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Literary Lion Tamers: Book Editors Who Made Publishing History by Craig Munro
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Category: Words and Writing
'Writers, their friends, enemies, editors, and publishers began to materialise out of the library's archive boxes, and I found myself setting off in search of these elusive, eccentric, and often quarrelsome characters.' In this unique and entertaining blend of memoir, biography, and literary detective w ...Show more
Writing Fiction - An Introduction to the Craft by Garry Disher
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Category: Words and Writing
Useful for writers at any level or age, this guide explains the basic steps to effective fiction writing. From an award-winning author, sound, practical advice is included on the most significant elements of fiction, such as plot, character development, and voice, and strategies are provided for the eff ...Show more
Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books by Cathy Rentzenbrink
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Category: Words and Writing
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Act of Love.'Reading has saved my life, again and again, and has held my hand through every difficult time' For as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrink has lost and found herself in stories. Growing up she was rarely seen without her nose in ...Show more
The Gifts of Reading by Jennie Orchard
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Category: Words and Writing
'This story, like so many stories, begins with a gift. The gift, like so many gifts, was a book...' So begins the essay by Robert Macfarlane that inspired this collection. In this cornucopia of an anthology, you will find essays by some of the world's most beloved novelists, nonfiction writers, essayis ...Show more
Craft in the Real World - Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses
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Category: Words and Writing
An insightful guide for readers, writers, and instructors from all walks of life, this manifesto and practical guide challenges current models of craft and the writing workshop by showing how they fail marginalized writers, and how cultural expectations inform storytelling (Kirkus Reviews). The traditio ...Show more
Three Sheets to the Wind by Cynthia Barrett
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Category: Words and Writing | Series: G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
The origins of a remarkable number of everyday words and phrases are anchored in our seafaring past. Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions is an entertaining compilation revealing the maritime roots of common English expressions. The original "slush fund" was the fatty s ...Show more
Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts by Kathryn Harkup
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Category: Words and Writing
An in-depth look at the science behind the creative methods Shakespeare used to kill off his characters. In Death By Shakespeare, Kathryn Harkup, best-selling author of A is for Arsenic and expert on the more gruesome side of science, turns her expertise to William Shakespeare and the creative methods ...Show more
Fierce Bad Rabbits by Clare Pollard
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Category: Words and Writing
What is The Tiger Who Came to Tea really about? How is Meg and Mog related to Polish embroidery? And why does death in picture books involve being eaten? Fierce Bad Rabbits explores the stories behind our favourite picture books, weaving in tales of Clare Pollard's childhood reading and her re-discovery ...Show more
Murder Your Darlings - And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser by Roy Peter Clark
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Category: Words and Writing
From one of America's most influential teachers, a collection of the best writing advice distilled from fifty language books -- from Aristotle to Strunk and White. With so many excellent writing guides lining bookstore shelves, it can be hard to know where to look for the best advice. Should you go with ...Show more
Great TED Talks: Leadership - An Unofficial Guide with Words of Wisdom from 100 TED Speakers by Harriet Minter
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Category: Words and Writing
This unofficial compilation reviews the 100 best TED talks about leadership from great minds worldwide. With quirky graphics and memorable quotes, Great TED Talks: Leadership will shift your thinking, open your mind to new perspectives, and ignite your passion for people management. Learn how to be st ...Show more
The Little Green Grammar Book by Mark Tredinnick
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Category: Words and Writing
What really goes on inside a sentence? What is your subject, where is your verb, what is its tense, where is your modifier, and why does it matter? Where do you need a comma, and where do you not? Why are dashes and semicolons so misunderstood? When is it which and when is it that? In The Little Green G ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by Elizabeth Knowles
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Category: Words and Writing
The first edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations was published in 1941 and for over 70 years this bestselling book has remained unrivalled in its coverage of quotations past and present. The eighth edition is a vast treasury of wit and wisdom spanning the centuries and providing the ultimate ans ...Show more