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Pinker, Steven

Summary: " A short and entertaining book on the modern art of writing well by New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker Why 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? Why should any of us care? In The Sense of Style, the bestselling linguist and cognitive...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 PIN

Petras, Kathryn

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Summary: "An entertaining and informative guide to the most common 150 words even smart people use incorrectly, along with pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and tangled histories of use and misuse"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.1 PET

Gwynne, N. M.

Summary: "Crushing national Debt? Climate Change? No: the greatest danger to our way of life is the decline of grammar. Thus preaches the inimitable Mr Gwynne as he shows us the way out of this sorry state. "Grammar is the science of using words rightly, leadingto thinking rightly, leading to deciding rightly, without which-as both common sense and experience show-happiness is impossible. Therefore,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 425 GWY

Mangum, Lisa

Summary: "Thousands of writers--from first-time authors to #1 New York Times best-selling authors--have learned from Lisa Mangum's masterful literary advice and inspiration. Now she's collected the best of her writing and editing tips in this helpful book that covers the entire writing and querying process, from nurturing a story idea all the way to submitting a polished manuscript"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain 2024

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