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100 Ways to Improve Your Writingby Gary ProvostISBN 0451627210 (0-451-62721-0)
Softcover, Mentor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: '100 Ways to Improve Your Writing'Book summary:[via]This is the one guide that anyone who writes--whether student, business person, or professional writer--should put on the desk beside pencil, pen, typewriter, or word processor. Filled with professional tips and a wealth of instructive examples, this valuable, easy-to-use handbook can help you solve any and all writing problems.
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The 3 A.M. Epiphany: Uncommon Writing Exercises That Transform Your Fictionby Brian KiteleyISBN 1582973512 (1-58297-351-2)
Softcover, Writers Digest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The 3 A.M. Epiphany: Uncommon Writing Exercises That Transform Your Fiction'Book summary:Sometimes our best ideas come when we least expect them-like at 3 o'clock in the morning ... or in the shower ... or when you're driving to work. You get the picture-lots of ideas and no time or excess time and a dry well of ideas. Brian Kiteley comes to the rescue with more than 200 intriguing writing exercises designed to help you think, write, and revise anywhere, anytime. As a 15 year veteran author and director of the University of Denver's creative writing program, Brian has crafted and refined these exercises to be original, interesting, and filled with enough intrigue to get your creative ideas sparked and into story format. You'll learn how to: # Transform stale writing patterns into exciting experiments in fiction. # Shed anxieties that keep you from reaching your full writing potential. # Craft unique ideas by combining personal experiences with unrestricted imagination. # Examine and overcome all your fiction writing concerns, from getting started to overcoming writer's block and everything in between. Discovering how good your writing can be is as simple as opening this book and selecting an exercise to try. It's just what you need to add zest and originality to your fiction writing. [via]
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Body Trauma: A Writer's Guide to Wounds and Injuriesby David PageISBN 1933016418 (1-933016-41-8)
Softcover, Behler Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Body Trauma: A Writer's Guide to Wounds and Injuries'Book summary:This reference book has much to offer many. Indispensable for the novelist, with gore-filled chapters and multiple car crashes spewing limbs and guts, Dr. David Page's opus will also be treasured by medical enthusiasts, hypochondriacs, and those who like lively bathroom reading. From trench foot to crunched legs, massive hemothorax to flail chests, Body Trauma is educational, comprehensive, and a jolly good time. [via]
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The Complete Plain Wordsby Ernest GowersISBN 1567922031 (1-56792-203-1)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Plain Words'Book summary:Covers the issues in the choice and handling of words - will energise anyone with a writing job to do. Offers a checklist of words and phrases to be used with care - will save many a writer from committing embarrassing blunders by writing something unintended, misleading or downright foolish. [via]
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The Complete Plain Wordsby Janet Whitcut, Ernest Gowers, Sidney GreenISBN 0879237333 (0-87923-733-3)
Hardcover, David R Godine Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Plain Words'Book summary:Covers the issues in the choice and handling of words - will energise anyone with a writing job to do. Offers a checklist of words and phrases to be used with care - will save many a writer from committing embarrassing blunders by writing something unintended, misleading or downright foolish. [via]
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The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines: Sixteen Master Archetypesby Sue Viders, Tami D. Cowden, Caro LafeverISBN 1580650244 (1-58065-024-4)
Softcover, Lone Eagle Pub Co
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Comprehensive Worksheets for the Greeg Reference Manualby William A. SabinISBN 0028032896 (0-02-803289-6)
Softcover, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Post Secondary
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Creating Short Fictionby Damon Francis KnightISBN 0312150946 (0-312-15094-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Dialogueby Lewis TurcoISBN 0898799473 (0-89879-947-3)
Softcover, F & W Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dialogue'Book summary:Intended for the novelist, short story and script writer this book demonstrates the power of dialogue in fiction. It discusses how to create dialogue that is carefully selected, paced and organized and shows how it can be used to provide information, set the scene or move the plot forward. [via]
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Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works With Wordsby Bruce Ross-LarsonISBN 0393313263 (0-393-31326-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works With Words'Book summary:"A strong new entry for the reference shelf of anyone who writes to be understoodor would like to."Pittsburgh Press
In the first part of this useful book, the author shows how to solve common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize words and phrases that should be cut; how to shorten cumbersome sentences; how to arrange the elements of pairs, series, and compound subjects and predicates; how to recognize and rectify mismanaged participles; and how to be on the lookout for the better word.
The second part of the book consists of more than 1500 recommendations for cuts, changes, and comparisons that editors make to produce writing that is concise and effective.
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- Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works With Words: ISBN 0393302687 (0-393-30268-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works With Words: ISBN 0393016404 (0-393-01640-4)
Hardcover, Norton - Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works With Words: ISBN 0393313263 (0-393-31326-3)
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- Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works With Words: ISBN 0393302687 (0-393-30268-7)
Fiction Writer's Handbookby Hallie Burnett, Whit BurnettISBN 0062731696 (0-06-273169-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fiction Writer's Handbook'Book summary:This book offers practical advice on every aspect of writing novels and short stories: plotting and narrative development, characterization and dialogue, sources of material, planning an opening, roughing out chapters, using suspense and emotional color, rewriting and highlighting and much more. Examples drawn from the works of outstanding writers, past and present, illustrate each point, making this the perfect handbook for professional writers and students.
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Grade: Gregg Reference Manual (Correx)by SabinISBN 0072935162 (0-07-293516-2)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill Education
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Grade: Gregg Reference Manual (Correx)'Book summary:This is the most up-to-date, authoritative source on grammar, usage and style for a variety of business documents. It provides basic rules for problems that occur most frequently, and expanded rules and exceptions for almost any situation. The examples and illustrations offer easy-to-follow models that help solve problems quickly, from e-mail messages to formal reports. - New trim size makes it easier to read and find information. - Expanded coverage of topics related to the Internet: e-mail, how to cite on-line resources and scannable resumes. - Expanded discussion and illustration of document formats provided by MS Word templates and guidelines on how to modify the formats. - NEW Web sites for students and instructors include FAQ's, a newsletter, instructor forum, how to use GRM, technology terms and interactive exercises. - The structure of GRM remains the same: Sections 1-11 cover grammar, usage and style, Sections 12-18 cover formatting. - Spiral with Wrap Flap Edition. [via]
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The Gregg Reference Manualby William A. SabinISBN 0072936037 (0-07-293603-7)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gregg Reference Manual'Book summary:The Gregg Reference Manual 9e by William Sabin is intended for anyone who writes, edits, or prepares material for distribution or publication. For nearly fifty years, this manual has been recognized as the best style manual for business professionals and for students who want to master the on-the-job standards of business professionals. . [via]
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- The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 0028040481 (0-02-804048-1)
Hardcover, Irwin Professional Pub - The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 0028040465 (0-02-804046-5)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College - The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 0028040473 (0-02-804047-3)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College - The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 0028199219 (0-02-819921-9)
Softcover, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill - The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 0028199227 (0-02-819922-7)
Softcover, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill - The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 002803287X (0-02-803287-X)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill College - The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 0028199200 (0-02-819920-0)
Hardcover, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill - The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 0070543887 (0-07-054388-7)
Hardcover, Gregg Division/McGraw Hill - The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 0070543992 (0-07-054399-2)
Hardcover, Gregg Division/McGraw-Hill - The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 007054400X (0-07-054400-X)
Hardcover, Gregg Division/McGraw-Hill - The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 0078228069 (0-07-822806-9)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill - The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 0072936037 (0-07-293603-7)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
- The Gregg Reference Manual: ISBN 0028040481 (0-02-804048-1)
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The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formattingby William A. SabinISBN 0072936533 (0-07-293653-3)
Softcover, Irwin Professional Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting'Book summary:Great book to use for school or just writing in general. It helps with grammar and all the language parts of writing. Only used a few times so its in great condition. [via]
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The Gregg Reference Manual/Indexedby William A. SabinISBN 0028032853 (0-02-803285-3)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gregg Reference Manual: Indexed'Book summary:"The Gregg Reference Manual" is intended for anyone who writes, edits, or prepares final copy for distribution or publication. It presents the basic rules that apply in virtually every piece of writing, as well as the fine points that occur less often but cause no less trouble when they do. This manual offers an abundance of examples and computer-generated illustrations so that you can quickly find models on which to pattern a solution to the various problems you encounter in your communications - from e-mail messages to formal reports. It also provides the rationale underlying specific rules so that you can manipulate the principles of style with intelligence and taste. [via]
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Hero With A Thousand Facesby Joseph CampbellISBN 1567311202 (1-56731-120-2)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hero With A Thousand Faces'Book summary:Originally written by Campbell in the '40s-- in his pre-Bill Moyers days -- and famous as George Lucas' inspiration for "Star Wars," this book will likewise inspire any writer or reader in its well considered assertion that while all stories have already been told, this is *not* a bad thing, since the *retelling* is still necessary. And while our own life's journey must always be ended alone, the travel is undertaken in the company not only of immediate loved ones and primal passion, but of the heroes and heroines -- and myth-cycles -- that have preceded us. [via]
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- The Hero with a Thousand Faces: ISBN 0691017840 (0-691-01784-0)
Softcover, Princeton University Press - The Hero With a Thousand Faces: ISBN 0691097437 (0-691-09743-7)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr - Hero With A Thousand Faces: ISBN 0691119244 (0-691-11924-4)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr - Hero With A Thousand Faces: ISBN 1567311202 (1-56731-120-2)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
- The Hero with a Thousand Faces: ISBN 0691017840 (0-691-01784-0)
How to Get Happily Publishedby Judith AppelbaumISBN 0062735098 (0-06-273509-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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- How to Get Happily Published: ISBN 0060101415 (0-06-010141-5)
Hardcover, Harper & Row - How to Get Happily Published: ISBN 0062715445 (0-06-271544-5)
Hardcover, HarperPerennial - How to Get Happily Published: ISBN 0452263077 (0-452-26307-7)
Hardcover, Plume - How to Get Happily Published: ISBN 0801647967 (0-8016-4796-7)
Hardcover, Mosby - How to Get Happily Published: ISBN 0062735098 (0-06-273509-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
- How to Get Happily Published: ISBN 0060101415 (0-06-010141-5)
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How to Get Happily Published/a Complete and Candid Guideby Judith ApplebaumISBN 0062731335 (0-06-273133-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Get Happily Published/a Complete and Candid Guide'Book summary:Judith Appelbaum has analyzed publishing as a columnist and reviewer for The New York Times Book Review and as managing editor of Publishers Weekly and now directs a book marketing firm that evolved out of this book. Includes practical and informative chapters on queries, options, agents, major changes in the publishing industry, and reviews of hundreds of writer's resources for fiction and non-fiction writers alike. [via]
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If You Can Talk You Can Writeby Joel SaltzmanISBN 0446395072 (0-446-39507-2)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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Life's Companion: Journal Writing As a Spiritual Questby Christina Baldwin, Susan BouletISBN 0553352024 (0-553-35202-4)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Life's Companion: Journal Writing As a Spiritual Quest'Book summary:Baldwin, Christina Diaries Diaries - Authorship Diaries/ Authorship Literary Criticism / General Meditation Religion / Spirituality Report writing Self-Help / General Spiritual journals Spiritual journals - Authorship Spiritual journals/ Authorship Spiritual life [via]
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Lively Art of Writingby Lucile Vaughan PayneISBN 0451627121 (0-451-62712-1)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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The Lively Art of Writingby Lucille VaughanISBN 0451626168 (0-451-62616-8)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Formsby Mark Strand, Eavan BolandISBN 0393321789 (0-393-32178-9)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms'Book summary:The Making of a Poem is among the best how-to-read-poetry titles. Edited by two of our greatest living poets, one Irish and female, the other American and male, it is both an exploration of poetic forms and an anthology. Eavan Boland and Mark Strand each offer an introduction and then give us a series of chapters devoted to particular verse forms--the sonnet, the ballad, the sestina, the villanelle, blank verse, the stanza--as well as a long section devoted to what they somewhat vaguely call shaping forms. This refers to poetic structures established not by a specific rhyme and/or metrical pattern but by content: the elegy, for example, or the pastoral or ode. The book then concludes with a section on open forms. Each chapter is conveniently subdivided, each topic simply defined: a single page gives "The Ballad at a Glance" (or, for that matter, the pantoum) as a quick overview of the form's structure. A page or two on the history of the form follows, along with a brief comment on "the contemporary context." Then a chronological anthology of poems demonstrates the particular form. In the sonnet's case, for instance, we are treated to 23 brilliantly chosen examples--everything from Shakespeare's "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" to Seamus Heaney's "The Haw Lantern" to Mary Jo Salter's playful "Half a Double Sonnet." The section then concludes with another brief analysis of one example. In this spot, the villanelle features Elizabeth Bishop's classic heartbreaker, "One Art," and blank verse gives us far too brief a take on Robert Frost's tantalizing "Directive." Itself worth the price of admission, the poem begins:
Back out of all this now too much for us,
One can readily see both the advantages and the limitations of such a format: definitions are kept lean, at times approaching the sound bite, and the short sentences and brief paragraphs often seem designed for a readership more accustomed to journalism than to the complexities of Dante (see, for example, the one-page history of the sestina). All of this looks like an attempt to reach an audience of both college students and general readers. While more information might help (brief comments on why certain poems in the anthology are defined as odes, pastorals, or elegies, for example), the bottom line is that The Making of a Poem does an excellent job of taking the inexperienced reader inside the mystery of poetic form. In these terms the volume succeeds, giving us a way into the history of poetry, along with an excellent anthology as a starting point for a deeper exploration of the glories of the genre. --Doug Thorpe [via]
Back in a time made simply by the loss
of detail, burned, dissolved, and broken off
Like graveyard marble sculpture in the weather,
There is a house that is no more than a house
Upon a farm that is no more than a farm
And in a town that is no more than a town.
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The Modern Researcher With Infotracby Jacques Barzun, Henry F. GraffISBN 0395644941 (0-395-64494-1)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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A Moveable Feastby Ernest HemingwayISBN 068482499X (0-684-82499-X)
Softcover, Scribner
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Moveable Feast'Book summary:In the preface to A Moveable Feast, Hemingway remarks casually that "if the reader prefers, this book may be regarded as fiction"--and, indeed, fact or fiction, it doesn't matter, for his slim memoir of Paris in the 1920s is as enchanting as anything made up and has become the stuff of legend. Paris in the '20s! Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley, lived happily on $5 a day and still had money for drinks at the Closerie des Lilas, skiing in the Alps, and fishing trips to Spain. On every corner and at every café table, there were the most extraordinary people living wonderful lives and telling fantastic stories. Gertrude Stein invited Hemingway to come every afternoon and sip "fragrant, colorless alcohols" and chat admit her great pictures. He taught Ezra Pound how to box, gossiped with James Joyce, caroused with the fatally insecure Scott Fitzgerald (the acid portraits of him and his wife, Zelda, are notorious). Meanwhile, Hemingway invented a new way of writing based on this simple premise: "All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know."
Hemingway beautifully captures the fragile magic of a special time and place, and he manages to be nostalgic without hitting any false notes of sentimentality. "This is how Paris was in the early days when we were very poor and very happy," he concludes. Originally published in 1964, three years after his suicide, A Moveable Feast was the first of his posthumous books and remains the best. --David Laskin [via]
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- A Moveable Feast: ISBN 0684833638 (0-684-83363-8)
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Softcover, Simon & Schuster - A Moveable Feast: ISBN 0684718049 (0-684-71804-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster - A Moveable Feast: ISBN 0684173409 (0-684-17340-9)
Hardcover, Macmillan Pub Co - A Moveable Feast: ISBN 068482499X (0-684-82499-X)
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- A Moveable Feast: ISBN 0684833638 (0-684-83363-8)
The Observation Deck: A Tool Kit for Writersby Naomi EpelISBN 0811814815 (0-8118-1481-5)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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Page After Page: Discover the confidence & passion you need to start writing & keep writing (no matter what)by Heather SellersISBN 1582973121 (1-58297-312-1)
Hardcover, Writers Digest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Page After Page: Discover the confidence & passion you need to start writing & keep writing (no matter what)'Book summary:You Are a WriterBelieve It!
False starts. Self-doubt. Mind games. They end the moment you pick up this book. With an inspiring mix of humor, wisdom, and creativity, Page After Page shows you how to find the courage and commitment to start writing and keep writing.
Author Heather Sellers draws on twenty years of teaching and personal writing experience to provide lively anecdotes and exercises to help you develop a mindset and lifestyle conducive to daily creation. As each chapter takes you deeper into the eccentric, exclusive world known only to writers, you'll learn how to build a productive creative life that keeps you writing page after page, day after day.
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Paris Era Una Fiestaby Ernest Hemingway, Gabriel FerraterISBN 9871144377 (987-1144-37-7)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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The Penthouse Film Guideby Steven PressfieldISBN 0446690260 (0-446-69026-0)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Pocket Guide for Writing Historyby RampollaISBN 0312114931 (0-312-11493-1)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins
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A Pocket Guide to Writing in Historyby Mary Lynn RampollaISBN 031244673X (0-312-44673-X)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Pocket Guide to Writing in History'Book summary:[via]Its concise yet comprehensive coverage of every step of the research and writing process--with detailed advice on documenting sources and avoiding plagiarism -- have made A Pocket Guide to Writing in History a best-seller over four editions. For the fifth edition, Mary Lynn Rampolla -- who is active in the fields of both history and composition -- provides more practical help with basic skills and new coverage of more sophisticated critical-thinking skills such as analyzing an assignment, reading critically, and constructing a strong argument. Organizational changes over several chapters make it even easier for students at all levels to find the information they need to succeed in their course, saving instructors valuable class time.More editions of A Pocket Guide to Writing in History:
- Pocket Guide to Writing History: ISBN 0312180063 (0-312-18006-3)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins - A Pocket Guide to Writing in History: ISBN 0312247664 (0-312-24766-4)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins - A Pocket Guide to Writing History: ISBN 0312403577 (0-312-40357-7)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins - A Pocket Guide to Writing in History: ISBN 031244673X (0-312-44673-X)
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- Pocket Guide to Writing History: ISBN 0312180063 (0-312-18006-3)
Police Procedural: A Writer's Guide to the Police and How They Workby Russel L. BintliffISBN 0898795966 (0-89879-596-6)
Softcover, F & W Pubns
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The Practical Writer: From Inspiration to Publicationby Therese Eiben, Mary GannonISBN 0142004006 (0-14-200400-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Practical Writer: From Inspiration to Publication'Book summary:Poets & Writers Magazine presents the one book that every writer needs on the journey from the writing studio to publication. An essential volume from an organization renowned for providing reliable advice, The Practical Writer is filled with valuable information that will help emerging writers make intelligent choices and professional decisions at every stage of their careers. Filled with the insights and expertise of authors and other publishing insiders, it covers a range of topics: revising a manuscript, choosing a title, applying for grants, conducting research, evaluating an agent, understanding contracts, working with an editor, finding a literary community, promoting a book, and much more. With The Practical Writer, writers will know how to make the most of every aspect of their journey. [via]
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Producing a Quality Family Historyby Patricia Law HatcherISBN 0916489647 (0-916489-64-7)
Softcover, Myfamily.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Producing a Quality Family History'Book summary:For anyone looking to create a useful, lasting history of your family: This is a book that should adorn the library or bookshelves of all genealogists! Whether you're an amateur or professional, chances are the ultimate goal of your research is to produce a quality family history. Producing A Quality Family History, by Patricia Law Hatcher, guides you through the steps required to create an attractiveand functionalfamily history report. Learn how to organize your work, how to write the narrative, choose type faces, grammar styles, and punctuation. You'll also see how to create useful bibliographies and discover ways to incorporate photos and illustrations effectively plus much, much more![via]More editions of Producing a Quality Family History:
The Reader over Your Shoulder: A Handbook for Writers of English Proseby Alan Hodge, Robert and Alan Hodge GravesISBN 0394729366 (0-394-72936-6)
Softcover, Bookthrift Co
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Revising Fictionby David MaddenISBN 0452260884 (0-452-26088-4)
Softcover, New American Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Revising Fiction'Book summary:185 practical techniques for improving your story or novel [via]
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Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Serious Nonfiction--And Get It Publishedby Susan Rabiner, Alfred FortunatoISBN 0393324613 (0-393-32461-3)
Softcover, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction and Get It Published'Book summary:Distilled wisdom from two publishing pros for every serious nonfiction author in search of big commercial success.
Over 50,000 books are published in America each year, the vast majority nonfiction. Even so, many writers are stymied in getting their books published, never mind gaining significant attention for their ideasand substantial sales. This is the book editors have been recommending to would-be authors. Filled with trade secrets, Thinking Like Your Editor explains:
" why every proposal should ask and answer five key questions;
" how to tailor academic writing to a general reader, without losing ideas or dumbing down your work;
" how to write a proposal that editors cannot ignore;
" why the most important chapter is your introduction;
" why "simple structure, complex ideas" is the mantra for creating serious nonfiction;
" why smart nonfiction editors regularly reject great writing but find new arguments irresistible.
Whatever the topic, from history to business, science to philosophy, law, or gender studies, this book is vital to every serious nonfiction writer.
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- Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Serious Nonfiction--And Get It Published: ISBN 0393038920 (0-393-03892-0)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction and Get It Published: ISBN 0393324613 (0-393-32461-3)
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- Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Serious Nonfiction--And Get It Published: ISBN 0393038920 (0-393-03892-0)
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Three Genres: The Writing of Poetry, Fiction, and Dramaby Stephen MinotISBN 0130420999 (0-13-042099-9)
Softcover, Prentice Hall PTR
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Three Genres : The Writing of Poetry, Fiction, and Drama'Book summary:For introductory courses in creative writing of poetry, fiction, and drama. This time-tested, hands-on introduction to poetry, fiction, and drama writing addresses the dynamics of the creative process while providing a non-technical analysis of each genre. Each genre section is self-contained, features complete works as examples, and provides advice on how to begin writing creatively in the genre. Provides more practical advice to encourage students to work on their own. Throughout, students are encouraged to find their own voices as writers. [via]
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Softcover, Prentice Hall PTR
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The Transitive Vampire: A Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomedby Karen Elizabeth GordonISBN 0812911016 (0-8129-1101-6)
Hardcover, Times Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Transitive Vampire: A Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed'Book summary:Karen Elizabeth Gordon is no ordinary grammarian, and her works (including The New Well-Tempered Sentence, Torn Wings and Faux Pas, and The Disheveled Dictionary)--are no ordinary books of grammar. A special edition of the 1984 classic, The Deluxe Transitive Vampire is populated by a wickedly decadent cast of gargoyles, mastodons, murderous debutantes, and, yes, vampires (both transitive and otherwise), who cavort and consort in order to illustrate basic principles of grammar. The sentences are intoxicating--"How he loved to dangle his participles, brush his forelock off his forehead with his foreleg, and gaze into the aqueous depths"--but the rules and their explanations are as sound as any you might find in Strunk and White. Outlining the building blocks of the English language, from parts of speech to phrases and clauses, The Deluxe Transitive Vampire goes on to exorcise such grammatical demons as passive voice, fragments, comma splices, and run-on sentences. At last, a handbook of grammar you will actually want to read. In the words of Gordon's preface, "Howling, exploding, crackling, flickering with new life-forms, and drunk on fresh blood (some of mine is certainly missing), this deluxe edition reminds us on every page that words, too, have hoofs and wings to transport us far and deep." [via]
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Turning Life into Fictionby Robin HemleyISBN 1555974449 (1-55597-444-9)
Softcover, Graywolf Pr
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Walking on Waterby Madeleine L'EngleISBN 0553236199 (0-553-23619-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Artby Madeleine L'EngleISBN 0865474877 (0-86547-487-7)
Softcover, North Point Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art'Book summary:Walking on Water collects 12 brief meditations by Madeleine L'Engle on the nature of art and its relation to faith. L'Engle, the beloved author of A Wrinkle In Time among others, has written and spoken widely and wisely about the connection between religion and art. The gist of her understanding is as follows:
To try to talk about art and about Christianity is for me one and the same thing, and it means attempting to share the meaning of my life, what gives it, for me, its tragedy and its glory. It is what makes me respond to the death of an apple tree, the birth of a puppy, northern lights shaking the sky, by writing stories.
She believes that "[b]asically there can be no categories such as 'religious' art and 'secular' art because all true art is incarnational, and therefore 'religious.'" And "incarnation," in L'Engle's view, means "God's revelation of himself through particularity." In this book there is some slippage between L'Engle's autobiographical and critical voices. As a result, she often claims Christian significance for works whose meaning is not intentionally Christian. She admits this freely:[B]ecause I am a struggling Christian, it's inevitable that I superimpose my awareness of all that happened in the life of Jesus upon what I'm reading, upon Buber, upon Plato, upon the Book of Daniel. But I'm not sure that's a bad thing. To be truly Christian means to see Christ everywhere, to know him as all in all.
-- Michael Joseph Gross [via]More editions of Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art:
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Hardcover, Waterbrook Pr - Walking on Water : Reflections on Faith and Art: ISBN 0877888965 (0-87788-896-5)
Softcover, WaterBrook Press - Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art: ISBN 0865474877 (0-86547-487-7)
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The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battlesby Steven PressfieldISBN 0446691437 (0-446-69143-7)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles'Book summary:The Art of War meets "The Artist's Way" in this no-nonsense, profoundly inspiring guide to overcoming creative blocks of every kind. [via]
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The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battleby Steven PressfieldISBN 1590710037 (1-59071-003-7)
Hardcover, Rugged Land
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle'Book summary:A succinct, engaging, and practical guide for succeeding in any creative sphere, The War of Art is nothing less than Sun-Tzu for the soul.[via]
What keeps so many of us from doing what we long to do? Why is there a naysayer within? How can we avoid the roadblocks of any creative endeavor-be it starting up a dream business venture, writing a novel, or painting a masterpiece?
Bestselling novelist Steven Pressfield identifies the enemy that every one of us must face, outlines a battle plan to conquer this internal foe, then pinpoints just how to achieve the greatest success.
The War of Art emphasizes the resolve needed to recognize and overcome the obstacles of ambition and then effectively shows how to reach the highest level of creative discipline. Think of it as tough love . . . for yourself.
Whether an artist, writer or business person, this simple, personal, and no-nonsense book will inspire you to seize the potential of your life.More editions of The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle:
The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mysteryby Robert J. Ray, Jack RemickISBN 0440506581 (0-440-50658-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Why I Writeby George OrwellISBN 0143036351 (0-14-303635-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Why I Write'Book summary:[via]Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselvesand each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched livesand destroyed them.
Now, Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are. Penguin's Great Ideas series features twelve groundbreaking works by some of history's most prodigious thinkers, and each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-drive design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped the world.
Whether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unpalatable truths about war, Orwell's timeless, uncompromising essays are more relevant, entertaining and essential than ever in today's era of spin.
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Word Paintingby Rebecca McClanahanISBN 1582970254 (1-58297-025-4)
Softcover, F & W Publications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Word Painting'Book summary:Let Rebecca McClanahan guide you through an inspiring examination of description in its many forms. With her thoughtful instruction and engaging exercises, you'll learn to develop your senses and powers of observation to uncover the rich, evocative words that accurately portray your mind's images. McClanahan includes dozens of descriptive passages written by master poets and authors to illuminate the process. She also teaches you how to weave writing together using description as a unifying thread. [via]
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Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptivelyby Rebecca McClanahanISBN 0898798612 (0-89879-861-2)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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Write To Learn With Infotracby Donald M. MurrayISBN 1413001734 (1-4130-0173-4)
Softcover, Heinle
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Writing Dialogueby Tom ChiarellaISBN 1884910327 (1-884910-32-7)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing Dialogue'Book summary:Whether you're writing an argument, a love scene, a powwow among sixth graders or scientists in a lab, this book demonstrates how to write dialogue that sounds authentic and original.
&break;&break;You'll learn ways to find ideas for literary discussions by tuning in to what you hear every day. You'll learn to use gestures instead of speech, to insert silences that are as effective as outbursts, to add shifts in tone, and other strategies for making conversations more compelling. Nuts and bolts are covered, too - formatting, punctuation, dialogue tags - everything you need to get your characters talking. [via]
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Writing Fiction Step by Stepby Josip NovakovichISBN 1884910351 (1-884910-35-1)
Softcover, F & W Pubns
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Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Articleby Howard Saul BeckerISBN 0226041085 (0-226-04108-5)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article'Book summary:Social scientists, whether earnest graduate students or tenured faculty members, clearly know the rules that govern good writing. But for some reason they choose to ignore those guidelines and churn out turgid, pompous, and obscure prose. Distinguished sociologist Howard S. Becker, true to his calling, looks for an explanation for this bizarre behavior not in the psyches of his colleagues but in the structure of his profession. In this highly personal and inspirational volume he considers academic writing as a social activity.[via]
Both the means and the reasons for writing a thesis or article or book are socially structured by the organization of graduate study, the requirements for publication, and the conditions for promotion, and the pressures arising from these situations create the writing style so often lampooned and lamented. Drawing on his thirty-five years' experience as a researcher, writer, and teacher, Becker exposes the foibles of the academic profession to the light of sociological analysis and gentle humor. He also offers eminently useful suggestions for ways to make social scientists better and more productive writers. Among the topics discussed are how to overcome the paralyzing fears of chaos and ridicule that lead to writer's block; how to rewrite and revise, again and again; how to adopt a persona compatible with lucid prose; how to deal with that academic bugaboo, "the literature." There is also a chapter by Pamela Richards on the personal and professional risks involved in scholarly writing.
In recounting his own trials and errors Becker offers his readers not a model to be slavishly imitated but an example to inspire. Throughout, his focus is on the elusive work habits that contribute to good writing, not the more easily learned rules of grammar and punctuation. Although his examples are drawn from sociological literature, his conclusions apply to all fields of social science, and indeed to all areas of scholarly endeavor. The message is clear: you don't have to write like a social scientist to be one.More editions of Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article:
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