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Steering The Craft

A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

de Ursula K. Le Guin ...

From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this essential creative writing handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing.Le ... Leer más

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From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this essential creative writing handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing.Le
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The Sense of Style

The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

de Steven Pinker ...

“Charming and erudite," from the author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now, "The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.comWhy is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing—and why should we care? From the author of The ... Leer más

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“Charming and erudite," from the author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now, "The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.comWhy is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing—and why should we care? From the author of The
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Murder Your Darlings

And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser

de Roy Peter Clark ...

From one of America's most influential teachers, a collection of the best writing advice distilled from fifty language books -- from Aristotle to Strunk and White.With so many excellent writing guides lining bookstore shelves, it can be hard to know where to look for the best advice. Should you go with Natalie Goldberg or Anne Lamott? Maybe William Zinsser or Stephen King would be more appropriate ... Leer más

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From one of America's most influential teachers, a collection of the best writing advice distilled from fifty language books -- from Aristotle to Strunk and White.With so many excellent writing guides lining bookstore shelves, it can be hard to know where to look for the best advice. Should you go with Natalie Goldberg or Anne Lamott? Maybe William Zinsser or Stephen King would be more appropriate
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Says Who?

A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words

de Anne Curzan ...

A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan“I was bowled over, page after page, by the author’s fine ear for our language and her openhearted erudition. I learned a lot, and I couldn’t have enjoyed myself more.”—Benjamin Dreyer, New York ... Leer más

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A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan“I was bowled over, page after page, by the author’s fine ear for our language and her openhearted erudition. I learned a lot, and I couldn’t have enjoyed myself more.”—Benjamin Dreyer, New York
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves

The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

de Lynne Truss ...

The spirited and scholarly #1 New York Times bestseller combines boisterous history with grammar how-to’s to show how important punctuation is in our world—period.In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss, gravely concerned about our current grammatical state, boldly defends proper punctuation. She proclaims, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

The spirited and scholarly #1 New York Times bestseller combines boisterous history with grammar how-to’s to show how important punctuation is in our world—period.In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss, gravely concerned about our current grammatical state, boldly defends proper punctuation. She proclaims, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to
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Grammar for Writers

de C. Beth Burch ...

This lively textbook on grammar helps writers of all abilities understand how the English language functions in contemporary life.It begins with a close examination of sentence patterns, word classes, and syntactical transformations, laying a structural base for understanding usage. Examples from a variety of published writers further your understanding of writing well from a rhetorical and ... Leer más

$7.28 USD

This lively textbook on grammar helps writers of all abilities understand how the English language functions in contemporary life.It begins with a close examination of sentence patterns, word classes, and syntactical transformations, laying a structural base for understanding usage. Examples from a variety of published writers further your understanding of writing well from a rhetorical and
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Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers, Fifth Edition

de Kate L. Turabian ...

Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
Students of all levels need to know how to write a well-reasoned, coherent research paper—and for decades Kate L. Turabian’s Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers has helped them to develop this critical skill. For its fifth edition, Chicago has reconceived and renewed this classic work for today’s generation. Addressing the same range of topics as Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Research ... Leer más

$13.67 USD

Students of all levels need to know how to write a well-reasoned, coherent research paper—and for decades Kate L. Turabian’s Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers has helped them to develop this critical skill. For its fifth edition, Chicago has reconceived and renewed this classic work for today’s generation. Addressing the same range of topics as Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Research
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Improve Your Punctuation and Grammar

de Marion Field ...

Master the essentials of the English language and write with greater confidence. ... Leer más

$2.99 USD

Master the essentials of the English language and write with greater confidence.
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Making a Point

The Persnickety Story of English Punctuation

de David Crystal ...

The final volume in the classic trilogy on the English language combines the first history of English punctuation with a complete guide on how to use it.Behind every punctuation mark lies a thousand stories. The punctuation of English, marked with occasional rationality, is founded on arbitrariness and littered with oddities. For a system of a few dozen marks it generates a disproportionate degree ... Leer más

$11.69 USD

The final volume in the classic trilogy on the English language combines the first history of English punctuation with a complete guide on how to use it.Behind every punctuation mark lies a thousand stories. The punctuation of English, marked with occasional rationality, is founded on arbitrariness and littered with oddities. For a system of a few dozen marks it generates a disproportionate degree
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600 Basic Japanese Verbs

The Essential Reference Guide: Learn the Japanese Vocabulary and Grammar You Need to Learn Japanese and Master the JLPT

de The Hiro Japanese Center ...

600 Basic Japanese Verbs is a handy, easy-to-use guide to one of the building blocks of Japanese grammar—verbs.This book will be an essential resource for students wishing to learn Japanese as it shows how to conjugate the 600 most common Japanese verbs quickly, and with very little effort. This is the only guide to list all verb forms in both Japanese script and romanized form, while giving an ... Leer más

$12.32 USD

600 Basic Japanese Verbs is a handy, easy-to-use guide to one of the building blocks of Japanese grammar—verbs.This book will be an essential resource for students wishing to learn Japanese as it shows how to conjugate the 600 most common Japanese verbs quickly, and with very little effort. This is the only guide to list all verb forms in both Japanese script and romanized form, while giving an
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Mandarin Grammar ( Blokehead Easy Study Guide)

de The Blokehead ...

Series series Blokehead Easy Study Guide
Mandarin Chinese sentence structure is a great way to start learning the language. Because it is very easy to understand, it helps ease you into the tougher parts of learning the language. It also helps you understand the basic qualities of the Chinese grammar. Grab The Easy Study Guide now! ... Leer más

$2.69 USD

Mandarin Chinese sentence structure is a great way to start learning the language. Because it is very easy to understand, it helps ease you into the tougher parts of learning the language. It also helps you understand the basic qualities of the Chinese grammar. Grab The Easy Study Guide now!
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Essential Russian Grammar

All the Grammar Really Needed for Speech and Comprehension

de Brian Kemple ...

Series series Dover Language Guides Essential Grammar
Designed for adults with limited learning time, this concise and easy-to-use guide enables language students to grasp the fundamentals of Russian quickly and easily. Focusing on the grammar needed to speak and understand the language, the text emphasizes comprehension rather than memorization of grammatical constructions.Author Brian Kemple uses an efficient and systematic approach to instructing ... Leer más

$4.85 USD

Designed for adults with limited learning time, this concise and easy-to-use guide enables language students to grasp the fundamentals of Russian quickly and easily. Focusing on the grammar needed to speak and understand the language, the text emphasizes comprehension rather than memorization of grammatical constructions.Author Brian Kemple uses an efficient and systematic approach to instructing
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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

de William Strunk, Jr., E.B. White ...

'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of 'The Elements of Style' details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of ... Leer más

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'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of 'The Elements of Style' details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of
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Grammatically Correct

The Essential Guide to Spelling, Style, Usage, Grammar, and Punctuation

de Anne Stilman ...

How does good writing stand out?If its purpose is to convey facts, findings, or instructions, it need be read only once for its content to be clear. If its purpose is to entertain or to provoke thought, it makes readers want to come back for more.Revised and updated, this guide covers four essential aspects of good writing:• Individual words - spelling variations, hyphenation, frequently confused ... Leer más

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How does good writing stand out?If its purpose is to convey facts, findings, or instructions, it need be read only once for its content to be clear. If its purpose is to entertain or to provoke thought, it makes readers want to come back for more.Revised and updated, this guide covers four essential aspects of good writing:• Individual words - spelling variations, hyphenation, frequently confused
... Leer más
Verb Your Enthusiasm

How to Master the Art of the Verb and Transform Your Writing

de Sarah L. Kaufman ...

**“Personable, smart, and, yes, enthusiastic… a masterclass you can take at your own pace.” – Ron Charles“This verb-filled outing reads like a dream.” – Publishers Weekly (starred)“An almost shockingly adroit guide to how to make every word count.” —Benjamin Dreyer, author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer's EnglishAn elegant guide to the promise, power, and poetry of verbs, from Pulitzer ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

**“Personable, smart, and, yes, enthusiastic… a masterclass you can take at your own pace.” – Ron Charles“This verb-filled outing reads like a dream.” – Publishers Weekly (starred)“An almost shockingly adroit guide to how to make every word count.” —Benjamin Dreyer, author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer's EnglishAn elegant guide to the promise, power, and poetry of verbs, from Pulitzer
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English for Scammers

de Dorothy Zemach, Chuck Sandy ...

Curious as to why no one has claimed their UK lotto winnings from you? Why no one wants to call about the box of cash valued at Seven million five hundred thousand Dollars US (7,500,000.00 Dollars)? Why no one is responding to your PASSIONATE REQUEST FOR JOINT MUTUAL INVESTMENTS BENEFITS? If so, this book is for you.Every day, it seems, we get heart-breaking emails like this one:I see know reasons ... Leer más

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Curious as to why no one has claimed their UK lotto winnings from you? Why no one wants to call about the box of cash valued at Seven million five hundred thousand Dollars US (7,500,000.00 Dollars)? Why no one is responding to your PASSIONATE REQUEST FOR JOINT MUTUAL INVESTMENTS BENEFITS? If so, this book is for you.Every day, it seems, we get heart-breaking emails like this one:I see know reasons
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The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric

de Sister Miriam Joseph, Marguerite McGlinn ...

Who sets language policy today? Who made whom the grammar doctor? Lacking the equivalent of l'Académie française, we English speakers must find our own way looking for guidance or vindication in source after source. McGuffey's Readers introduced nineteenth-century students to "correct" English. Strunk and White's Elements of Style and William Safire's column, "On Language," provide help on diction ... Leer más

$11.69 USD

Who sets language policy today? Who made whom the grammar doctor? Lacking the equivalent of l'Académie française, we English speakers must find our own way looking for guidance or vindication in source after source. McGuffey's Readers introduced nineteenth-century students to "correct" English. Strunk and White's Elements of Style and William Safire's column, "On Language," provide help on diction
... Leer más
Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate German Grammar

de Ed Swick ...

Series series Practice Makes Perfect Series
When you're ready to go further with your German skills, Practice Makes Perfect will take you to the next levelUsing extensive explanations, examples, reading passages, and practice exercises, Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate German Grammar helps you grow your understanding and usage of such grammar topics as verbs tenses and moods. It also increases your ability to communicate in German using ... Leer más

$15.56 USD

When you're ready to go further with your German skills, Practice Makes Perfect will take you to the next levelUsing extensive explanations, examples, reading passages, and practice exercises, Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate German Grammar helps you grow your understanding and usage of such grammar topics as verbs tenses and moods. It also increases your ability to communicate in German using
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Italian Grammar You Really Need To Know

Teach Yourself

de Anna Proudfoot ...

Comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns andstructures are reinforced and contextualized through authenticmaterials. You will not only learn how to construct grammar correctly,but when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate."Italian Grammar You Really Need to Know will help you gain theintuition you need to become a confident communicator in your newlanguage. ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

Comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns andstructures are reinforced and contextualized through authenticmaterials. You will not only learn how to construct grammar correctly,but when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate."Italian Grammar You Really Need to Know will help you gain theintuition you need to become a confident communicator in your newlanguage.
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Kanji Handbook

(JLPT All Levels) This Japanese Character Dictionary and Kanji Textbook Uses an Innovative and Effective System

de Vee David ...

This massive text is the ultimate authoritative book on learning Japanese Kanji.The Kanji Handbook presents an ingenious and tested method to learn the 1,945 kanji characters taught in all Japanese language schools. Through the use of "KanjiHybrids"—a concept invented by the author—learners of Kanji and taught to link the characters mentally with English words to form one integral and indivisible ... Leer más

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This massive text is the ultimate authoritative book on learning Japanese Kanji.The Kanji Handbook presents an ingenious and tested method to learn the 1,945 kanji characters taught in all Japanese language schools. Through the use of "KanjiHybrids"—a concept invented by the author—learners of Kanji and taught to link the characters mentally with English words to form one integral and indivisible
... Leer más
When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It

The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse

de Ben Yagoda ...

What do you get when you mix nine parts of speech, one great writer, and generous dashes of insight, humor, and irreverence? One phenomenally entertaining language book*.*In his waggish yet authoritative book, Ben Yagoda has managed to undo the dark work of legions of English teachers and libraries of dusty grammar texts. Not since School House Rock have adjectives, adverbs, articles, conjunctions ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

What do you get when you mix nine parts of speech, one great writer, and generous dashes of insight, humor, and irreverence? One phenomenally entertaining language book*.*In his waggish yet authoritative book, Ben Yagoda has managed to undo the dark work of legions of English teachers and libraries of dusty grammar texts. Not since School House Rock have adjectives, adverbs, articles, conjunctions
... Leer más
Dreyer's English

An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style

de Benjamin Dreyer ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A sharp, funny grammar guide they’ll actually want to read, from Random House’s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine • Paste • Shelf Awareness“Essential (and delightful!)”—People**We all write, all the time: books, blogs, emails. Lots and lots of emails. And we all want to writ. ... Leer más

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A sharp, funny grammar guide they’ll actually want to read, from Random House’s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine • Paste • Shelf Awareness“Essential (and delightful!)”—People**We all write, all the time: books, blogs, emails. Lots and lots of emails. And we all want to writ.
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The Only Grammar & Style Workbook You'll Ever Need

A One-Stop Practice and Exercise Book for Perfect Writing

de Susan Thurman ...

Never make a grammatical mistake again with this essential, comprehensive resource for all your writing needs.Everyone wants to produce writing that is clear, concise, and grammatically accurate, but getting to that point is not always easy. If you’ve ever had difficulty finding the right phrase to complete a simple sentence or have struggled to put a complicated thought into words, The Only ... Leer más

$0.99 USD

Never make a grammatical mistake again with this essential, comprehensive resource for all your writing needs.Everyone wants to produce writing that is clear, concise, and grammatically accurate, but getting to that point is not always easy. If you’ve ever had difficulty finding the right phrase to complete a simple sentence or have struggled to put a complicated thought into words, The Only
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F**k

An Irreverent History of the F-Word

de Rufus Lodge ...

An amusing, informative, controversial and utterly irreverent history of the world’s favourite word.F, U, C and K – four letters that can cause outrage, scandal, embarrassment or instant relief if you hit your thumb with a hammer.In this wide-ranging and frequently hilarious history of the F-word, Rufus Lodge searches out the origins of our language’s most popular obscenity, and chronicles its ... Leer más

$2.99 USD

An amusing, informative, controversial and utterly irreverent history of the world’s favourite word.F, U, C and K – four letters that can cause outrage, scandal, embarrassment or instant relief if you hit your thumb with a hammer.In this wide-ranging and frequently hilarious history of the F-word, Rufus Lodge searches out the origins of our language’s most popular obscenity, and chronicles its
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