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Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors
Written by Bill Bryson
Anchor | Trade Paperback | May 2009
$16.00/(Canada) | 978-0-7679-2270-8 (0-7679-2270-0)
From one of America's most beloved and bestselling authors, a wonderfully useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commonly encountered by editors and writers.
What is the difference between “immanent” and “imminent”? What is the singular form of graffiti? What is the difference between “acute” and “chronic”?... > Read more
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The Pen Commandments
Written by Steven Frank
Anchor | Trade Paperback | September 2004
$14.00/17.99(Canada) | 978-1-4000-3229-7 (1-4000-3229-6)
Thou Shalt Honor Thy Reader, Thou Shalt Not Waste Words, Thou Shalt Not Kill Thy Sentences—these are three of the “pen” commandments through which, with humor and an engaging sense of purpose, Steven Frank inspires his readers not just to write but to write well.
Thou Shalt Take Pleasure in Thy Pen... > Read more
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Beg, Borrow, Steal
Written by Michael Greenberg
Other Press | Hardcover | September 2009
$19.95/24.95(Canada) | 978-1-59051-341-5 (1-59051-341-X)
From the author of the critically acclaimed memoir Hurry Down Sunshine, Beg, Borrow, Steal is an autobiography in installments, set in New York, where the author depicts the life of a writer of little means trying to practice his craft, or simply stay alive. He finds himself writing about golf, a... > Read more
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A Writer's Coach
Written by Jack R. Hart
Anchor | Trade Paperback | August 2007
$13.95/17.95(Canada) | 978-1-4000-7869-1 (1-4000-7869-5)
Mystified over misplaced modifiers? In a trance from intransitive verbs? Paralyzed from using the passive voice? To aid writers, from beginners to professionals, legendary writing coach Jack Hart presents a comprehensive, practical, step-by-step approach to the writing process. He shares his techniques for composing and sustaining powerful writing and demonstrates how... > Read more
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Origins of the Specious
Written by Patricia T. O'Conner and Stewart Kellerman
Random House | Hardcover | May 2009
$22.00/26.00(Canada) | 978-1-4000-6660-5 (1-4000-6660-3)
In Origins of the Specious, Woe Is I author Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman explode the misconceptions that have led generations of language lovers astray, revealing why some of grammar’s best-known “rules” aren’t—and never were—rules at all.
Students and teachers alike will appreciate and utilize this primer on the eccentricities of... > Read more
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Word Smart for the TOEFL
Written by Princeton Review
Princeton Review | Trade Paperback | May 2009
$13.99/16.99(Canada) | 978-0-375-42921-7 (0-375-42921-2)
Ideal for students who are planning to take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
Word Smart for the TOEFL helps students with the English vocabulary that is specifically relevant for the TOEFL exam.
Word Smart for the TOEFL presents 250 vocabulary words, including all the most common words from... > Read more
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Slam Dunks and No-Brainers
Written by Leslie Savan
Vintage | Trade Paperback | October 2006
$14.00/18.95(Canada) | 978-0-375-70242-6 (0-375-70242-3)
A marvelously original and informative book about the ever-changing American language that offers surprising insights into why we talk the way we talk.
With dazzling wit and acuity, three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Leslie Savan dissects contemporary language to discover what our most popular idioms reveal about America today. She traces the... > Read more
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