The Sense of Style by Steven Pinker
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Category: Words and Writing
Steven Pinker, the best-selling author of The Language Instinct, deploys his gift for explaining big ideas in The Sense of Style - an entertaining writing guide for the 21st century. What is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? In th ...Show more
Always Take Notes: Advice from the world's greatest writers by Simon Akam
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Category: Words and Writing
Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way. Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing? For over five ...Show more
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style: The UK Edition by Benjamin Dreyer
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Category: Words and Writing
''An utterly delightful book to read, Dreyer's English will stand among the classics on how to use the English language properly.'' ELIZABETH STROUT ''A complete joy. For those who care about words - and for those who don't - Dreyer's English is the book we have all been waiting for. Wise, funny, no-no ...Show more
How Words Get Good: The Story of Making a Book by Rebecca Lee
$34.99 AUD
Category: Words and Writing
A behind-the-scenes tour for booklovers everywhere.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
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Category: Words and Writing
Damien Cave: (New York Times bureau chief in Sydney & friend of Bookoccino) "Not many books about writing manage to be both as practical and entertaining as this one. Even if you've never read a Stephen King novel, the insights he shares will change how you read and write (and maybe how you live)." ...Show more
Outspoken - 50 Speeches by Incredible Women by Deborah Coughlin
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Category: Words and Writing
History didn't listen to women, but that never stopped them from speaking out ... A lot of history is made up of speeches. Speeches about big ideas, celebratory speeches, rousing speeches to inspire soldiers to fight to the death, comic speeches to help us see the funny side to life. From Jesus to Wins ...Show more
Do I Make Myself Clear? Why Writing Well Matters by Harold Evans
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Category: Words and Writing
*New York Times Bestseller *One of NPR's Best Books of 2017A wise and entertaining guide to writing English the proper way by one of the greatest newspaper editors of our time. Harry Evans has edited everything from the urgent files of battlefield reporters to the complex thought processes of Henry ...Show more
Behind the Book: Eleven Authors on Their Path to Publication by Chris Mackenzie Jones
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Category: Words and Writing | Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing Ser.
Behind the Book explores how eleven contemporary authors, in genres ranging from postapocalyptic fiction to young adult fantasy to travel memoir, navigated the pathways to publishing with their debut works. Based on extensive interviews with the authors, it covers the process of writing and publishing a ...Show more
Copywrong to Copywriter: a practical guide to copywriting for small businesses, small organisations, sole traders, and lone rangers by Tait Ischia
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Category: Words and Writing
If you feel like you've got the wrong tone of voice, don't understand the ins-and-outs of grammar, or just don't feel confident writing about yourself without sounding like an idiot, read this book.Copywriter Tait Ischia is brief and to the point in an interesting and engaging way. Which is exactly what ...Show more
On Writing and Failure by Stephen Marche
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Category: Words and Writing
'Good writers offer advice. Great writers offer condolences' If you want to be a writer, then you'd better be ready to hurl yourself at the door. That's the message from Stephen Marche in this irresistibly droll broadside. Perseverance, in the teeth of rejection, forms the essence of a writer's life. It ...Show more
The Deorhord: an Old English Bestiary by Hana Videen
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Category: Words and Writing
'A dream! I learnt something new and fascinating on every page' Lucy Mangan'If you love words, the weird and the wild, I guarantee you'll crouch over this book like a dragon over gold' Meg Clothier Many of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from the creatures in our fields to those in our fantas ...Show more
The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms by Eavan Boland
$31.95 AUD
Category: Words and Writing
This anthology illuminates the history, practice, and wonder of our most elusive art, poetry. Intended for all those who love poetry, including teachers, readers, writers, and students. The anthology draws the reader in to the excitement and entertainment of various poetic forms.