Creative writing Books
Monash University Publishing Verge 2019: Uncanny
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£17.99
Monash University Publishing Verge 2020: Ritual
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£17.99
Silman-James Press,U.S. Naked Playwriting: The Art, the Craft, and the
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£18.89
HarperCollins The Faith of a Writer
£12.89
HarperCollins Reading Like a Writer
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£16.14
HarperCollins Publishers Inc On Writing and Writers
Book Synopsis“While writing about writing is often deadly, Lewis is as delightful as he is wise.” —The New York TimesA definitive collection of wisdom on every style of writing and a celebration of the transformative power of the written word from one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the modern age, C. S. Lewis, the beloved author of the Chronicles of Narnia series, Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and other revered classics.Featuring over one hundred excerpts—some short and some essay length—drawn from his wide body of letters, books, and essays, On Writing (and Writers) brings together C. S. Lewis’s reflections on the power, importance, and joy of a life dedicated to writing.Writers and devoted readers will be enriched and inspired by Lewis’s commentary on a range of genres, including: On Good Writing On Writing Fiction
£19.19
Penguin Publishing Group One Continuous Mistake Four Noble Truths for Writers Compass
Book SynopsisBased on the Zen philosophy that we learn more from our failures than from our successes, One Continuous Mistake teaches a refreshing new method for writing as spiritual practice. In this unique guide for writers of all levels, Gail Sher—a poet who is also a widely respected teacher of creative writing—combines the inspirational value of Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way with the spiritual focus of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Here she introduces a method of discipline that applies specific Zen practices to enhance and clarify creative work. She also discusses bodily postures that support writing, how to set up the appropriate writing regimen, and how to discover one's own learning personality.In the tradition of such classics as Writing Down the Bones and If You Want to Write, One Continuous Mistake will help beginning writers gain access to their creative capabilities while serving as a perennial reference that working wriTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: A Writing "Habit"Exercise: Writing Zazen1. Four Noble Truths for Writers2. Pointing Directly at Your Own Heart, You'll Find Buddha3. Single-Minded Effort4. Grandmother's Fingerpointing5. A Writing "Habit"6. Waves of the Sea Belong to the Sea7. Writing Posture8. The Kiss of the Asp9. The Writer's Middle Way10. DistractionsPart II: Like Jesus, It's From God. And From You.Exercise: Writing Kinhin11. Stay-at-Home Days12. Fleeting Thoughts13. Books Read Us14. Reading Supports WritingBut Watch Out!15. Bleached-Bone Simplicity16. Ode to a Drawer17. The Rubbery Time of Revision18. One Continuous Mistake19. Like Jesus, It's From God. And From You.20. Ping!21. Five Pillars of WritingPart III. The Lesson of Little Red Riding HoodExercise: Sneaking Up On Your Mind22. Tigers in the Lowland23. Invisible Practice24. The Gentle Cycle25. Writer's Block: The Magic Mountain26. Writer's Anorexia: The Abuse of Creative Power27. The Lesson of Little Red Riding Hood28. Writing ParentsPart IV. Beauty Plus PityExercise: Watching the Mind29. If I Think About Myself, Does That Mean I'm Selfish?30. Writer-Jock31. Writing and "Right" Livelihood32. Who Is Writing Better Vedas?33. Ripples on the Surface of the Water34. Art Is Theft, Art Is Armed Robbery, Art Is Not Pleasing Your Mother35. Beauty Plus Pity36. A Button and a Few Bones37. Life Is Not KilledPart V. A Word Is a Charged SituationExercise: Mot Juste38. Huckleberry "K"39. Tibetan English40. The Told Story41. Art for Life's Sake42. The Look of a Voice43. Grasp the Thing, Words Will Follow44. Wild by LawPart VI. "No, NoPoetry Is Serious! Zen Is Not Serious."Exercise: Silence Is Not Silence Is Not Silence45. The Gospel According to This Moment46. "Ashes Do Not Come Back to Firewood"47. Lady Murasaki's Insight48. Heron and I49. Lean Words & Quietly50. The Frida Kahlo Principle51. An Angel in the House52. Not Knowing53. One World at a TimeAppendicesA. Guidelines for Beginning Writers of HaikuB. Your Reading PersonalityC. Your Learning PersonalityNotesBibliography
£21.47
Oxford University Press, USA Embracing Contraries
Book SynopsisPeter Elbow''s widely acclaimed and original theories on the writing process, set forth in Writing without Teachers and Writing with Power, have earned him a reputation as a leading educational innovator. For this book Elbow has drawn together twelve of his essays on the nature of learning and teaching to suggest a comprehensive philosophy of education.
£26.59
Oxford University Press How the Light Gets In
Book SynopsisMany writing instructors teach writing through autobiography. By considering the lives of others and then contemplating their own lives, aspiring writers discover a wellspring of material that can be used in their prose. While not explicitly for courses, this book follows a similar pedagogical line, focusing specifically on the philosophical and spiritual questions that every person faces in the course of meeting life''s challenges. How the Light Gets In encourages readers to contemplate their lives through spiritual observation and exploratory writing. It guides readers through the process in 17 concise thematic chapters that include meditations on fear, freedom, silence, secrets, joy, prayer, tradition, forgiveness, service, social justice, aging, and death. Short poems by Schneider begin each chapter. Schneider''s book is distinct from the many other books in the popular spirituality and creative writing genre by virtue of its approach, using one''s lived experience, including the experience of writing, as a springboard for writing about beliefs and faith. As her many followers would attest, Schneider writes with particular clarity and immediacy about the writing process. Her belief that writing about one''s life leads to greater consciousness, satisfaction, and wisdom energizes the book and carries the reader gracefully difficult topics.Trade Review"How the Light Gets In is among the most inspiring personal stories I have ever read. Not only is this book beautifully written, but I felt the authenticity of the author's poignant spiritual journey in every word. Take time to read this book." --Caroline Myss, author of Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential "Pat Schneider is one of America's premier writing instructors. Her genius lies as much in her tenacity as in her talent, and in a wild incredible belief that there is a force in the universe, a 'light' if you will, that we--'cracked' though we may be--can emit if we work hard enough. How the Light Gets In effortlessly shows us how to do that often difficult work. If there is one book on writing or writers you can read this year, I emphatically recommend this one." --Sapphire, author of Push and The Kid "How the Light Gets In is a moving blend of memoir and reflections on creative writing through the lens of spiritual practice that leaves the reader comforted and challenged. This is an instructive, marvelous read." --Emilie M. Townes, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of African American Religion and Theology, Yale Divinity School "Will have wide appeal to both amateur and seasoned writers and spiritual seekers whether or not tied to any tradition. The book is also useful as a tool for growth through reflection and writing. Highly recommended." --Library Journal "Will captivate writers who are looking for an alternative to the typical "how-to" book--who are looking for a book both practical and reverential." --ImageTable of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION ; POEM: SOMETIMES WRITING ; I. THERE IS A SPIRIT ; POEM: TO BREAK SILENCE ; II. PRAYER ; POEM: ABOUT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GOD ; III. RANSOM ; POEM: INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE JOURNEY ; IV. FEAR ; POEM: THIS IS A RIVER ; V. DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL ; POEM: PERSONAL ADDRESS ; VI. TRADITION: RELIGION ; POEM: YOUR BOAT, YOUR WORDS ; VII. TRADITION: WRITING ; POEM: BRAIDED RUG ; VIII. FORGIVING ; POEM: PENN STATION, NEW YORK CITY ; IX. RECEIVING FORGIVENESS ; PLAY EXCERPT: THE UNDERTAKING ; X. DOING GOOD ; POEM: TWO THOUSAND DEATHS ; XI. CHANGING THE WORLD ; POEM: THIS FLIGHT ; XII. THE BODY ; XIII. DEATH ; JOURNAL ENTRY: BURNING THE TOBACCO ; XIV. STRANGENESS ; POEM: THE FISH ; XV. BELOVED COMMUNITY ; POEM: THAT ONE ; XVI. FREEDOM ; POEM: CONFESSION ; XVII. JOY ; POEM: BLESSING FOR A WRITER ; NOTES FOR TEACHERS, WORKSHOP OR RETREAT LEADERS AND COUNSELORS ; INDEX
£17.99
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Creative Screenwriting Understanding Emotional Structure
Book SynopsisCHRISTINA KALLAS is a screenwriter and producer and President of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE).She is the artistic director of the Balkan Fund and teaches screenwriting at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin and at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
£37.36
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Research Methods in Creative Writing
Book SynopsisJERI KROLL is Professor in the Department of English, Creative Writing and Australian Studies at Flinders University, Australia. She was formerly president of the Australian Association of Writing Programs and is on the boards of New Writing, TEXT and Write4Children. She is the co-editor (with Graeme Harper) of Creative Writing Studies: Practice, Research and Pedagogy. GRAEME HARPER is Director of The Honors College and Professor of English at Oakland University, Michigan, USA. He was Chair of Higher Education at the National Association of Writers in Education and is Editor of New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing. He is also series editor of Palgrave Macmillan's Approaches to Writing series and has edited Teaching Creative Writing and Creative Writing Studies. He holds doctorates in Creative Writing from the University of Technology, Sydney and from the University of East Anglia, UK.Trade Review'The readings offer fresh ways of looking at old problems and quandaries that come with the territory of teaching creative writing' - Nat Hardy, Associate Professor, Savannah State University, USA 'A rich and varied resource, with invaluable advice, debate and provocation.' - Matt Morrison, Senior Lecturer, University of WestminsterTable of ContentsIntroduction Poetics and Creative Writing Research; K.Lasky Non-fiction Writing Research; D.L.Brien Modelling the Creative Writing Process; M.MacRobert New Modes of Creative Writing Research; K.Spencer The Creative Writing Laboratory and its Pedagogy; J.Kroll The Generations of Creative Writing Research; G.Harper Forward, Wayward: The Writer in the World's Text, at Large; K.Coles Creative Writing and Theory /Theory without Credentials; D.Hecq Transcultural Writing and Research; G.Mort Conclusion Selected Further Reading.
£32.99
Palgrave Macmillan How to Write History that People Want to Read
Book SynopsisDrawn from decades of experience, this is a concise and highly practical guide to writing history. Aimed at all kinds of people who write history academic historians, public historians, professional historians, family historians and students of all levels the book includes a wide range of examples from many genres and styles.Trade Review'A really excellent book. It is written in a bright, informal style with some hard-and-fast rules balanced with advice, warning and very positive encouragement.' Alan Atkinson, author of The Europeans in Australia 'This witty little volume reveals the tricks and tips of the profession and recounts endearing anecdotes about the authors' own experiences as historians. A delightful read, this is also a seriously good advice manual. Refreshing, sensitive, thorough, here are two wise women who practise what they preach.' Philippa Levine, author of The British Empire: Sunrise to Sunset 'Historians of all kinds, whether scholars, students or commercial authors, all share a wish to maximise their publics: this lively and practical primer will tell them how. Lucid, unpretentious and punchy, it is crammed with sage advice, shrewd criticism and dozens of samples of compelling history writing.' Iain McCalman, author of Darwin's ArmadaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Navigating History in the 21st century Which History to Tell? Who is your History for? Crying in the Archives History in 3D: Visual, Oral and Material Sources How to Avoid Writer's Block Once upon a Time: Beginnings and Endings Narrative, Plot, Action! Styling Pasts for Presents Character and Emotion Footnote Fetishism: Quotes and Notes Tough Love: Editing and Revising Epilogue: The After Party Marketing, Celebrating and Reviews Notes Index
£24.99
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Portable Poetry Workshop
Book SynopsisNigel McLoughlin is a poet whose work has been widely published over the last twenty years. His fifth collection, entitled Chora: New and Selected Poems,was published by Templar Poetry in 2009, and recordings of his work were selected for inclusion in The Poetry Archive. He is Professor of Creativity and Poetics at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.Table of ContentsIntroduction SECTION I: FORM AND STRUCTURE 1. Varieties of The Sonnet; Nigel McLoughlin 2. Terza Rima; Martin Figura 3. The Villanelle; Siobhan Campbell 4. The Ballad; Paul Hardwick 5. Sestinas; Barbara Smith 6. The Ode; Tony Williams 7. Modern Syllabics; Claire Crowther 8. Blank Verse; Ros Barber 9. Vers Libre/Free Verse; Todd Swift 10. The Prose Poem; Carrie Etter 11. Taking Form: Experimental and Avant Garde Forms; Robert Sheppard 12. Spatial Form; Mario Petrucci SECTION II: TROPE AND DEVICE 13. Prosody; J. T. Welsch 14. Rhyme; Angela Topping 15. Simile; Andrea Holland 16. Metaphor; Nigel McLoughlin 17. How to Make a Woman Disappear: Extended Metaphor in 'Waiting for Bluebeard'; Helen Ivory 18. Irony is for Losers; Kevin Higgins 19. Dramatic Monologue; Barbara Smith 20. Humour in Poetry; Todd Swift 21. Imagery; Ashley Lister 22. Persona; Angela France 23. Voice; Andrea Holland 24. The Singing Within; Ann Drysdale SECTION III: POETICS AND PRACTICE 25. Gerard Manley Hopkins: Sprung Rhythm, Inscape & Instress; Nigel McLoughlin 26. Towards a Reading of 'The Mountain' by Robert Frost; Siobhan Campbell 27. Amy Lowell: Common Sense Readings; Ashley Lister 28. Eliot and Pound: The Better Makers; Todd Swift 29. The Meaning of Meaning: William Empson; Claire Crowther 30. Gertrude Stein: Poetry & Grammar; J. T. Welsch 31. Charles Olson's Projective Verse: The Breath and the Line; Kate North 32. Frank O'Hara: Personism; Barbara Smith 33. William Carlos Williams: Music and Machines; Susan Millar DuMars 34. Maurice Scully and the Avant Garde; Paul Perry 35. When is a Riddle not a Riddle?; Helen Ivory 36. Muriel Rukeyser: The Social Role of Poetry; Claire Crowther.
£30.43
Little, Brown & Company Leaving a Trace
£15.29
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Creative Writing Handbook
Book SynopsisJOHN SINGLETON is Course Director of Creative Writing at The Manchester Metropolitan University. His publications include children's stories, sixth form text books, short fiction, poetry and technical manuals. He is currently writing a novel for a PhD at Lancaster University.MARY LUCKHURST is an award-winning playwright, dramaturge and translator. She is currently teaching playwriting skills for the Cambridge Arts Theatre and studying for a Doctorate at Cambridge University.
£36.37
Lulu.com Love As Foundation
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WW Norton & Co The Making of a Story A Norton Guide to Creative
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£20.66
Taylor & Francis Ltd Doing Creative Writing
Book SynopsisAre you beginning a creative writing course? Or thinking about taking one?Doing Creative Writing is the ideal guide to what you should expect, what will be expected of you and how you can get the most from your course.It clearly and concisely outlines: the contexts for creative writing courses, explaining where the subject has come from and why that matters the content, structure and delivery of the courses, helping you to understand how your course will be shaped, what you will be asked to do and why the skills you will develop, from self-discipline and time management through to the organization of ideas, ''reading as a writer'' and editing possibilities beyond the course, showing how you continue to benefit from what you''ve learned. Drawing on years of teaching and writing experience, as well as interviews with a wide range of students, Steve May provides all the backgrouTable of ContentsGeneral Introduction. Explanation of Terms: 'Doing' and 'Creative Writing.' Who is This Book For? How Will You Benefit From it? What's in This Book? Part 1: The Context 1. Can You Teach Writing? 2. The Development of Creative Writing as an Academic Discipline Part 2: Studying Creative Writing: Course Structures, Delivery and Content 3. Modules, Courses and Genres 4. Delivery 5. Assessment Part 3: Writers' Habits, Writers' Skills 6. Developing Independent Habits of Writing 7. Reading as a Writer 8. Becoming a Better Editor Part 4: Beyond the Course 9. Careers in Writing 10. Other Destinations. Writing-Related Jobs. Using the Skills You've Learned. Case Studies. Bibliography
£131.67
Penguin Publishing Group The Art of Fiction A Guide For Writers And
Book SynopsisIn 1958, Ayn Rand, already the world-famous author of such bestselling books as Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, gave a private series of extemporaneous lectures in her own living room on the art of fiction. Tore Boeckmann and Leonard Peikoff for the first time now bring readers the edited transcript of these exciting personal statements. The Art of Fiction offers invaluable lessons, in which Rand analyzes the four essential elements of fiction: theme, plot, characterization, and style. She demonstrates her ideas by dissecting her best-known works, as well as those of other famous authors, such as Thomas Wolfe, Sinclair Lewis, and Victor Hugo. An historic accomplishment, this compendium will be a unique and fascinating resource for both writers and readers of fiction.Table of ContentsEdited by Tore Boeckmann with an Introduction by Leonard PeikoffIntroductionEditor's Preface1. Writing and the Subconscious2. Literature as an Art Form3. Theme and Plot4. The Plot-Theme5. The Climax6. How to Develop a Plot AbilityConcretize Your AbstractionsThink in Terms of ConflictTap Your Emotions7. Characterization8. Style I: Depictions of Love From Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandFrom Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor HugoFrom Of Time and the River by Thomas WolfeFrom Arrowsmith by Sinclair LewisFrom Star Money by Kathleen WinsorFrom By Love Possessed by James Gould Cozzens9. Style II: Descriptions of Nature and of New York From Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandFrom Seven Gothic Tales by Isak DinesenFrom The Fountainhead by Ayn RandFrom Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandFrom One Lonely Night by Mickey SpillaneFrom The Web and the Rock by Thomas WolfeNaturalistic DescriptionAnalysis of "A Letter on Style" by Sinclair Lewis10. Particular Issues of Style Narrative versus DramatizationExpositionFlashbacksTransitionsMetaphorsDescriptionsDialogueSlangObscenitiesForeign WordsJournalistic References11. Special Forms of Literature HumorFantasySymbolismTragedy and the Projection of NegativesIndex
£22.80
Basic Books The Saturated Self Dilemmas Of Identity In Contemporary Life
Book SynopsisToday''s ever-expanding communications technologies force us to relate to more people and institutions than ever before, challenging the way we view ourselves and our relationships. This powerful and provocative book draws from a wide range of disciplines,from anthropology to psychoanalysis, from film and fiction to literary theory,to explore these profound changes in our understanding of self-identity and their implications for cultural and intellectual life.Table of Contents* The Self Under Siege * From the Romantic to the Modern Vision of Self * Social Saturation and the Populated Self * Truth in Trouble * The Emergence of Postmodern Culture * From Self to Relationship * A Collage of Postmodern Life * Self-Renewal and Sincerity * Reckoning and Relativity
£19.99
Tim Hickson On Writing and Worldbuilding
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Penguin Random House LLC STARTING FROM SCRATCH A Different Kind of Writers Manual
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Faber & Faber wonder.land
Book SynopsisAly is struggling with all the pressures of being a teenager: family, school, friends and her own insecurities. Then she discovers wonder.land - a mysterious online world where, perhaps, she can create a whole new life. The web becomes her looking-glass - but will Aly see who she really is?A new musical inspired by Lewis Carroll''s iconic story, Moira Buffini''s wonder.land was created with Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris and premiered at the Manchester International Festival in July 2015 in a co-production with the National Theatre, London, where it transferred in November of the same year.
£10.44
Faber & Faber Reasons to Be Happy
Book SynopsisThree years after a difficult breakup, Steph and Greg are wondering if they can start over again. The trouble is, she''s married someone else and he''s started a relationship with her best friend Carly. Meanwhile, Carly''s ex-husband Kent wants her back, and even more so when he hears about her new romance with his best friend Greg. As emotions run high, all four find themselves entangled in a web of hidden agendas and half-truths in their pursuit of a happy life.A companion piece to the acclaimed Reasons to Be Pretty, Neil LaBute''s Reasons to Be Happy received its UK premiere at Hampstead Theatre, London, in March 2016.
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iUniverse Dear Writer in the Window The Wit and Wisdom of a Sidewalk Sage
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iUniverse The Intimate Art of Writing Poetry
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iUniverse So You Want to be a Scriptwriter and make a million dollars
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iUniverse Scientific Research and Scholarly Writing in Islam An Academic and Religious Guide for Researchers and Writers
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iUniverse Search and Shape
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iUniverse The New York Writers Guide
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iUniverse The Freelance Writers EPublishing Guidebook 25 EPublishing Homebased Online Writing Businesses to Start for Freelancers 25 EPublishing Media Businesses to Start for Freelancers
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iUniverse The Writers Bible Digital and Print Media Skills Promotion and Marketing for Novelists Playwrights and Script Writers Writing Entertainment Content for the New and Print Media
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iUniverse Foundations of Fiction
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iUniverse The Meisters Approach to Writing
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iUniverse Letters for the Literate And Related Writing
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iUniverse Going the Distance A Poetry Collection
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iUniverse Poems of Life Where Imagination Begins and real life appears
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iUniverse Story Dynamics Dramatic Writing for Film and Television
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iUniverse Easy Reading Writing Easy Reading about Writing Easy Reading
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iUniverse Writing the AwardWinning Play
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iUniverse 101 Tips on Writing and Selling Your First Novel Quick common sense tips on getting organized
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iUniverse The Magic of Writing How to Write and Publish the Book that is Inside You
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iUniverse How To Write With A Collaborator
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iUniverse How to Write Plays Monologues or Skits from Life Stories Social Issues or Current Events For All Ages
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iUniverse THEORETICAL LITERARY MOVEMENTSPOETRY
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iUniverse I Hate Writing The Unofficial Guide to Freshman Composition and Undergraduate Writing
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