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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

by William Strunk

The hardcover version of the most indispensable writing resource! Features a new Glossary of grammatical terms Includes a new Foreword by Roger Angell Retains the classic principles of English style You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style , the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. The revisions to... (more)

Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life

by Natalie Goldberg

Natalie Goldberg, author of the bestselling Writing Down The Bones , teaches a method of writing that can take you beyond craft to the true source of creative power: The mind that is "raw, full of energy, alive and hungry." Here is compassionate, practical, and often humorous advice about how to find time to write, how to discover your personal style, how to make sentences come alive, and how to overcome... (more)

by William Strunk, E. B. White

You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. And now The Elements of Style--the most widely read and employed English style manual--is available in a specially bound 50th Anniversary Edition that offers the title's vast audience an opportunity to own a more durable and elegantly bound edition of this time-tested classic. Offering the same content as the Fourth... (more)

Spunk & Bite: A writer's guide to punchier, more engaging language & style

Spunk & Bite: A writer's guide to punchier, more engaging language & style

by Arthur Plotnik

When too tightly leashed, writing chokes and loses its vitality. Although the rules of composition popularized in William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White’s Elements of Style have been de rigueur for decades, they won’t exactly set your writing free. To the rescue comes Spunk & Bite , a guide to bold and radiant language and style. The secret, according to bestselling author and former publishing executive... (more)

In Search of Lost Time: Book 1

Swann's Way

by Marcel Proust

Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is one of the most entertaining reading experiences in any language and arguably the finest single work of the twentieth century. Since the original prewar translation there has been no completely new rendering of the original French. Now Viking makes Proust's masterpiece accessible to a whole new generation, beginning with Lydia Davis's new translation of the first volume,... (more)

To Cut a Long Story Short

by Jeffrey Archer

From the master storyteller comes a masterful collection of fourteen riveting tales of elaborate confidence tricks, political chicanery, immoral behavior, and dangerously illicit affairs, rendered with the breathtaking narrative twists that have become the Jeffrey Archer hallmark. Here are all new stories that will engross and astonish, peopled with a rich assortment of truly memorable characters: the... (more)

The Elements of Style (Macmillan Paperbacks)

The Elements of Style (Macmillan Paperbacks)

by Jr William Strunk

Writer's Digest Handbook of Short Story Writing

Writer's Digest Handbook of Short Story Writing

by Frank A. Dickson, Jean M. Fredette, Sandra Smythe

Here's a collection of the most helpful articles from WRITER'S DIGEST magazine covering every aspect of short story writing. Every writer, from beginner to professional, will find guidance, encouragement, and answers to such concerns as how to make characters believable, developing dialogue, writer's block, viewpoint, the all-important use of conflict, and much more.

Write Faster, Write Better

by David A. Fryxell

All writers have felt the pressure of a deadline. And whether they are writing for an anxious editor or just to pay the bills, they need all the time-saving techniques they can find. In Write Faster, Write Better, David A. Fryxell walks readers through every step of the writing process--from idea to publishable manuscript--and teaches fiction and nonfiction writers alike how to save time with careful... (more)

Travel Writer's Handbook (Travel Writer's Handbook: How to Write-And Sell-Your Own Travel Experiences)Louise P. Zobel

Travel Writer's Handbook (Travel Writer's Handbook: How to Write-And Sell-Your Own Travel Experiences)

by Louise Purwin Zobel

Tales of the American West: The Best of Spur Award-Winning Authors

Tales of the American West: The Best of Spur Award-Winning Authors

by Various

This deluxe, paper-over-board hardcover is a one-of-a-kind collection-fully endorsed and supported by the Western Writers of America-featuring the finest works of classic and contemporary western fiction from Spur Award-winners.... Tales of the American West stars... • Elmer Kelton • Glendon Swarthout • Frank Roderus • Richard Matheson • Loren Estleman • Ed Gorman • Win Blevins • R.C. House • Harry W.... (more)

A Step of Faith

by Charles Hamilton Sr.

Four Great Novels of the WestJohn Cunningham

Four Great Novels of the West

by John Cunningham

Includes four of the most highly acclaimed novels of the West: Shane, The Searchers, Warhorse, and Bugles in the Afternoon. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4. Wings Original

The Student Journalist and Interviewing (The Student Journalist Guide Series)Hazel Presson

The Student Journalist and Interviewing (The Student Journalist Guide Series)

by Hazel Presson

Offers advice on how to prepare for an conduct an interview and how to turn the raw material into a story.

Creative Writing for Advanced College Classes Revised EditionGeorge G Williams

Creative Writing for Advanced College Classes Revised Edition

by George G Williams

Tools of the writer's trade: Writers tell all about the equipment and services they find the bestAmerican Society of Journalists & Author

Tools of the writer's trade: Writers tell all about the equipment and services they find the best

by American Society of Journalists & Author

A kind of "Whole Writing Catalog," this is both a consumer guide and a compendium of tips on buying and using aids helpful to authors. As consumer guide it scans PCs, software, office supplies, information and photo sources, professional services, and much more. The signed contributions are brisk and realistic, but not rigorous like the work of product rating firms. The tips, from over 200 experienced ASJA... (more)

Grammar Done Right!

by Karen L. Reddick

Grammar Done Right! is a clear, commonsense approach to grammar and style. You'll find easy to understand helpful tips and techniques in an easy-to-find format for such grammar and style hang ups as: Numerals & Numbers, Punctuation, Grammar, Word Choices, Sentence & Style Structure, Figures of Speech, Commonly Misspelled Words, Commonly Mispronounced Words, Commonly Mistaken Word Usage and Cutting out... (more)

Style Is Matter: The Moral Art of Vladimir Nabokov

Style Is Matter: The Moral Art of Vladimir Nabokov

by Leland De la Durantaye

"How should we read Lolita? The beginning of an answer is that we should read it the way all great works deserve to be read: with attention and intelligence. But what sort of attention should we pay and what sort of intelligence should we apply to a work of art that recounts so much love, so much loss, so much thoughtlessness--and across which flashes something we might be tempted to call evil? To begin... (more)

Finding Time Again (In Search of Lost Time, Volume 6)

Finding Time Again (In Search of Lost Time, Volume 6)

by Marcel Proust

Since the original prewar translation there has been no completely new rendering of the French original into English. This translation brings to the fore a more sharply engaged, comic and lucid Proust. "In Search of Lost Time" is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. As the great story unfolds from its magical opening scenes to its devastating end, it is the Penguin Proust... (more)

Inspirational Writings of C.S. Lewis: Surprised by Joy, Reflections on the Psalms, the Four Loves, the Business of HeavenC. S. Lewis

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by William Strunk

by Natalie Goldberg

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by Arthur Plotnik

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by Jeffrey Archer

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by Frank A. Dickson, Jean M. Fredette, Sandra Smythe

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