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A Writer's Reference
by Diana Hacker
Having helped nearly 3 million students at 1600 colleges and universities to write well, A Writer’s Reference succeeds because it has always been grounded in classroom experience. Nearly twenty years ago, Diana Hacker reinvented the college handbook by looking at her own students’ needs. She crafted a first-of-its-kind reference that offered practical solutions to college writing problems in a language students could understand and in a format that was easy for them to use. Her many innovations —...
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They Say/I Say
by Gerald; Birkenstein, Cathy Graff
The New York Times best-selling book on academic writing―in use at more than 1,500 schools.“They Say / I Say” identifies the key rhetorical moves in academic writing, showing students how to frame their arguments in the larger context of what others have said and providing templates to help them make those moves. And, because these moves are central across all disciplines, the book includes chapters on writing in the sciences, writing in the social sciences, and―new to this edition―writing...
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Publication Manual Of the American Psychological Association
by American Psychological Association
Presents a style manual that covers manuscript structure and content, writing style, grammar, quotations, tables, footnotes, results display, and source citation for psychological and social sciences literature. Includes bibliographical references and index.
College Writing Skills With Readings
by John Langan
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Elements Of Style
by William, Jr ; White, E B Strunk
The Elements of Style (1918) (aka Strunk & White), by William Strunk, Jr. , and E. B. White, is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known and 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.
Screenplay
by Syd Field
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. A play for television is known as a teleplay.
Publication Manual Of the American Psychological Association
by American Psychological Association Staff
Publication Manual Of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition
by American Psychological Association
Writing Books & Ephemera
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
by William Knowlton Zinsser
New York: Harper Perennial, April 1998. Trade Paperback. Sixth Edition. Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light shelf wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xii + 308 pages.
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£8.05
Live from the Battlefield: From Vietnam to Baghdad 35 Years in the World's War Zones
by Arnett, Peter
Paperback. Very Good.
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£2.79
THE CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ART TERMS
by Clarke, Michael
Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2001. Book. Illus. by Clarice Cliff;. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 262 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. From abacus to featherwork, from pricking to Zwischengoldglass, all the art terms you could ever need for anything at all..
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£8.05
Nancy Mitford – a biography
by Hastings, Selina
E. P. Dutton, New York, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Clean copy, no damage to the dustjacket, no annotations no underlining. In this first full biography of a world famous and successful novelist who had whipped, charm, beauty, talent and a decidedly odd life, the author has written "a book which Nancy Mitford would have been proud to right herself". – Asset down here, the record is as funny, sophisticated and less entertaining as one would...
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£10.58
The Art of Useful Writing
by Pitkin, Walter B
New York: Whittlesey House, 1940. hardcover. Book VG: mild toning/foxing to endpapers, mild shelfwear, text clean, binding tight./no DJ. 8vo 261pp. from Preface: "Highest, hardest, and most important of the practical arts are those which occupy the serious domains of useful writing. And the masters of these difficult arts are needed today more than ever before. Why? Because their work is measured by its consequences." #01447.
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£22.66
The Writer's Guide, A Companion to Writing For Pleasure or Publication, Fully Revised and Updated Edition
by Dunn, Irina
Sydney, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2002. Revised & Updated Condition . Softcover. Very Good Condition. Trade paperback size. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges neat and clean Writing is a craft, an art, a gift, a revelation; it is also often challenging and lonely work. And that is just the start - whether your aim is to get through the obstacle course of publishing, or...
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£8.99
Plain Words: Their ABC
by Sir Ernest Gowers
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 5 x 7.5in. viii. 298pp. Publisher's paper-covered boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows very marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, a hint of even toning along the boards, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows marginal toning, slight shelf rubbing along the edges, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.
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£76.88
The Writer's Harbrace Handbook, Brief
by Loretta Gray; Robert K. Miller; Suzanne Strobeck Webb; Cheryl Glenn
Cengage Heinle, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£5.15
Don’t Shoot, It’s Only Me: Bob Hope's Comedy History of the United States - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Hope, Bob with Melville Shavelson
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399135189 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in equally unblemished dust-jacket, inscribed by author Bob Hope on the title page; Bob Hope shares his experiences of finding the humor on battlefields from North Africa and Europe to the Persian Gulf and Asia ; 8vo; 315 pages; Signed by Author .
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£72.84
The Art of Readable Writing
by Rudolf Flesch
Harper & Row, Publishers, 1949. Hardcover. Good+/no dust cover. good, clean, tight. minor tear spine top, light fading to edges of coverListing Includes Books Image . Please email me if you need to see more pictures! The orders are processed promptly, carefully packaged and shipped within 1 day of purchase. PLEASE NOTE! if you need the book quickly, please Purchase Priority Shipping.Media will not show updates in mail confirmation till reaches continental U.S. FOR International orders under 5 lbs...
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£5.46
Rules for Writers
by Hacker, Diana
Bedford Books, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£5.16
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th Edition Of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
by Turabian, Kate L
Chicago, IL: University Of Chicago Press. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1996. Trade Size Paperback. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages; Trade Size Soft Cover Paperback, No Dust Jacket, Book Shows Little Wear; BX99 .
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£8.50
Creating Characters: How to Build Story People
by Swain, Dwight V
University of Oklahoma Press, 2008. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£5.35
Writing Feature Stories: How to Research and Write Newspaper and Magazine Articles
by Ricketson, Matthew
Allen & Unwin, 2004. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. Fourth impression of the First Edition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 284 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is currently IN STOCK and would be shipped directly from our Australian address.. A systematic and user-friendly approach to...
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£12.13
Editing For Print
by Rogers, Geoffrey
Cininnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edtion; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 159 pages; Clean, tight and bright. Little wear to note book or DJ. Mylar cover. .
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£10.93
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
by Partridge, Eric
Greenwich House (Crown publishers), New York, 1982. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Foreword by author, how to use this dictionary, abbreviations, including those for works frequently mentioned and addenda to dictionary. Burgundy coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Plaintext dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. This book provides information on the evolution and development of...
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£13.23
Armed and Dangeros: A Writer's Guide to Weapons (The Howdunit Series)
by Newton, Michael
Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1990. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. One of a series of "how-to" books for writers--written by the same--of both of true-crime & fictional mystery & detective stories. This one explores the characteristics & advantage/disadvantages of hundreds of weapons, 186 pages with Index, Glossary, Bibliography. Illustrations throughout. A FIRST EDITION, 7th Printing from 1990, this trade paperback is in Near Fine condition:...
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£11.33
Very Like a Whale: A Cascades Collection of Science Writing
by Mannion, John
London, UK: Collins, 2002. Hardcover. As New. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 184pp. In colourful laminated card covers. 12mo. In as new condition throughout. A unique collection introducing an area of non-fiction writing, and which brings together a collection of science writing that includes stories of discoveries, the lives of scientists, historical writing and humour etc.
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£12.00
Style Guide; The Bestselling Guide to English Usage
by The Economist
London: Profile Books Ltd, 2003. 6thorlater. Hardcover_cloth. Used - Near Fine/Near Fine. Rufus Segar. 5.5"x8.5"x.75". 169 pages. 8th Edition. Black cloth boards with gilt letters on spine. Red paste downs with POGI on first fly paper. Jacket design: the Senate. Typeset I EcoType by MacGuru Ltd. Printed in Great Britain by St. Edmundsbury Press. Contents: Preface; Introduction; A Note on Editing; Part I: The Essence of Style; Part II: American and British English; Part III: Fact Checker and Glossary;...
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£8.09
SEAFOOD CELEBRATION
by London, Sheryl
Simon & Schuster, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Like New/Fine. An as new book in a fine dust jacket.
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£6.29£4.72
The Story of Writing
by Robinson, Andrew
Thames & Hudson, 1999. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£5.38
