions Strategies to Get You Accepted at the MBA Program of Your Dreams

Chili Hot GMAT:

200 All-Star Problems to Get You a High Score on Your GMAT Exam

Chili Hot GMAT Math Review Chili Hot GMAT Verbal Review Bars of Steel:

Life before Love in a Hong Kong Go-Go Bar a" The True Story of Maria de la Torre

Pleasure Island:

Youave Found Paradise, Now What? A Modern Fable on How to Keep Your Dreams Alive