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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.
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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Personal History
by Katharine Graham
Personal History is the autobiography of Katharine Graham. It was published in 1997 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1998. The book received widespread critical acclaim for its candour in dealing with her husband's mental illness, and the challenges she faced in a male-dominated working environment.
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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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.
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.
Writing Books & Ephemera
All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors Musicians, and Artists
by Gross, Terry
NY: Hyperion. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 2004. 1st Edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by author on title page - Very lightly used, mild wear at binding edges from handling, unmarked. DJ improved with new, clear mylar cover. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 353 pages .
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SGD 34.18
Word Court: Wherein verbal virtue is rewarded, crimes against the language are punished, and poetic justice is done
by Wallraff, Barbara
NY: Harcourt, Inc. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 2000. 1st Edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. Very lightly used, mild wear at binding edges from handling, unmarked. DJ improved with new, clear mylar cover. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 368 pages .
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SGD 13.50
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life
by Cameron, Julia;Putnam;Jeremy P Tarcher
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.: J P Tarcher/G. P. Putnam, 1999 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. first edition/first printing book is tight with no markings, great copy.
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SGD 26.20SGD 19.65
News Limited Style, The Essential Guide for Journalists and Professional Writers, Fourth Edition
by McDonnell (project manager), Dan
Melbourne : News Custom Publishing, 2009. Fourth Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Octavo (standard book size). A comprehensive style guide with chapters on grammar, punctuation, spelling, titles and more. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 240 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. Card cover corners slightly bumped....
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SGD 10.81
Bulletproof Book Proposals
by Brodowsky, Pam And Neuhaus, Eric
Cincinnati OH: Writer's Digest Books. Very Good-. 2007. First Printing. Softcover. Almost like new condition. Very lightly handled. Unmarked. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 296 pages .
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SGD 10.33
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987
by Woodward, Bob
New York: Simon and Schuster. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. -. 1. Hard Cover. 0671601172 . Quarter bound in black cloth over grey boards, gilt lettering on spine, grey endpapers. Illustrated with 16 pages of B&W photographs. . The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket shows mild shelf-wear, else fine. FINE/NEAR FINE. . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. 543 pp .
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SGD 13.79
The Elements of Style. With Revisions, an Introduction, and a Chapter on Writing...
by Strunk, William, Jr., 1869-1946. White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks)
Macmillan [c1979]. 'Third Edition'. Soft Cover. 92 p., index; 21 cm. Contents: Elementary Rules of Usage; Elementary Principles of Composition; A Few Matters of Form; Words and Expressions Commonly Misused; An Approach to Style (With a List of Reminders). Paper; VG+. ISBN 0024182001. stock#46680.
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SGD 6.89SGD 2.76
Everything's an Argument : With Readings
by Keith Walters; John J. Ruszkiewicz; Andrea A. Lunsford
Bedford/Saint Martin's, 2003. 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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SGD 9.11
Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts
by Jean, Georges and Oates, Jenny (Trans. )
NY: Discoveries/Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. Very Good-. 1992. Softcover. Almost like new condition. Very lightly handled. Unmarked. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 207 pages .
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SGD 10.74
Stephen Vincent Benet on Writing
by Abbe, George, ed. (on Stephen Vincent Benet)
Brattleboro, VT: The Stephen Greene Press, 1964 1st ed. 112pp. beige cloth 8vo: Very Good in a Good dj in Brodart poly cover [school presentation bookplate on front pastedown has dried out and is laid in; discolored evidence of old glue residue on that pastedown; else a very nice copy; dj = p-c; else G] Thirty-one letters on the subject from Pulitzer Prize winning poet Benet (1898-1943) to the younger American poet Abbe (1911-89).
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SGD 48.25
The Publishing Game: Find an Agent in 30 Days
by Reiss, Fern
Boston MA: Peanut Butter and Jelly Press. Very Good-. 2003. First Printing. Softcover. Almost like new condition. Very lightly handled. Unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages .
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SGD 10.74
Business Notes: Writing Personal Notes That Build Professional Relationships
by Isaacs, Florence
NY: Clarkson N. Potter. Very Good. 1998. Fifth Printing. Softcover. Very lightly used, mild signs of handling - unmarked. Nice, used copy. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 160 pages .
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SGD 10.74
Essays on Style and Language. Linguistic and Critical Approaches to Literary Style
by Fowler, Roger, editor
Routledge & Kegan Paul [1970; c1966]. Soft Cover. ix, 188 p., index; 21.5 cm. Ten essays: Binns, 'Linguistic' Reading; Fowler, Linguistic Theory & the Study of Literature and 'Prose Rhythm' and Metre; Lawrence, The Formulaic Theory & its Application to English Alliterative Poetry; Lee, The New Criticism & the Language of Poetry; Leech, Linguistics & the Figures of Rhetoric; Norton-Smith, Chaucer's Epistolary Style; Rodway, By Algebra to Augustanism; Sinclair,...
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SGD 15.17SGD 6.07
The Modern Researcher. Fourth Edition.
by Barzun, Jacques & Henry F. Graff
xxi, 450 pages; softcover; minor shelfwear; Good. Stock#ofc0109.
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SGD 10.34SGD 4.14
Writing My Life: The Step-by-step Autobiography
by Bing, Alison
NY: Barnes & Noble Books. Very Good. 2004. Third Printing. Hardcover. Very lightly used, mild signs of handling - unmarked. Nice, used copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 206 pages .
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SGD 10.74
Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters
by Wally Lamb
U.S.A.: Harper, 2003 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. book is tight with no markings, dj has small tear top front at fold, some creasing to dj edges with tiny tear at head of spine.
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SGD 24.82SGD 18.61
The Elements Of Style
by William Strunk Jr.; E. B. White
Macmillan, 1972. Mass Market 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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SGD 9.49
ENGLISH SPELLING AND SPELLING REFORM
by Thomas R. Lounsbury
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 x 8 in. Red cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; minor wear, covers rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Binding tight and text spotless. Writing. Stax.
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SGD 27.57
![49 Wise Sayings, 72 Idioms, 33 Riddles and Jokes, 44 Questions and Answers [African Market Literature]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/751/844/1245844751.0.b.jpg)
49 Wise Sayings, 72 Idioms, 33 Riddles and Jokes, 44 Questions and Answers [African Market Literature]
by Abiakam, J
Onitsha, Nigeria: J.C. Brothers Bookshop. Staple Bound. Very Good. Staple-bound pamphlet. 56 pages. No publication date shown; circa 1970. A how-to pamphlet from Nigeria originally sold in West African market stalls, including the Onitsha Market (largest open-air market in Africa) in the sixties and seventies. Yellowing paper. ""Do not trust a liar so that he may not disappoint you and you become like a man who cut his new coat to patch his old knicker.""
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SGD 131.25
Before The Story: Interviewing And Communication Skills For Journalists
by Killenberg, George M. and Anderson, Rob
NY: St. Martin's Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. Very mild wear but has a few pages with highlighting of text and price has been clipped from dust jacket flap. DJ improved with new, clear mylar cover. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 224 pages .
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SGD 10.74
A Passion for Narrative A Guide for Writing Fiction
by Hodgins, Jack
St Martins Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1994. First Printing. Hardcover. Book is almost like new. Dust jacket has mild edge wear and discoloration from handling/storage. Unmarked. DJ improved with new, clear mylar cover. ; 8.2 X 5.6 X 1.0 inches; 298 pages .
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SGD 10.74
Business Writing Quick and Easy
by Brill, Laura
Saranac Lake, New York, U.S.A.: Amacom Books, 1989 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. second edition book is tight with no markings, dj has some rubbing and edges have curling/creasing, small tear along the top front edge.
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SGD 22.06SGD 16.54
The 100 Most Difficult Business Letters You'll Ever Have To Write, Fax, Or E-mail: Clear Guidance On How To Write Your Way Out Of The Toughest Business Problems You Will Ever Face
by Heller, Bernard
NY: Harper Business/ Harper Collins Publishers. Very Good. 2000. Twelfth Printing. Softcover. Very lightly used, mild signs of handling - unmarked. Nice, used copy. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 266 pages .
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SGD 10.74
On Writing: Critical Studies on Writing as an Art. With a Foreword by Stephen Tennant
by Cather, Willa, 1873-1947
NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. Hard Cover. xxvi, 126 p.; 21 cm. Contents: Four letters: On Death comes for the Archbishop. On Shadows on the rock. Escapism. On The professor's house; The novel démeublé; Four prefaces: The best stories of Sarah Orne Jewett. Gertrude Hall's The Wagnerian romances. Stephen Crane's Wounds in the rain and other impressions of war. Defoe's The fortunate mistress; My first novels (there were two); On the art of...
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SGD 27.57SGD 11.03
