review ì PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook Ò Thomas S. Kane
Like the different styles Paperback this is the second version that I read.
It's very useful for improving my writing. I've learned so much from this book.
It's a great book that is worth reading at least twice. Paperback This is a very technical, rather dry book on writing. I found the first part on research helpful. The rest of the book, while helpful, was rather weighed down by the technicalities of different types of sentences, etc. This is not a book you read for enjoyment. This is a book you reference as needed. Paperback This was full of sensible and just-novel-enough material to be a really enjoyable read. I kept reading a chapter and finding myself burning to edit some chunk of the essay I've been working on. Like fixing the rhythm in my closing sentences, or changing the main verb of a sentence to an actual action instead of a variant of to be. Paperback A good 'bible' for writers. Paperback
Many books on writing tell you how to think more creatively, how to conjure up an idea from scratch. Many, once you have an idea, show you how to express it clearly and elegantly. And many handbooks offer reliable advice on the use of commas, semicolons, and so forth. But The New Oxford Guide to Writing does all three, so that no matter where you find yourself in the writing process--from the daunting look of a blank page, to the rough draft that needs shaping, to the small but important questions of punctuation--you will find what you need in one handy volume.
Highlighted by numerous examples of successful prose--including marvelous, brief excerpts from Mark Twain, Joan Didion, H.L. Mencken, E.B. White, and Annie Dillard--this stimulating volume covers the entire subject step-by-step, clearly and authoritatively.
Whether you write for business or for pleasure, whether you are a beginner or an experienced pro, The New Oxford Guide to Writing is an essential addition to your reference library, providing abundant assistance and encouragement to write with more clarity, more color, and more force.
The New Oxford Guide to Writing
Delightfully written work with engaging style and insightful exercises. Interspersed with excellent quotations and explanations. Irreplaceable. Paperback Excellent. Paperback Great. I read this all the time. Paperback Good innit Paperback Great guide to writing, the best I've read Paperback