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PERRET, Gene: Comedy Writing Step by Step: How To Write And Sell Your Sense Of Humor. Hollywood, CA., Samuel French, 1990. First Samuel French Edition: 1990. Originally published in 1982. Softcover, 281 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Comedy and Humor Writing-Authorship / Writing and Reference-How To. Condition: Very Good Plus. A gently-used copy with all pages clean and not marked. Sticker peal at the lower left-hand corner of the reverse cover. Overall a a near first-rate copy. Clear, concise and no-nonsense primer on the mechanics of comedy and humor writing for the audience that sells. With a forward by celebrated comedian/actress Carol Burnett. A definite must for aspiring authors of the genre. ISBN: 0573606056

GIBALDI, Joseph: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: Sixth Edition. New York, The Modern Language Association of America, 2003. Softcover, 361 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Writing Guides / Reference / How-To. Condition: Very Good. Light bumping to corners. Marking found on the half-title page. All other pages clean and not marked. Authoritative guide to writing effective and clear research papers, essays and compositions. ISBN: 0873529863

GRAVES, Robert & HODGE, Alan: The Reader Over Your Shoulder: A Handbook for Writers of English Prose. New York, Vintage Books, 1979. Originally published in 1943. Second Edition (1947), revised and abridged by the authors. Reprinted: 1979. Softcover, 290 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Language Arts / English Prose Literature – History, Criticism and Style / English Language-Idioms, corrections and errors / Writing: How-To. Condition: Very Good Minus. Light curling to the book covers, but unbent. Pages unmarked but with normal age-toning. A copy in near first-rate condition. Written by two masters of English prose (Graves is the author of the classic fictional biography, I, Claudius and other notable works). Forty-one principles are set down as a concise and readable guide to those who write. More than half of these principles are concerned with clarity of statement, the remainder deal with grace of expression. An essential guide for the everyday practitioners of English prose. ISBN: 0394729366 Read More

BING, Alison: Writing My Life: The Step-by-Step Autobiography. New York, Barnes & Noble Books, 2002. Hardcover, no dust jacket, 206 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Memoir Writing-Authorship / Reference and How-To. Condition: Very Good Plus. Slight indentation to spine tips. All pages clean, crisp and unmarked. Concise and step-by-step how-to guide to writing one's own life-story. A must for the memoir writing afficionado. ISBN: 0760733465