About this title: From the author of WIRED STYLE, this contemporary style guide encourages writers to discover their voice by deconstructing the meaning and power of words, instead of focusing on set rules. Hale tells how to use vivid, succinct word choices to create meaningful prose.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 1999-06-15
ISBN-13:9780767903080ISBN:0767903080
Description: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket shows light to moderate edgewear, light soiling/smudging to dust jacket. Hardcover shows very light wear to edges, corners and spine tips. Short light white mark on front board. Endpapers and pages are clean and lightly and evenly sunned, no markings. Binding is excellent. read more
Description: Good. 0767903099 This book is in Good Used Condition. The Book shows some signs of wear. There may be some markings inside the book. 100% Money Back Guarantee! ! ! read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. ex library. no marks on text. no spine crease. hint of yellowing along page edges. slightly bumped cover corners and some rubbing along cover edges. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 2001-03-01
ISBN-13:9780767903097ISBN:0767903099
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780767903097. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Broadway Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780767903097ISBN:0767903099
Description: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 8. Trade paper. Minor edgewear. P/O name in ink on verso of front cover. (Writing-black/white letters) "Today's writers need more spunk than Strunk: whether it's the Great American e-mail, Madison Avenue advertising, or Grammy Award-winning rap lyrics, memorable writing must jump off the page. Copy veteran Constance Hale is on a mission to make creative communication, both the lyrical and the unlawful, an option for everyone. " read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780767903097ISBN:0767903099
Description: Paperback. Has minor wear and/or markings. Has minor wear and/or markings. SKU: 24639354 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780767903097 Has minor wear and/or markings. Has minor wear and/or markings. SKU: 24639354 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee. read more
Description: Fine; Collectible. Excellent condition. No DJ. No writings/underlines/highlights. Pages are very nice and clean. Free track! Satisfaction guarenteed! Fast ing! read more
"Hale shows us that writing guides can be well written. Her writing is witty, funny and succinct. Sometimes, she is a little too succinct with her descriptions, which means that a novice writer might get lost in her explanation prose; however, I forgive her."
"For a grammar book, this was actually entertaining! I know, hard to believe but true. A good portion of the book discusses various parts of speech and their correct grammatical use; however, there is also a lot of information on how to improve the clarity and quality of your prose. Trim down those sentences bloated with adverbs and adjectives and trade out those flabby verbs for stronger ones - your writing will be the better for it!"
"Who'dathunkit? A writing book that's a romp to read! Her examples are excellent and the format is user friendly. Hale admonishes writers with pithy and preeminently useful advice-- and offers tools for really sharpening your writing. I'm inspired to work harder and think better. And it was fun to bashfully learn some new grammar gems, like when to avoid the word "like" (like a noun, as a verb?)"
"A grammar book for people who hate grammar books. Written with a definite edge and very personable, with examples and text that is neither dry nor burdened by a sense of its own importance."
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