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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262527132Author Umberto EcoFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985780432Author K M WeilandFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint PenforaswordPublisher PenforaswordWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 191mm * 8mm

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596090781Author Matt MaddenFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Chamberlain BrothersPublisher Chamberlain BrothersWeight(grams) 403gDimensions(mm) 234mm...

From one of America's most influential writing teachers, a collection of 50 of the best writing strategies distilled from 50 writing and language books -- from Aristotle to Strunk and White.With so many excellent writing guides lining bookstore shelves,...

The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar-an indispensable reference informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. Now in its 18th edition! More than 1.75 million copies sold! Much has happened in the years since the...

America's favourite writing coach and bestselling author returns with an "indispensable" guide (Diana K. Sugg, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter) to writing clearly and honestly in a world full of lies, propaganda, and misinformation.The darker and more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143105725Author Jorge Luis BorgesFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 153gDimensions(mm) 196mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Writing/Publishing) 2014.Book InformationISBN 9780985780401Author K M WeilandFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint...

Musicals are the most popular form of stage entertainment today, with the West End and Broadway dominated by numerous long-running hits. But for every Wicked or Phantom of the Opera, there are dozens of casualties that didn't fare quite so well. In this...

This book gives you the confidence, tools and techniques to produce a first-class dissertation. It offers practical guidelines to planning realistic timetables and structuring every aspect of your work. Find out how to avoid common mistakes and the best...

The new, updated edition of the handbook that should be on every copyeditor's desk. Unstuffy, hip, and often funny, The Copyeditor's Handbook has become an indispensable resource both for new editors and for experienced hands who want to refresh their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060937232Author Jacques BarzunFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Reissued to publish alongside New Hart's Rules and the New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors, the New Oxford Spelling Dictionary is the authoritative reference for spelling and word division. Prepared in consultation with professional editors...

From academic writing to personal and public discourse, the need for good arguments and better ways of arguing is greater than ever before. This timely fifth edition of A Rulebook for Arguments sharpens an already-classic text, adding updated examples...

LEARN HOW TO WRITE CREATIVELY WITH THIS COMPREHENSIVE AND PRACTICAL COURSE.The only comprehensive Creative Writing title on the market that goes beyond introducing the basic genres to offering a complete journey along the writing path, including material...

"Be in no doubt: the beer was drunk but the man drank the beer.""We must avoid vulgarities like 'front up'. If someone is 'fronting up' a television show, then he is presenting it."Simon Heffer's incisive and amusingly despairing emails to colleagues at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385346894Author Constance HaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399535376Author Evan S. SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1g

'In every sense, a good word guide' Times Educational Supplement 'This intelligent guide is an essential addition to the bookshelves of all readers and writers' Good Book Guide Our language is changing faster than ever before. Modern...

An updated and expanded edition of the acclaimed writing guide for scientistsThe Scientist's Guide to Writing explains the essential techniques that students, postdocs, and early-career scientists need to write more clearly, efficiently, and easily. Now...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984803689Author Gary ProvostFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Pamela Dorman BooksPublisher Penguin Adult

A WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER. The newest official release of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition includes four different formats-spiral-bound and tabbed, paperback,...

Elegant data and ideas deserve elegant expression, argues Helen Sword in this lively guide to academic writing. For scholars frustrated with disciplinary conventions, and for specialists who want to write for a larger audience but are unsure where to...

An adaptable guide for anyone who wants to communicate with compassion in a rapidly changing environment. Most of us want to choose inclusive, respectful, and empowering language when communicating with or about others. But language — and how we use it —...

Let best-selling novelist Sophie King guide you through the whole process of writing your first novel and getting it published.This revised edition takes aspiring novelists through the steps of writing a novel, from finding that initial idea, to keeping...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985780425Author K M WeilandFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint PenforaswordPublisher PenforaswordWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 191mm * 8mm

Anyone seeking to influence others must first know their own story, and how to tell it properly. Whether you're proposing a risky new venture, trying to close a deal, or leading a charge against injustice, you have a story to tell. Tell it well and you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812995701Author Benjamin DreyerFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580084802Author Adair LaraFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 301gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

Good spelling is fundamental to making the right impression with any type of writing; reports, homework, CVs, and letters all require correct spelling in order to get the message across in clear and straightforward English. Adaptable or adaptible?...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385339032Author Syd FieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Delta (imprint of Dell Publishing)Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Concise Guide to APA Style, Seventh Edition is the official APA Style resource for students. Written for high school and undergraduate students, instructors, and writers learning APA Style, this easy-to-use pocket guide is adapted from the seventh...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425176405Author Thomas S. KaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Oxford University Press IncPublisher Oxford University Press IncWeight(grams)...

The new "nonfiction" the adaptation of storytelling techniques to journalistic articles in the manner of Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, and John McPhee is an innovative genre that has been awarded virtually every Pulitzer Prize for literary journalism since...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807072431Author Louise DesalvoFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 140mm *...

Includes hundreds of ready-to-use samples for intimate, personal letters and powerful business correspondence. Including letter templates and advice on thankyou notes, apologies, invitations, special occasions, cancellations, requests, and expressing...

An updated edition of the perfect do-it-yourself memoir that helps you record and preserve the experiences and knowledge of a lifetime for years to come.Divided into Early, Middle, and Later Years, this keepsake volume contains 201 questions that guide...

Using four pathways to learning (listening, seeing, saying, and writing) enables Spalding students to breeze through decodable readers straight to fine children's literature: first graders gobble up Where the Wild Things Are; second graders enjoy The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679734031Author John GardnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...