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University of California Press Law and Authors A Legal Handbook for Writers
Book SynopsisEverything a writer needs to know about the law. This accessible, reader-friendly handbook will be an invaluable resource for authors, agents, and editors in navigating the legal landscape of the contemporary publishing industry. Drawing on a wealth of experience in legal scholarship and publishing, Jacqueline D. Lipton provides a useful legal guide for writers whatever their levels of expertise or categories of work (fiction, nonfiction, or academic). Through case studies and hypothetical examples, Law and Authors addresses issues of copyright law, including explanations of fair use and the public domain; trademark and branding concerns for those embarking on a publishing career; laws that impact the ways that authors might use social media and marketing promotions; and privacy and defamation questions that writers may face. Although the book focuses on American law, it highlights key areas where laws in other countries differ from those in the United States. Law and Authors will prepare every writer for the inevitable and the unexpected.Trade Review“Law and Authors is a very well-written book that should satisfy the needs of most writers in understanding the basics of publishing law.” * Publishing Research Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Setting the Stage: A Primer on the Law for Writers 1. Copyright Basics Ownership, Registration, the Public Domain, and Creative Commons 2. Know Your (Copy)Rights Understanding Your Rights and Protecting Your Work 3. Writing for Someone Else Ghostwriting, Freelancing, “IP,” and Works for Hire 4. Fair Use Basics 5. Specific Fair Uses Parody, Fanfiction, and Educational Use 6. Contracts with Agents and Publishing Houses 7. Self-Publishing Contracts 8. Protecting Your Author Brand Trademark Basics 9. Writing about Real People Privacy Law 10. Damaging Someone’s Reputation Defamation Law 11. Marketing and Social Media Websites, Blogs, Book Trailers, Social Networking, and More 12. Photographs, Illustrations, and Other Artwork 13. Finding Additional Help Notes Index
£63.90
University of California Press The Freelance Editors Handbook
Book SynopsisTrade Review"I would feel confident recommending it to someone considering starting their own freelance editing business in the United States." * Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading *"This book offers the fullest treatment that I’ve seen of the business side of freelance editing." * Technical Communication *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Why This Book Is for You What We're Going to Cover 1 Deciding Whether You Really Want to Be a Freelance Editor Benefits of Freelancing Downsides of Freelancing Skills and Characteristics of Effective Freelance Editors The Decision of Whether to Freelance Part-Time or Full-Time Key Takeaways 2 Setting Up Your Business Business Name Business Entities Business License Employer Identification Number Bank Account and Credit Card Business Plan Business Costs Key Takeaways 3 Establishing a Strategic Mindset Creating a Vision Setting and Achieving Goals Finding a Mentor Key Takeaways 4 Looking for Clients Deciding Whether to Specialize Finding Clients Getting Repeat Business Key Takeaways 5 Marketing like a Pro Awareness of Target Clients' Needs Unique Selling Proposition Lead Nurturing Social Media Platforms Editing and Business Directories Promotional Pieces Books, Training, Podcasts, and YouTube Channels Additional Marketing Tips Key Takeaways 6 Creating Your Website Why You Need a Website How to Build Your Website How to Choose and Purchase a Domain Name How to Decide on the Website Design Pages and Content to Include on Your Website The Debate about Blogging Key Takeaways 7 Maximizing the Benefits of LinkedIn Components of a LinkedIn Profile How to Connect and Network with People on LinkedIn How to Search for Jobs on LinkedIn Key Takeaways 8 Winning at the Pricing Game Figuring Out How Much to Charge Choosing a Pricing Method Setting the Stage for Presenting a Fee Developing a Price Quote Applying a Rush Fee Presenting Your Price Overcoming Price Objections and Negotiating a Rate Increasing Your Rate Reducing Income Uncertainty through Establishing Retainers Choosing Payment Methods Key Takeaways 9 Using Contracts and Invoices to Get Paid and Protect Yourself What You Need to Know about Contracts What You Need to Include in Invoices How to Address Issues in Getting Paid Key Takeaways 10 Managing Time like a Pro and Increasing Productivity General Strategies to Improve Your Time Management and Productivity Strategies to Improve Your Editing Efficiency Strategies to Manage Your Project Schedule Strategies to Stop Procrastinating Key Takeaways 11 Achieving Work/Life Balance Balancing Work and Personal Pursuits Dealing with Crises Dealing with Negative Client Feedback Dealing with Perfectionism Avoiding Imposter Syndrome Key Takeaways 12 Overcoming the Fear of Taxes The Basics Self-Employment Tax Quarterly Payment Annual Tax Return How to Avoid Tax Penalties Tax Deductions for Freelancers Key Takeaways 13 Becoming a Financially Savvy Freelancer Personal and Business Budgets Cash Flow Management Bookkeeping Insurance Retirement Savings Key Takeaways Conclusion Appendix A: Most Important Action Items for Establishing a Freelance Editing Business Appendix B: Improving Editing Skills through Using Editing Programs and Other Resources Further Reading and Bibliography Index
£64.00
University of California Press Elegant Legal Writing
Book SynopsisElegant Legal Writing helps attorneys elevate their writing from passable to polished. Drawing on ideas from cognitive science, stylistics, and litigation strategy, the book teaches practical techniques by example using fast-paced chapters. Readers will learn the essentials of effective legal composition: Writing clear, efficient prose Crafting strong arguments Telling a client's story through a compelling narrative Overcoming procrastination and drafting more productively Readability, aesthetics, and argumentation are intertwined. Ryan McCarl shows how litigation documents that are easier and more pleasant to read are more likely to persuade judges and other busy readers. The book also discusses parts of legal writing that many guides overlook, including sentence mechanics, writing technology, and typography.Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction PART I STYLE 1. Core Principles of Legal Writing 2. Concision 3. Plain Language 4. Strong Sentences 5. Organization and Cohesion 6. Tone and Professionalism PART II SUBSTANCE 7. Briefs and Motions 8. Using Legal Authority 9. Legal Storytelling PART III PROCESS 10. The Mental Game of Writing 11. Writing with Technology 12. Document Design Notes Other Resources Index
£56.80
Princeton University Press Under the Cover The Creation Production and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the 2018 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association""Under the Cover is well-plotted, making use of the kind of narrative device--a three-act structure, revealing details, even cliff-hangers--one might find in an actual novel, all of which is underpinned by insightful observations of the many writers, agents, editors, publishers, booksellers, readers and others Childress studies. . . . An engaging story about the interface of the word and the world."---Megan Marz, Times Literary Supplement"Written with great love, accuracy, attention for every little detail, it is extremely clear in the exposition of the various steps of the creation of a book it's a great reading, captivating and interesting! Intriguing from the beginning to the end, this book can't be put down for a second."---Anna Maria Polidori, Alfemminile"In this excellent contribution to the study of literature and of the sociology of culture, Childress situates a specific cultural object--Cornelia Nixon's novel Jarrettsville (2009)--within the many contexts responsible for its birth and integration into the social fabric. In so doing, he reasserts the social nature of cultural products, a claim at the cornerstone of sociology as a discipline. . . . This work is interesting as a study of the evolving role of literature in modern life, and sociologists will learn from its unique approach to analyzing cultural products." * Choice *"Even someone who is part of the publishing system as an author is unaware of how the soup is made, and there can be no more fascinating, enjoyable, insightful, and well-written a guide to what goes on in the publishing kitchen than Clayton Childress’ wonderful Under the Cover."---Mitchell Abidor, Jewish Currents"Under the Cover is a significant contribution to work on cultural objects. Readers, prepared to be bowled over by the wealth of data Childress collected and the depth of his analyses. I certainly was. If you know you’ve read a good book when you’re jealous that you didn’t write it yourself, then color me green. To sum up, permit me to poach the words of Ayelet Waldman: 'This is a fucking AWESOME book.'"---Terence E. McDonnell, Social Forces"It is to Childress’s credit that Under the Cover does not announce itself as a program for the study of culture; such claims are more persuasive as demonstrations rather than pronouncements. Those who are open to the demonstration will note that in the guise of a lucid, lively study of a single novel, Under the Cover points the way to an arduous but richly rewarding approach to studying cultural life in general."---Ben Merriman, American Journal of Sociology"This beautifully written and deeply insightful book does just what its title indicates: it gets ‘under the cover’of a historical literary novel and follows it through its full life cycle, from inception to birth and beyond."---Heather Haveman, Administrative Science Quarterly
£22.50
Princeton University Press The Elements of Visual Grammar
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£65.60
The Crowood Press Ltd Travel Writing
Book SynopsisThis guide offers a complete introduction to the craft of travel writing and shows unpublished writers how to identify suitable markets for their work and to pitch their work. It asks the all-important question, 'What is travel writing?' It analyzes different genre options and explores ways to come up with great ideas and pitch them successfully.
£11.39
John Wiley & Sons Inc Scientific Writing
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive and practical book covers the basics of grammar as well as the broad brush issues such as writing a grant application and selling to your potential audience. The clear explanations are expanded and lightened with helpful examples and telling quotes from the giants of good writing. These experienced writers and teachers make scientific writing enjoyable.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Skinny writing. How to get into quadrant two and stay there. Back to basics. abstracts - getting it write! Journal articles. Report writing. Grantsmanship. References - what to cite and how to do it. Teaching writing skills.
£40.80
University of British Columbia Press TLDR A Very Brief Guide to Reading and Writing
Book SynopsisTL;DR is a clear, accessible, and short guide to what students need to know about writing for university.Table of ContentsA Note for StudentsA Note for InstructorsPrefaceIntroduction1 Stuff You Should Know before You StartLiteracyLanguageAudienceGenre2 Reading and Writing about Other TextsAcademic ReadingSummaryAttributionParaphrasing and QuotationResponseStancePlagiarismCitations3 Writing “The Paper”What “The Paper” IsStructureTopicSourcesThesis StatementsIntroductionsParagraphsConclusionsFlowMaking Changes4 Other Stuff You Should KnowFeedbackVocabularyGrammarSentencesFurther ReadingInstructor Appendix
£19.94
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Work Of Writing Insights and Strategies for
Book SynopsisUsing this book, academic practitioners and other professionals will have the help they need to enhance their professional writing skills. This useful guide is filled with practical suggestions and information that guides decisions about what to write, how to write it, and how to position written material to successfully reach the target market.Trade Review"The Work of Writing achieves its promise to support writers as they enter the professional conversation." (The Department Chair; Summer 2004) "Practical advice for academics and graduate students who want to hone their skills and liven up their writing." (Book News, Inc., November 2001)Table of ContentsPreface. Chapter 1. The Work of Writing. Chapter 2. Contributing to the Professional Conversation. Defining Your Contribution. Getting Into the Conversation. Maintaining Your Vision. Chapter 3. Meeting Readers' Needs and Expectations. Creating Signposts and Roadmaps. Paying Attention to Genre Expectations. Making Sense of the Conventions. Dealing With Difficult Situations. Resisting the Temptation to Recycle. Chapter 4. Finding Your Professional Voice. Claiming Ownership of Your Writing. Exorcising the Grad Student Within. Making It Personal. Keeping It Under Control. Chapter 5. Starting, Revising, and Finishing. Getting Started. Learning to Like Revising. Getting It In the Mail. Afterword. Appendix A: Organizing a Writing Group. Appendix B: Sample Book Proposal Guidelines. Appendix C: A Few Good Books on Writing. References. Index.
£23.74
Cornell University Press The Limits of Autobiography
Book SynopsisMemoirs in which trauma takes a major—or the major—role challenge the limits of autobiography. Leigh Gilmore presents a series of "limit-cases"—texts that combine elements of autobiography, fiction, biography, history, and theory while representing...Trade ReviewLeigh Gilmore's The Limits of Autobiography is a fine addition to the body of excellent recent work in trauma studies, and is highly recommended for all working in the mental health disciplines.... The writing is extremely fine throughout, and the book is a rich cornucopia of literary and psychological analyses, theoretical sophistication, and interdisciplinary connectedness; these treasures can only be suggested here. * Metapsychology Online Review *Through theoretically nuanced, lucid, and insightful readings, Gilmore demonstrates the ability of narrative to transform trauma, to speak to a certain truth about the relationship between trauma and identity that goes beyond the exigencies of accuracy and objectivity that pertain to a juridical contect.... Any reader interested in the myriad interpenetrations of violence, the law, identity, family, and life writing will find much to admire in this impressive study. * Biography *Gilmore offers astute and compelling commentaries in relation to the social and psychic forms within which selected autobiographers told their personal stories in literate and unconventional ways.... Informative, thought-provoking chapters comprise this unique and highly recommended contribution to the literary study of the autobiography. * The Bookwatch *Table of ContentsIntroduction - the limits of autobiography; represent yourself; bastard testimony - incest and illegitimacy in Dorothy Allison's "Bastard Out of Carolina"; there will always be a father - transference and the auto/biographical demand in Mikal Gilmore's "Shot in the Heart"; there will always be a mother - serial autobiography and Jamaica Kincaid; without names - an anatomy of absence in Jeanette Winterson's "Written on the Body"; conclusion - the knowing subject and an alternative jurisprudence of trauma.
£77.25
Cornell University Press How Our Lives Become Stories
Book SynopsisThe popularity of such books as Frank McCourt''s Angela''s Ashes, Mary Karr''s The Liars'' Club, and Kathryn Harrison''s controversial The Kiss, has led columnists to call ours the age of memoir. And while some critics have derided the explosion of memoir as exhibitionistic and self-aggrandizing, literary theorists are now beginning to look seriously at this profusion of autobiographical literature. Informed by literary, scientific, and experiential concerns, How Our Lives Become Stories enhances knowledge of the complex forces that shape identity, and confronts the equally complex problems that arise when we write about who we think we are.Using life writings as examples—including works by Christa Wolf, Art Spiegelman, Oliver Sacks, Henry Louis Gates, Melanie Thernstrom, and Philip Roth—Paul John Eakin draws on the latest research in neurology, cognitive science, memory studies, developmental psychology, and related fields to reTrade ReviewIn How Our Lives Become Stories, Paul John Eakin explains why he prefers 'to think of self less as an entity and more as a kind of awareness in process.'... Eakin makes the ethics of reading integral to his project.... Eakin attends to those who are repelled by the 'urge to confess' and he talks about telling all as a cultural imperative that may, for example, be costly to the families of memoirists despite the therapeutic value such confessions might have. The ethics of privacy, the fact of relational lives, and the moral strictures that shadow autobiographical tellings bring Eakin to ask, 'What is right and fair?'. * Canadian Literature *In this intriguing book, Paul John Eakin problematizes the notion of autobiography as 'the story of the self' and argues that in the act of narration one is engaged in a process of making a self.... How Our Lives Become Stories is a concise and engaging synopsis of the state of the art for anyone interested in the subject. * Modern Fiction Studies *This fascinating new book... offers an engaging introduction to identity and narrative.... This is a well-written, timely, and progressive book—a surprisingly rare mix. * Virginia Quarterly Review *When we write about our lives, the complex work of constructing the story is intertwined with all that constitutes the process of identity formation. In this book, Eakin expertly guides us through the thorny terrain of research in neurology, developmental psychology, and memory theory and revisits philosophy and literary theory. By the end of the journey, we have a far richer understanding of how individuals construct their lives and how they tell the story of that construction, as well as a sense of the dynamic interplay between the two processes. * Literature and Medicine *Table of ContentsPreface1. Registers of Self2. Relational Selves, Relational Lives: Autobiography and the Myth of Autonomy3. Storied Selves: Identity through Self-Narration4. "The Unseemly Profession": Privacy, Inviolate Personality, and the Ethics of Life WritingWorks Cited Index
£23.74
Cornell University Press The Limits of Autobiography
Book SynopsisMemoirs in which trauma takes a major—or the major—role challenge the limits of autobiography. Leigh Gilmore presents a series of "limit-cases"—texts that combine elements of autobiography, fiction, biography, history, and theory while representing...Trade ReviewLeigh Gilmore's The Limits of Autobiography is a fine addition to the body of excellent recent work in trauma studies, and is highly recommended for all working in the mental health disciplines.... The writing is extremely fine throughout, and the book is a rich cornucopia of literary and psychological analyses, theoretical sophistication, and interdisciplinary connectedness; these treasures can only be suggested here. * Metapsychology Online Review *Through theoretically nuanced, lucid, and insightful readings, Gilmore demonstrates the ability of narrative to transform trauma, to speak to a certain truth about the relationship between trauma and identity that goes beyond the exigencies of accuracy and objectivity that pertain to a juridical contect.... Any reader interested in the myriad interpenetrations of violence, the law, identity, family, and life writing will find much to admire in this impressive study. * Biography *Gilmore offers astute and compelling commentaries in relation to the social and psychic forms within which selected autobiographers told their personal stories in literate and unconventional ways.... Informative, thought-provoking chapters comprise this unique and highly recommended contribution to the literary study of the autobiography. * The Bookwatch *Table of ContentsIntroduction - the limits of autobiography; represent yourself; bastard testimony - incest and illegitimacy in Dorothy Allison's "Bastard Out of Carolina"; there will always be a father - transference and the auto/biographical demand in Mikal Gilmore's "Shot in the Heart"; there will always be a mother - serial autobiography and Jamaica Kincaid; without names - an anatomy of absence in Jeanette Winterson's "Written on the Body"; conclusion - the knowing subject and an alternative jurisprudence of trauma.
£19.99
Stanford University Press Authorship as Alchemy Subversive Writing in
Book SynopsisKropf examines the relationship between personal identity, the actual person of the writer, and the "author" projected as a matter of public perception via the reception of written texts. He approaches this problem by analyzing the way Romantic writers play upon and subvert the author position projected upon them in the public reception of their texts.
£63.00
John Wiley & Sons A Students Guide to Academic and Professional
Book SynopsisThis handbook will help educators write for the rhetorical situations they will face as students of education and practicing teachers. It provides clear and helpful advice for responding to the varying contexts, audiences, and purposes that arise in four written categories in education: classroom, research, credential, and stakeholder writing.
£28.76
MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Writing Groups
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£31.46
MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Writing in the Academic Disciplines
Book SynopsisA history of the writing-across-the-curriculum movement. This second edition provides a comprehensive history of writing instruction outside general composition courses in American secondary and higher education from the 1870s through to the 1980s.Trade ReviewWriting in the Academic Disciplines is fascinating reading. The research is thorough and detailed. Along with contemporary and historical articles and books about writing instruction, Russell reviews and quotes from articles and books written by educators at the time, from college catalogs, and from personal reports of instruction. The personal accounts add human interest to the historical analysis, and the discussion of the cross-curricular writing programs as reflective of educational movements broadens the focus beyond English studies. In the depth and variety of its coverage, Writing in the Academic Disciplines adds dimension to other historical accounts of twentieth-century writing instruction. - Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
£31.46
John Wiley & Sons Prime Time Authorship
Book SynopsisThis title mixes interviews, essays, and representative scripts from three successful American television dramatists. It seeks to be of use to the novice scriptwriter by providing a ""close study of exemplary writing"".
£15.26
University of Arizona Press Writing that Matters
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£17.56
John Wiley & Sons Inc Guidelines for Writing Effective Operating and
Book SynopsisGood written procedures can reduce the number of accidents caused by human error. This book shows how to remedy this problem through selecting and implementing actions that promote safe, efficient operations and maintenance, improve quality and cost control. It also includes practical samples of procedure formats, checklists and many references.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Glossary. Chapter 1. Introduction to Effective Procedure Writing. 1.1. Why Was This Book Written? 1.2. Book Objectives. 1.3. The Current Worldwide Trend Toward Procedures. 1.4. Who Should Use This Book? 1.5. Where Do You Go From Here? Chapter 2. Process Safety Environmental, and Quality Considerations. 2.1. Purpose. 2.2. Understanding the Guidelines and Regulations. 2.3. Voluntary Guidelines. 2.4. Governmental Regulations. 2.5. Quality Considerations. 2.6. Some Elements of Effective Procedures and Procedure. Management Systems. 2.7. Additional Considerations. 2.8. Conclusion. Endnotes. Chapter 3. How to Design An Operating and Maintenance Procedure Management System. 3.1. Purpose. 3.2. The Importance of Written Procedures. 3.3. Elements of a Comprehensive Procedure Management System. 3.4. Determining Procedure Management System Requirements. 3.5. Evaluating Your Current Practices. 3.6. Identifying Your Resources. 3.7. Designing and Implementing Your Procedures Management System. 3.8. How to Determine Which Procedures to Write. 3.9. Implementing a Procedure Project. 3.10. Procedure Training. 3.11. Maintaining and Improving Your Procedure Management System. 3.12. Conclusion. Chapter 4. Writing Operating and Maintenance Procedures. 4.1. Purpose. 4.2. What Resources Do You Need Before You Begin Writing? 4.3. What Do We Know About the Procedure. 4.4. Considerations for Effective Procedures. 4.5. Importance of Procedure Format. 4.6. Introductory Sections. 4.7. Procedure Steps Section. 4.8. Drafting the Procedure. 4.9. The Procedure Review and Approval Cycle. 4.10. Special Considerations for Maintenance Procedures. 4.11. Batch Process Considerations. Chapter 5. Elements of Effective Procedures. 5.1. Purpose. 5.2. Importance of Procedure Evaluation Criteria. 5.3. Who Will Use the Procedure Evaluation Criteria? 5.4. Procedure Checklists Elements. Endnotes. Chapter 6. Writing Emergency Operating Procedures. 6.1. Purpose. 6.2. Defining Events Requiring Emergency Operating Procedures. 6.3. Identifying Emergency Situations. 6.4. Developing and Writing Emergency Operating Procedures. 6.5. Directing the User to the Correct Emergency Operating Procedure. 6.6. Incorporating Human Factors in Emergency Operating Procedures. 6.7. using Decision Aids. 6.8. How Emergency Operating Procedures Link to the Emergency Response Plan. Endnotes. Chapter 7. Procedure Control. 7.1. Purpose. 7.2. What Is Procedure Control? 7.3. Controlling Procedure Revisions and Development. 7.4. Who Should Review the Procedures? 7.5. Procedure Approval. 7.6. Evaluating Procedures In Use. 7.7. Electronic Document Control. Chapter 8. Procedure Development Costs and Benefits. 8.1. Purpose. 8.2. reasons for Procedure Development. 8.3. Procedure Development Costs. 8.4. Return on Investment: Improvements You Can Expect from Effective Procedures. Endnotes. Appendix A. Selected Procedure Initiatives, Consensus Codes, and Regulations Affecting Procedures. Appendix B. Common Points of API, OSHA, and EPA. Appendix C. How to Determine the Tasks That Require Written Procedures. Appendix D. Procedure Performance Evaluation. Appendix E. Procedure Criteria Checklist. Appendix F. Sample Procedure Formats. Appendix G. Sample Formats of Operating Limits Tables. General References. Index.
£125.96
University of Pittsburgh Press Writing and Desire
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£48.50
University of Pittsburgh Press Fragments of Rationality Postmodernity and the Subject of Composition Pittsburgh Series in Composition Literacy and Culture
£37.95
University of Pittsburgh Press Multimodal Literacies and Emerging Genres
Book SynopsisMultimodal Literacies and Emerging Genres examines the possibilities, challenges, and realities of mutimodal composition as an effective means of communication. The chapters view the ways that writing instructors and their students are exploring the spaces where communication occurs, while also asking "what else is possible."
£42.75
University of Pittsburgh Press Sounding Composition
Book SynopsisReimagines Listening Education to Account for Twenty-First Century Sonic Practices and ExperiencesTrade ReviewSounding Composition demonstrates that sound surrounds us, but the book also, perhaps more importantly, equips us with techniques for cultivating sensibilities for listening, producing, teaching, relating, and composing new sonic realities. Ceraso has offered rhetoric, sound studies, and those interested in multimodal pedagogy a project that will resonate for a very long time."" - Casey Boyle, University of Texas""In a context where multimodal composition has become central to college writing instruction, Ceraso offers evidence to make the case for multimodal listening pedagogy as a useful term in composition studies 'that moves away from ear-centric approaches to sonic engagement and instead treats sonic experience as holistic and immersive.' This book offers a compelling range of embodied engagements, sonic rhetorical theory, and timely practices for implementing multimodal listening pedagogies."" - Mary E. Hocks, Georgia State University
£37.00
John Wiley & Sons Writing and Publishing The Librarians Handbook
Book SynopsisOffering practical how-to guidance, this book helps you write: as an expert for other library professionals; creative copy and information about your library; copy for websites, blogs, and online columns; bibliographic essays and lists; and, book reviews (formal and informal).
£50.40
Edward Elgar Publishing How to Write Differently
Book SynopsisResponding to the trend of formulaic writing in the academic community, How To Write Differently offers a refreshing approach to academic writing in a practical format.
£26.95
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Writing Scientific Research Articles
Book SynopsisThis book shows scientists how to apply their analysis and synthesis skills to overcoming the challenge of how to write, as well as what to write, to maximise their chances of publishing in international scientific journals. The book uses analysis of the scientific article genre to provide clear processes for writing each section of a manuscript, starting with clear story' construction and packaging of results. Each learning step uses practical exercises to develop writing and data presentation skills based on reader analysis of well-written example papers. Strategies are presented for responding to referee comments, and for developing discipline-specific English language skills for manuscript writing and polishing. The book is designed for scientists who use English as a first or an additional language, and for individual scientists or mentors or a class setting. In response to reader requests, the new edition includes review arTrade Review“This volume will be useful for upper-level undergraduates, ESL students, and graduate students who need assistance in writing for publication. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students.” (Choice, 1 November 2013) “As was the case with its predecessor, the second edition of Writing Scientific Research Articles will be of most value to early-career scientists with little writing experience. It should also be read by research scientists who do not have English as their first language. The book could also serve as a refresher in scientific writing for experienced scientists, and it contains a lot of sound advice that should be heeded by English-speaking researchers.” (Aquaculture International, 1 August 2013)"I liked many aspects of this book. The text is well written and easy to read, as you would hope with a book on writing. The tone is formal, and I had no trouble imagining the authors presenting the material in a series of lectures." ( Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada 2013)Table of ContentsPreface to the second edition ix Preface to the first edition xi Section 1: A framework for success 1 1 How the book is organized, and why 3 1.1 Getting started with writing for international publication 3 1.2 Publishing in the international literature 4 1.3 What do you need to know to select your target journal? 6 1.4 Aims of this book 7 1.5 How the book is structured 8 2 Research article structures 11 2.1 Conventional article structures: AIMRaD (Abstract, Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, and Discussion) and its variations 11 3 Reviewers’ criteria for evaluating manuscripts 17 3.1 Titles as content signposts 18 Section 2: When and how to write each article section 21 4 Results as a “story”: the key driver of an article 23 5 Results: turning data into knowledge 25 5.1 Figure, table, or text? 26 5.2 Designing figures 26 5.3 Designing tables 29 5.4 Figure legends and table titles 31 6 Writing about results 33 6.1 Structure of Results sections 33 6.2 Functions of Results sentences 34 6.3 Verb tense in Results sections 34 7 The Methods section 37 7.1 Purpose of the Methods section 37 7.2 Organizing Methods sections 38 7.3 Use of passive and active verbs 39 8 The Introduction 43 8.1 Argument stages towards a compelling Introduction 43 8.2 Stage 1: Locating your project within an existing field of scientific research 43 8.3 Using references in Stages 2 and 3 47 8.4 Avoiding plagiarism when using others’ work 50 8.5 Indicating the gap or research niche 51 8.6 Stage 4: The statement of purpose or main activity 52 8.7 Stages 5 and 6: Highlighting benefit and mapping the article 52 8.8 Suggested process for drafting an Introduction 53 8.9 Editing for logical flow 54 9 The Discussion section 59 9.1 Important structural issues 59 9.2 Information elements to highlight the key messages 60 9.3 Negotiating the strength of claims 62 10 The title 65 10.1 Strategy 1: Provide as much relevant information as possible, but be concise 65 10.2 Strategy 2: Use keywords prominently 65 10.3 Strategy 3: Choose strategically: noun phrase, statement, or question? 66 10.4 Strategy 4: Avoid ambiguity in noun phrases 67 11 The Abstract 69 11.1 Why Abstracts are so important 69 11.2 Selecting additional keywords 69 11.3 Abstracts: typical information elements 69 12 Writing review articles 73 12.1 What editors want to publish 75 12.2 The “take-home-message” of a review 75 12.3 The structure of review articles 83 12.4 Visual elements in review articles: tables, figures, and boxes 84 12.5 Checklist for review article manuscripts 86 12.6 Submission and revision of review articles 86 Section 3: Getting your manuscript published 89 13 Submitting a manuscript 91 13.1 Five practices of successful authors 91 13.2 Understanding the peer-review process 92 13.3 Understanding the editor’s role 93 13.4 The contributor’s covering letter 93 13.5 Understanding the reviewer’s role 94 13.6 Understanding the editor’s role (continued) 97 14 How to respond to editors and reviewers 99 14.1 Rules of thumb 99 14.2 How to deal with manuscript rejection 99 14.3 How to deal with “conditional acceptance” or “revise and resubmit” 101 15 A process for preparing a manuscript 109 15.1 Initial preparation steps 109 15.2 Editing procedures 110 15.3 A pre-review checklist 113 Section 4: Developing your writing and publication skills further 115 16 Skill-development strategies for groups and individuals 117 16.1 Journal clubs 117 16.2 Writing groups 118 16.3 Selecting feedback strategies for different purposes 118 16.4 Becoming a reviewer 120 16.5 Training for responding to reviewers 121 17 Developing discipline-specific English skills 123 17.1 Introduction 123 17.2 Error types and editor expectations of language use 123 17.3 Strategic (and acceptable!) language re-use: sentence templates 125 17.4 More about noun phrases 128 17.5 Concordancing: a tool for developing your discipline-specific English 129 17.6 Using the English articles (a/an, the) appropriately in science writing 133 17.7 Using “which” and “that” 136 18 Writing funding proposals 139 18.1 Introduction 139 18.2 A process for preparing and submitting a funding proposal 140 18.3 Easy mistakes to make 143 Section 5: Provided example articles 145 19 PEA1: Kaiser et al. (2003) 147 20 PEA2: Britton-Simmons and Abbott (2008) 159 21 PEA3: Ganci et al. (2012) 171 Answer pages 185 Appendix: Measures of journal impact and quality 213 A.1 Journal impact 213 A.2 Using indices of journal quality 214 References 217 Index 219
£20.85
John Wiley & Sons Inc Building Academic Language
Book SynopsisOf the over one hundred new publications on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), this one truly stands out! In the second edition of Building Academic Language, Jeff Zwiers presents a much-needed, comprehensive roadmap to cultivating academic language development across all disciplines, this time placing the rigor and challenges of the CCSS front and center. A must-have resource! Andrea Honigsfeld, EdD, Molloy College Language is critical to the development of content learning as students delve more deeply into specific disciplines. When students possess strong academic language, they are better able to critically analyze and synthesize complex ideas and abstract concepts. In this second edition of Building Academic Language, Jeff Zwiers successfully builds the connections between the Common Core State Standards and academic language. This is the go to' resource for content teachers as they transition to the expectations for college and career readinesTable of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition ix 1 Understanding How Students Use Language 1 This chapter introduces foundational social and cultural perspectives of complex uses of languages in and out of school. It explores ways in which the Common Core State Standards provide new opportunities and challenges with respect to building academic language. These standards present new cognitive and literacy targets that can be reached only with heightened cultivation of academic language, the language used to describe complex ideas, abstract concepts, and critical thinking. 2 Language Skills Required by the Common Core State Standards 21 This chapter clarifies the functions and features of academic language with direct references to the Common Core State Standards. This includes academic grammar and discourse levels of language use. Science, math, and history teachers must teach the use of language beyond vocabulary knowledge, given that each discipline emphasizes different ways of thinking and communicating in complex ways. When students learn these ways of using language, they gain access to the codes and strategies that accelerate their disciplinary abilities and knowledge. 3 Cultivating Academic Language Acquisition 47 This chapter provides an overview of how students acquire language, along with key teacher habits and strategies for modeling and scaffolding its development across content areas. This chapter also helps us improve our own language use in classroom settings. 4 Content-Area Variations of Academic Language 79 Given that not all disciplines are alike in their content, thinking, and ways of communicating, this chapter describes variations of language that correspond to the main content areas taught in schools: math, language arts, history, and science. This chapter addresses some of the shifts in instruction that have emerged in response to the Common Core State Standards. 5 Facilitating Whole-Class Discussions for Content and Language Development 113 The focus of this chapter is on making whole-class discussions more effective for building academic language, content knowledge, and thinking skills. The chapter starts with a rationale for using classroom talk in a variety of settings and offers tips for leading discussions in ways that deepen and extend student thinking, as opposed to just promoting the accumulation of facts. The chapter offers more effective alternatives to common questioning strategies and teacher-controlled formats such as initiation-response-feedback. The latter half of the chapter examines improving academic listening, engaging all students in whole-class communication activities, and building language through simulations and role plays. Examples of Common Core State Standards are used in the activities. 6 Academic Listening and Speaking in Small Groups and Pairs 151 Building oral academic language, content knowledge, and thinking skills in pairs and small groups is important. This chapter offers ideas for supporting small group and pair discussions in ways that deepen and extend student thinking, as well as create ideas, as opposed to just regurgitating someone else’s knowledge. Examples of Common Core State Standards are used in the activities. 7 Language for Reading Complex Texts 183 This chapter looks at the language of reading, emphasizing the learning of language skills beyond vocabulary to help in comprehending difficult texts, as outlined by the Common Core State Standards. It also includes a section on teaching content area and general academic vocabulary in context. 8 Language for Creating Complex Texts 219 This chapter provides ways to develop language for the types of academic writing addressed in the Common Core State Standards. It emphasizes a deep analysis of the complex ways in which students must think, organize, fortify, negotiate, and communicate knowledge in a discipline as experts might do. It provides ideas for modeling, scaffolding, and analyzing texts that students will be asked to write. 9 Building Language Development into Lessons and Assessments 245 This chapter introduces ways to formatively and summatively assess ways of using academic language to show learning of Common Core State Standards, as well as hints for planning for instruction based on assessments. It emphasizes the importance of identifying the thinking and language that we want students to learn before we leap into instruction. 10 Concluding Thoughts 281 This book ends with some final thoughts and next steps for weaving the ideas presented in it into daily practice. Appendix A – Recommended Resources on Academic Language 287 Appendix B – Frequently Used Academic Words 293 Appendix C – Suggestions for Before, During, and After Minilectures 299 About the Author 303 About the International Reading Association 305 Index 307
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Composing Research Communicating Results
Book SynopsisComposing Research, Communicating Results: Writing the Communication Research Paper provides communication students with the knowledge and necessary tools to compose a variety of course-required papers that are scholarly, accessible, and well-written. The first work of its kind to take students from brainstorming to outlining to sentence and paragraph construction to paper presentation, drawing on student-written examples Easy-to-understand explanations of passive voice, point of view, commonly accepted citation styles, and more, with current and relatable student-written examples Covers common writing assignments in communication and related courses, including the literature review, application paper, and empirical research paper Four pedagogical features enhance comprehension and support learning: Write Away quick exercises, integratable Building Blocks assignments, Engaging Ethics tips, and Student Spotlight examples Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii 1 So You Have to Write a Research Paper … 1 2 Brainstorm and Research: Formulating and Answering Questions 21 3 Making Arguments, Providing Support 43 4 Style and Format: How to Say What You Want to Say 73 5 Writing the Literature Review: Arguing for Audiences 101 6 Application and Reaction Papers 117 7 Writing Empirical Research Papers 127 8 What Next? Presenting and Publishing Papers 145 Index 161
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John Wiley & Sons Inc A Guide to Writing as an Engineer
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface iii Acknowledgments vii 1 Engineers and Writing 1 Engineers Write a Lot 2 Engineers Write Many Kinds of Documents 2 Successful Engineering Careers Require Strong Writing Skills 4 Engineers Can Learn to Write Well 5 Noise and the Communication Process 5 Controlling the Writing System 7 Exercises 8 Check Your Understanding 8 Engineering Communication Challenge 9 2 Eliminating Sporadic Noise in Engineering Writing 10 Spelling and Spell Checkers 10 Punctuation 11 Traditional Sentence Errors 18 Technical Usage 24 Edit, Edit, Edit, 31 Exercises 32 Check Your Understanding 32 Engineering Communication Challenge 34 3 Guidelines for Writing Noise-Free Engineering Documents 35 Focus on Why You are Writing 35 Focus on Your Readers 36 Satisfy Document Specifications 37 Get to the Point 38 Provide Accurate Information 39 Present Your Material Logically 39 Explain the Technical to Nonspecialists 40 Make Your Ideas Accessible 41 Use Efficient Wording 45 Format Your Pages Carefully 50 Express Yourself Clearly 52 Manage Your Time Efficiently 56 Edit at Different Levels 57 Share the Load: Write as a Team 58 Exercises 59 Check Your Understanding 60 Engineering Communication Challenge 61 4 Letters Memoranda Email and Other Media for Engineers 62 Which to Use? 62 Writing Style for Business Correspondence 64 Communication Strategies for Tricky Situations 65 Business Letters: Components and Format 66 Business Memoranda 70 Email: Functions, Style, Format 72 New Internet Media 73 Exercises 75 Check Your Understanding 76 Engineering Communication Challenge 77 5 Writing Common Engineering Documents 78 Some Preliminaries 79 Inspection and Trip Reports 80 Research, Laboratory, and Field Reports 81 Specifications 84 Proposals 87 Progress Reports 90 Instructions 93 Recommendation Reports 96 Exercises 100 Check Your Understanding 101 Engineering Communication Challenge 102 6 Writing Research and Design Reports 103 Engineering Research Reports 103 Engineering Design Reports 111 General Report Design and Format 114 Generating Portable Document Files 116 Using CMS and Other Applications for Team Reports 117 Exercises 118 Check Your Understanding 119 Engineering Communication Challenge 120 7 Constructing Engineering Tables and Graphics 121 Tables 121 Charts and Graphs 124 Illustrations 126 Graphics and Tables: Guidelines 126 Exercises 127 Check Your Understanding 127 Engineering Communication Challenge 128 8 Accessing Engineering Information 129 Basic Search Strategies 129 Sources of Engineering Information 132 Internet Engineering Information Resources 145 Internet Search Tools 147 Exercises 148 Check Your Understanding 148 Engineering Communication Challenge 149 9 Engineering Your Speaking 150 Preparing the Presentation 150 Delivering The Presentation 159 Presenting as a Team 163 Checklist for Oral Presentations 164 Listening to Presentations 165 The Importance of Informal Communication 166 Exercises 166 Check Your Understanding 167 Engineering Communication Challenge 167 10 Writing to Get an Engineering Job 168 How to Write an Engineering Résumé 168 How to Write an Application Letter 179 How to Write a Follow-Up Letter 188 Exercises 189 Check Your Understanding 190 Engineering Communication Challenge 191 11 Ethics and Documentation in Engineering Writing 192 Engineering Ethics 192 The Ethics of Honest Research 197 Exercises 203 Check Your Understanding 203 Engineering Communication Challenge 204 12 Engineering Your Online Reputation 205 Introduction to Social Media Management 205 Creating a Wordpress Blog 206 Building a Facebook Page for a Business 209 Using Twitter to Connect and Share Information 213 Generating Your Interactive Résumé on LinkedIn 215 Check Your Understanding 218 Engineering Communication Challenge 219 Index 221
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Investment Writing Handbook
Book SynopsisThe writing bible for financial professionals The Investment Writing Handbook provides practical, accessible guidance for crafting more effective investor communications. Written by an award-winning writer, editor, and speechwriter, this book explains the principles and conventions that help writing achieve its purpose; whether you need to inform, educate, persuade, or motivate, you''ll become better-equipped to develop a broad range of communications and literature for investor consumption. Examples from real-world financial institutions illustrate expert execution, while explanations and advice targeted specifically toward investor relations give you the help you need quickly. From white papers and investment commentary to RFPs, product literature, and beyond, this book is the financial writer''s bible that you should keep within arm''s reach. Investment writing is one of the primary influences on investors'' attitudes. It educates, informs decisions, shapes Table of ContentsPreface xi Introduction: For Whom is This Handbook, and Why? xiii Acknowledgments xv About the Author xvii Chapter 1 The Building Blocks of Investment Writing 1 What’s Investment Writing All About? 1 Applying Journalistic Principles to Investment Writing 2 The Five Ws and the Pyramid Principle 3 Inquisitiveness 4 Proactive Idea Generation 6 The Strategic Purposes of Investment Writing 7 Note 8 Chapter 2 Writing for Investor Acquisition and Retention 9 Framing Your Investment Proposition as the Solution to a Problem 11 Step 1: Define Your Offering 12 Step 2: Identify Your Client’s Problem 12 Step 3: Acknowledge the Problem 14 Step 4: Frame Your Offering to Address the Investor’s Concerns 14 Investor Retention: It’s All in the Communication 15 Opportunities for Retentive Communications 17 Facts are Key for Reassuring Your Investors 19 Other Considerations for Reassuring Investors 27 Notes 31 Chapter 3 Writing for Intermediaries 33 How Intermediaries Expect You to Communicate 34 Communicate on a Consistent Basis 34 Crystallize the Details of Your Firm’s Offerings 35 Provide Timely, Turnkey Investment Literature 35 Keep Your Communications Targeted 37 Intermediaries Don’t Have It Easy, So Help Them Out 38 Chapter 4 Stylistic Considerations for Investment Writing 39 Setting the Appropriate Style 41 The Desired Image and Voice an Investment Firm or Professional Wishes to Project 42 The Type of Literature Being Written 43 The Investor’s Presumed Knowledge about the Subject Matter 47 On Using Jargon 48 Refrain from Explaining Certain Jargon to Highly Sophisticated Investors 49 Distinguish Between the Three Broad Levels of Investment Literacy 50 Alternatives to Explaining Jargon 52 Cut Through Extraneous Technical Detail 53 If You Risk Being Vague, Err on the Side of Clarity 54 Introduce Fresh Alternatives to Trite Jargon 56 Be Discerning about Nuance 58 Use Plain Language—Even If It’s Technical 62 Piquing Investors’ Interest 64 Forge a Compelling Storyline for Your Piece 64 Craft Alluring Headlines 64 Incorporate Storytelling and Anecdotes 66 Animate Your Writing with Quotations, Metaphors, and Other References 66 The Value of a Style Guide for Investment Writing 67 Key Areas to Cover in Your Firm’s Style Rules 68 Syntax, Wording, and Formatting 68 First-Person Pronouns and Possessives 69 Chart Labeling 70 International Considerations 70 Inessential Words 71 Cumbersome Constructions 72 Legal Considerations 72 Tone 73 Principles for Creating Scannable Copy 75 Addressing Common Language Mistakes 75 A Parting Note on Style 76 Notes 76 Chapter 5 Developing an Architecture of Investment Content 77 Part 1: Foundational Literature 78 Firm-Overview and Investment-Capabilities Brochures 78 Strategy and Product Profiles 84 Packaging Your Strategy or Product Profile with Other Literature 107 RFP Responses 107 Pitch Books 114 Case Studies 117 Topical Brochures 121 Concluding Foundational Literature with a Call to Action 126 Part 2: Intellectual Capital 126 The Strategic Use of Intellectual Capital 127 The Elements of Intellectual Capital 131 The Packaging of Intellectual Capital 132 The Process of Writing Long-Form Literature 140 Part 3: Educational Literature 144 Part 4: Digital and Social Media 147 Part 5: Shareholder Communications 149 Fund-Performance Commentary 150 Now That You’ve Mapped Architecture… 152 Notes 153 Chapter 6 How to Simplify Complex Investment Subjects 155 Think Bits—Not Pieces 155 Visualize the Idea for Your Readers 157 Start with a Preamble 158 Lay Out a Table 160 Use a Frame of Reference, Analogy, or Metaphor 160 Give an Example 162 Note 162 Chapter 7 How to Make Investment Writing Legally Compliant 163 Avoid Absolutes, Superlatives, and Definitive Statements… 165 You Can Be Predictive—But Not Promissory 167 Be Specific Enough for Clarity—Yet General Enough to Accommodate Exceptions 170 Time-Stamp Anything That’s Impermanent 171 Cherries are Not for Picking—and Securities Come at a Price 171 Negotiate Gray Areas with Your Legal Reviewer 172 Use Caution When Navigating Word Subtleties 174 Avoid Redundant Qualifications 174 Unless You’re Permitted, Do Not Dispense Investment Advice 175 Social (Media) Butterflies are Not Exempt from Regulatory Requirements 176 Consult a Legal Specialist When Writing about Investment Performance 177 Seek Ways to Streamline the Legal Review 177 Diversify Your Language 178 On Legalities, Creativity, and Integrity 179 Notes 179 Epilogue: Where Investment Writing is Headed in the Twenty-First Century 181 Index 185
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WW Norton & Co Writing Awesome Answers to Comprehension
Book SynopsisHelp students appreciate texts and write about them with conviction.Trade Review"Yes!!! A resource for teachers that actually defines the standards, builds knowledge, and provides scaffolds and supports for both teachers and students! This easy-to-read book contains over a hundred ready-to-use materials for immediate implementation. Explanations and models (with annotations) tied to authentic literature are provided. It's the perfect addition to any CCSS-aligned curriculum or program. Teaching constructed response has never been easier! Thank you, Nancy!" -- Dena Mortensen, Supervisor of Elementary Reading and Language Arts, Waterbury Public Schools, CT"Nancy Boyles' newest book gives teachers a proven formula to follow for teaching constructed response to their students. This book takes the process and breaks it down into clear, easy-to-follow steps. It's teacher-friendly, easy to read, and loaded with instructional strategies and resources for immediate use, including Anchor Charts, Checklists, and Answer Frames. " -- Michelle Dupuis, Academic Coach, Natchaug School, Willimantic, CT"Nancy Boyles' book is appropriately titled: it's an awesome guide to teaching students how to read closely and construct an answer to every type of comprehension question. The skills students develop with Boyles' methods will serve them well on standardized tests and beyond, as they will read and write more carefully and think more clearly. A blessing for busy teachers, Boyles' book offers detailed lesson plans and abundant sample questions on prose and poetry selections. " -- Geraldine Woods, teacher, author of 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way and Sentence."At construction sites, they put windows in the walls so you can see inside the building site. Nancy Boyles gives you such a window into how students can build meaningful 'constructed' responses. More importantly, she delivers thoughtful, practical tools teachers can use to help students read carefully and respond accurately. These tools include anchor charts, cue cards, and ways to have students engage with various media types. As usual, a can't-miss text. " -- Dr. Michael J. Rafferty, Director of Teaching and Learning, Derby Public Schools, Derby, CT, and author of 30 Big-Idea Lessons for Small Groups"The wait is over. Writing Awesome Answers to Comprehension Questions is absolutely brilliant. Nancy Boyles has bestowed a reading toolbox upon teachers. Teachers will discover numerous mini-lessons, instructional strategies, texts aligned to questions, anchor charts, rubrics, checklists...in short, everything needed to get students writing about reading. " -- Christina O'Brien, Assistant Principal/Special Education Supervisor, Naubuc Elementary School, Glastonbury, CT
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WW Norton & Co The Little Seagull Handbook
Book SynopsisWrite. Research. Edit. Everything students need in an affordable handbook they truly use.
£24.70
WW Norton & Co They Say I Say
Book SynopsisThe essential little book that students love for demystifying academic writing, reading, and research
£27.55
Kogan Page Ltd How to Write Effective Business English
Book SynopsisFiona Talbot is an internationally acclaimed business writing author. She works in the UK and internationally, training and advising on how to deliver premier written corporate communication for both native and non-native English speakers in today's digital, global economy. She has featured in major publications such as The Sunday Times, The Irish Times, The Press Association, Accounting Technician and Personnel Management. She is also the author of Improve Your Global Business English, Make an Impact with Your Written English, and Executive Writing Skills for Managers, all published by Kogan Page. Fiona Talbot is based in Chester, UK.Trade Review"The book helpfully emphasises that effective writing today isn't just about clarity and conciseness, essential as these are. Today's digital-savvy workforce (and customer base) both expect a great reader experience too. The wide-reaching tips are invaluable, as the author says, 'from entry level to CEO'!" * Fabian Schneider, Managing Director, W.Ulrich GmbH, Germany *"We today are living in 'the attention economy', whether it be with your own teammates in companies, whether it be with your customers, your consumers or even your family. Having the ability to write with clarity in a compelling way that puts across your point of view and adds value to a piece of communication, is incredibly difficult. So to be equipped with the right tools to help people be more succinct and impactful is hugely important in today's world. This book goes a long way in contributing towards that." * Richard Lawrence, Founder, Innovatr, South Africa *"As a build from Fiona's previous books, this one deep dives into subjects that are highly relevant when we consider the impact of our written communication today and for the future. I love the references to 'power words' which bring our messaging to life, along with the reminder of 'staying authentic', 'build your own brand' and 'show your inner marketer!' There is something for everyone in this book, from early to experienced career, and it's all incredibly relevant within a global organisation." * Julie Brookfield, Head of People, GBG PLC, UK *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Business writing today; Chapter - 02: Why are you writing?; Chapter - 03: It’s crucial to connect at every stage of your career; Chapter - 04: Quality matters; Chapter - 05: Telling your story through social media; Chapter - 06: Standard or variant English – and changing punctuation and grammar; Chapter - 07: Writing globally ? Or in multinational teams?; Chapter - 08: Email and instant messaging; Chapter - 09: Practical conventions and common confusions; Chapter - 10: Look to the future; Chapter - 11: Conclusion: what will you do differently – and better?;
£40.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Time Travel
Book SynopsisIf you ever wanted to set up the latest and greatest grandfather paradox-or just wanted to know if the time-bending events in the latest pulp you read could ever happen-then this book is for you.Trade ReviewAn exciting read covering every aspect of time travel. -- David Reneke Australasian Science Magazine 2011Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Time Travel in the Pulps2. Special Relativity and Time Travel to the Future3. Time Travel to the Past4. Hyperspace5. Time as the Fourth Dimension6. The Black Universe7. When General Relativity Made Time Travel Honest...8. Paradoxes: Changing the Past, Causal Loops, and Sex9. Time Machines that Physicists Have Already 'Invented'10. Faster-Than-Light (FTL) Into the Past11. Quantum Gravity, Splitting Universes, and Time Machines12. Reading the Physics Literature for Story IdeasGlossary of Selected TermsBibligraphyIndex
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American Psychological Association Own Your Psychology Major
Book SynopsisThis book provides a roadmap for new psychology majors, and inspiration to help motivate students to make the most of internship, research, and service opportunities during their undergraduate years.Trade Review“Succinct, informative, and easily digested… Recommended.” —ChoiceTable of ContentsPart 1: Ethical and Social Responsibility: How to Use Psychology to Make the World a Better Place Chapter 1. What the Pros Hope You Will Learn in Your Psychology Major Chapter 2. Making a DifferencePart 2: Knowledge Base: The Content of Psychology Chapter 3. The Broad Nature of Psychology Content Chapter 4. Human Diversity and Human Universality Chapter 5. Multifactorial Causation of BehaviorPart 3: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking Chapter 6. Psychology Is a Real Science: Part I. The Many Joys of Statistics Chapter 7. Psychology Is a Real Science: Part II. Research Methods in the Behavioral SciencesPart 4: Advanced Research as a Psychology Student Chapter 8. Rolling Up Your Sleeves: Collaborating on Research Projects Chapter 9. Telling the World: Presenting Psychological Research FindingsPart 5: Professional Development: Internships, Graduate Programs, and Careers Chapter 10. How to Land (and Get the Most Out of) an Internship Chapter 11. Thinking About Careers and Graduate School Chapter 12. Cheat Sheet for Owning Your Psychology Major
£23.74
University of Toronto Press The Book Unbound
Book SynopsisIn The Book Unbound, scholars and editors examine how best to use new technological tools and new methodologies with artefacts of medieval literature and culture. Taking into consideration English, French, Anglo-Norman, and Latin texts from several periods, the contributors examine and re-evaluate traditional approaches to and conclusions about medieval books and the cultural texts they contain - literary, dramatic, legal, historical, and musical. The essays range from detailed examinations of specific codices to broader theoretical discussions on past and present editorial practices, from the benefits and disadvantages of digital editions versus print editions to the importance of including 'extratextual' material such as variant texts, illustrations, intertexts, and other information about a work's cultural contexts, history, and use. The Book Unbound presents important contributions to the discussions surrounding the editing of medieval texts, including the use of d
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New York University Press Inside Knowledge
£18.04
New York University Press Essential Legal English in Context
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£66.60
University of Toronto Press Goldwin Smith
Book SynopsisGoldwin Smith, controversialist, reformer, and prolific journalist, was an early prophet of the British Commonwealth, and one of the first advocates of English-speaking union. Though not a markedly original thinker or political philosopher, he was an intelligent liberal and on many subjects a representative Victorian, who speculated with unflagging interest on the problems of his day. Born and bred in England, domiciled for many years in Canada, and a frequent visitor to the United States, he had numerous friends in all three countries. He was for six years Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford, and for two years Professor of English and Constitutional History at Cornell University.Smith’s ideas, disseminated during his lifetime in more than two hundred journals, reflected strains characteristic of nineteenth-century thought, and in particular the Victorian concern about questions raised by the two great forces of democracy and imperialism. He analysed in lucid
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University of Nebraska Press Telling Stories
Book SynopsisA prolific and award-winning writer, Lee Martin has put pen to paper to offer his wisdom, honed during thirty years of teaching the oh-so-elusive art of writing. Telling Stories is intended for anyone interested in thinking more about the elements of storytelling in short stories, novels, and memoirs. Martin clearly delineates helpful and practical techniques for demystifying the writing process and providestools for perfecting the art of the scene, characterization, detail, point of view, language, and revisionin short, the art of writing. His discussion of the craft in his own life draws from experiences, memories, and stories to provide a more personal perspective on the elements of writing. Martin provides encouragement by sharing what he's learned from his journey through frustrations, challenges, and successes. Most important, Telling Stories emphasizes that you are not alone on this journey and that writers must remain focused on what they love: the process of moving words onTrade Review"[Martin's] own sentences are like bright sun-polished bones on a beach: sparse outlines nevertheless telling their own devastating story. No doubt aspiring writers will appreciate this honesty, and may find many of the writing prompts here helpful, particularly to unclog a blockage. But it is Martin's own literary journey that is most compelling."—Sara Lonsdale, Times Literary Supplement"Martin combines writing tips with examples from literature and his own life and teachings. It's a clever, warm-hearted book for writers of fiction or creative nonfiction. It could be used in creative writing classes or kept on the desk for those days one needs a little shot of inspiration."—Debbie Hagan, Brevity“‘Why shouldn’t good writing be hard? It’s our attempt at salvation,’ Lee Martin says in this exceptional book. Martin, through craft lessons, exercises, and literary examples, helps writers discover salvation one carefully selected word at a time.”—Sue William Silverman, author of Fearless Confessions: A Writer’s Guide to Memoir “Lee Martin has long been one of my favorite writers of fiction and memoir, and now he’s one of my favorite writers of advice about the writer’s craft. Everyone who writes, or wants to, should read this wise and inspiring book.”—David Jauss, author of On Writing FictionTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Structure: Once upon a Time Writing the Opening of a Short Story Juggling Balls: An Exercise for Opening a Short Story Using Mystery to Open Your Story Trouble? I’ve Seen Trouble Making a Scene The Inevitable Surprise Framing the Story Character and Incident I Didn’t Expect That One Way to Structure a Memoir Organizing the Memoir The Layers of Memoir I Was Wearing Them the Day: Touchstone Moments and Details for the Fiction Writer Yogi Berra and the Art of Flash Nonfiction Mad Libs for Creative Nonfiction Enough about Me, Tell Me What You Think about Me Shrinking a Novel Preparing the Final Scene by Avoiding Conflict Here We Are at the End Taking Care at the End: The Art of Misdirection Part 2. Characterization: There Were Three Little Pigs On a Mother’s Birthday, a Writer Loves the World Tightening the Screws: Putting Pressure on Our Characters Contradictory Characters Odd Couples: The Writer as Matchmaker Characterization in the Personal Essay Creating Richer Characters The Art of the Snark Part 3. Detail: A House of Straw, a House of Sticks, a House of Bricks My Mother Gives Me a Writing Lesson Get the Particulars Right Know Your Place That Kind of Place: An Argument for Nostalgia Nostalgia and the Memoirist A Detail and All It Can Do The Places We Know: What Richard Ford Taught Me Daydreaming Your Memoir The Heart’s Field: Place in Fiction Oh, Those Pesky Facts: What’s a Memoir Writer to Do? Memoir and the Work of Resurrection Using Photos in Memoir Ordinary Details in Memoir Connecting Particulars Context Part 4. Point of View: “Little Pig, Little Pig, Let Me Come In” Your Point of View Choice Creates the Effect of the Story The Inner Story of the Writer’s Thinking Finding a Different Lens Memoir and the Future Living Full: Avoiding Sentimentality in Memoir Into the Fire Part 5. Language: “Not by the Hair of My Chinny Chin Chin” Stylin’ The Value of a Beautiful Sentence The Art of the Twerk: Writing the Miley Cyrus Way Communal and Personal Voices Voice in Creative Nonfiction Personae and Tone in Fiction Paying Attention to Form in Flash Nonfiction The Kite The Thing Said: Ten Thoughts on Writing Dialogue in Memoir Alligators and Marshmallows: A Lesson in Humor Comedy in Fiction Part 6. Revision: And the Third Little Pig Lived Happily Ever After Taking Flight: First Drafts Felt Sense: Focusing on Revision More Revision Activities The Doorway between Memoir and Fiction Proverbs for Revising a Novel Part 7. The Writing Life: The Two Little Pigs Now Felt Sorry for Having Been So Lazy and Built Their Houses with Bricks My Mother’s Gifts to Me My Aunt among the Rocks Five Ways We Keep Ourselves from Writing Five Things All Writers Can Control Reading Like a Writer Writing to Preserve Travel and the Writer Slowing Down Our Quiet Places What Fills Us The Books and the Boys of Summer A Writer Writes: A Lifelong Apprenticeship Defeating Writer’s Block Ten Thoughts on the Writing Life Keep Facing the Blank Page
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Cornell University Press The Writing Public
Book SynopsisInspired by the reading and writing habits of citizens leading up to the French Revolution, The Writing Public is a compelling addition to the long-running debate about the link between the Enlightenment and the political struggle that followed. Elizabeth Andrews Bond scoured France''s local newspapers spanning the two decades prior to the Revolution as well as its first three years, shining a light on the letters to the editor. A form of early social media, these letters constituted a lively and ongoing conversation among readers.Bond takes us beyond the glamorous salons of the intelligentsia into the everyday worlds of the craftsmen, clergy, farmers, and women who composed these letters. As a result, we get a fascinating glimpse into who participated in public discourse, what they most wanted to discuss, and how they shaped a climate of opinion. The Writing Public offers a novel examination of how French citizens used the infTrade Review[The Writing Public] is a compelling addition to the long-running debate about the link between the Enlightenment and the political struggle that followed. * New Books Network *Bond writes very well [.]The Writing Public should be read by anyone interested in the intellectual origins of the French Revolution.The Writing Public is a model monograph, and the best guide to understanding mainstream French thinking on the eve of the Revolution. * Journal of Modern History *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Production and Distribution of the Information Press 2. The Writers, Self-Presentation, and Subjectivity 3. Reading Together, Book References, and Interacting with Print 4. Popular Science and Public Participation 5. Agricultural Reform and Local Innovation 6. Bienfaisance, Fellow Feeling, and the Public Good 7. Communicating the Revolution Conclusion
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Memory and Autobiography: Explorations at the
Book SynopsisThis book by one of Latin America’s leading cultural theorists examines the place of the subject and the role of biographical and autobiographical genres in contemporary culture. Arfuch argues that the on-going proliferation of private and intimate stories – what she calls the ‘biographical space’ – can be seen as symptomatic of the impersonalizing dynamics of contemporary times. Autobiographical genres, however, harbour an intersubjective dimension. The ‘I’ who speaks wants to be heard by another, and the other who listens discovers in autobiography possible points of identification. Autobiographical genres, including those that border on fiction, therefore become spaces in which the singularity of experience opens onto the collective and its historicity in ways that allow us to reflect on the ethical, political, and aesthetic dimensions not only of self-representation but also of life itself. Opening up debate through juxtaposition and dialogue, Arfuch’s own poetic writing moves freely from the Holocaust to Argentina’s last dictatorship and its traumatic memories, and then to the troubled borderlands between Mexico and the United States to show how artists rescue shards of memory that would otherwise be relegated to the dustbin of history. In so doing, she makes us see not only how challenging it is to represent past traumas and violence but also how vitally necessary it is to do so as a political strategy for combating the tides of forgetting and for finding ways of being in common.Trade Review"Leonor Arfuch's Memory and Autobiography is a brilliant reflection on autobiography not as a mere exercise in self-construction but as an act of witnessing the unforgettable and as a call to communal dialogue. An invaluable contribution by one of Latin America's most insightful cultural critics."—Sylvia Molloy, Albert Schweitzer Chair in the Humanities Emerita, New York UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction by Michael Lazzara Prologue I. A Beginning II. The Gaze as Autobiography: Time, place, objects 1. Journeys: time, place 2. Objects, memory 3. Biographies / autobiographies 4. Recapitulations III. Memory and Image IV. Women Who Narrate: Autobiography and Traumatic Memories 1. About narration 2. Biography, memory 3. Being and the limit 4. (In)conclusions V. Political Violence, Autobiography and Testimony 1. The tone of the debate 2. Colophon VI. The Threshold, the Frontier. Explorations in the Limits 1. Language and transgression 2. Art on the frontier 3. Public art / critical art VII. The Name, the Number 1. On the massacre 2. The distance of the number 3. Ethics and responsibility 4. Naming 5. Silence, names Bibliography Index
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Memory and Autobiography: Explorations at the
Book SynopsisThis book by one of Latin America’s leading cultural theorists examines the place of the subject and the role of biographical and autobiographical genres in contemporary culture. Arfuch argues that the on-going proliferation of private and intimate stories – what she calls the ‘biographical space’ – can be seen as symptomatic of the impersonalizing dynamics of contemporary times. Autobiographical genres, however, harbour an intersubjective dimension. The ‘I’ who speaks wants to be heard by another, and the other who listens discovers in autobiography possible points of identification. Autobiographical genres, including those that border on fiction, therefore become spaces in which the singularity of experience opens onto the collective and its historicity in ways that allow us to reflect on the ethical, political, and aesthetic dimensions not only of self-representation but also of life itself. Opening up debate through juxtaposition and dialogue, Arfuch’s own poetic writing moves freely from the Holocaust to Argentina’s last dictatorship and its traumatic memories, and then to the troubled borderlands between Mexico and the United States to show how artists rescue shards of memory that would otherwise be relegated to the dustbin of history. In so doing, she makes us see not only how challenging it is to represent past traumas and violence but also how vitally necessary it is to do so as a political strategy for combating the tides of forgetting and for finding ways of being in common.Trade Review"Leonor Arfuch's Memory and Autobiography is a brilliant reflection on autobiography not as a mere exercise in self-construction but as an act of witnessing the unforgettable and as a call to communal dialogue. An invaluable contribution by one of Latin America's most insightful cultural critics."—Sylvia Molloy, Albert Schweitzer Chair in the Humanities Emerita, New York UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction by Michael Lazzara Prologue I. A Beginning II. The Gaze as Autobiography: Time, place, objects 1. Journeys: time, place 2. Objects, memory 3. Biographies / autobiographies 4. Recapitulations III. Memory and Image IV. Women Who Narrate: Autobiography and Traumatic Memories 1. About narration 2. Biography, memory 3. Being and the limit 4. (In)conclusions V. Political Violence, Autobiography and Testimony 1. The tone of the debate 2. Colophon VI. The Threshold, the Frontier. Explorations in the Limits 1. Language and transgression 2. Art on the frontier 3. Public art / critical art VII. The Name, the Number 1. On the massacre 2. The distance of the number 3. Ethics and responsibility 4. Naming 5. Silence, names Bibliography Index
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SPIE Press Grant Writing from the Ground Up
Book SynopsisA career in science relies on developing the skill to convince strangers to give you enormous sums of money. So why do so many scientists write terrible research proposals? Grant Writing from the Ground Up presents a step-by-step process to construct compelling grant proposals that rise to the top of a reviewer's stack.Table of Contents Why Should You Read This Book? Finding What Fuels You Identifying Stakeholders What Are Your Resources? Finding Funding Dissecting a Grant Solicitation Call the Research Sponsor Before Your Start Writing Building a Scaffold Choosing Your Approach Intermission Defining Objectives What Do You Need? Creating a Project Plan Costs and Justifications Letters of Support Refining the Scope Answers and Questions Illustrations The Rough Draft The Revision Process Submission Keep Going Conclusion
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Cognella, Inc Fundamentals of Investigative Report Writing
Book SynopsisFundamentals of Investigative Report Writing teaches readers how to precisely construct investigative reports, whether for criminal, employment-policy, or employee-performance investigations. Dedicated to helping report-writers produce valuable extrinsic documentation, the book explains how to describe “what happened and why” in clear, concise terms.Topics include writing attitude and ethics, the “always” rules of writing, tips for conducting successful interviews, techniques for writing with precision, purposes and techniques for editing and proof-reading, and how to incorporate sketches, drawings, diagrams, and other visuals. The book also addresses considerations when writing United States Constitutional- based reports, as well as strategies involved in other forms of written communication such as e-mail, business letters, memoranda, and social media. This edition features a chapter devoted to performance evaluations that helps supervisors to be accurate, state things efficiently, insure the quality of the organization, and develop the employee.Each chapter includes learning objectives, chapter summaries, specific writing assignments, and a feature story related to the chapter's content-focus. Illustrations have been carefully selected to support the written text. Thoughtfully developed to set students and instructors up for success, Fundamentals of Investigative Report Writing is ideal for technical education programs in administration of justice, criminal justice, and law enforcement and courses on investigative and police report writing and report writing for criminal justice and law enforcement professionals.
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University of Minnesota Press The Editor Function: Literary Publishing in
Book SynopsisOffering the everyday tasks of literary editors as inspired sources of postwar literary history Michel Foucault famously theorized “the author function” in his 1969 essay “What Is an Author?” proposing that the existence of the author limits textual meaning. Abram Foley shows a similar critique at work in the labor of several postwar editors who sought to question and undo the corporate “editorial/industrial complex.” Marking an end to the powerful trope of the editor as gatekeeper, The Editor Function demonstrates how practices of editing and publishing constitute their own kinds of thought, calling on us to rethink what we read and how.The Editor Function follows avant-garde American literary editors and the publishing practices they developed to compete against the postwar corporate consolidation of the publishing industry. Foley studies editing and publishing through archival readings and small press and literary journal publishing lists as unique sites for literary inquiry. Pairing histories and analyses of well- and lesser-known figures and publishing formations, from Cid Corman’s Origin and Nathaniel Mackey’s Hambone to Dalkey Archive Press and Semiotext(e), Foley offers the first in-depth engagement with major publishing initiatives in the postwar United States.The Editor Function proposes that from the seemingly mundane tasks of these editors—routine editorial correspondence, line editing, list formation—emerge visions of new, better worlds and new textual and conceptual spaces for collective action.Trade Review"The Editor Function fills an enormous void in the literary history of the postwar era. Abram Foley’s meticulous archival scholarship reveals the centrality—and the elusiveness—of editors and their practices. This is a must-read book for scholars of contemporary U.S. fiction and poetry, as well as for those interested in small-press publishing and avant-garde communities."—Paul Stephens, author of absence of clutter: minimal writing as art and literature"If early modern Europe saw the ‘author function’ assume some of the social and legal roles traditionally played by publishers, Abram Foley shows us a more recent assumption of literary and artistic roles by editors. In the process, The Editor Function boldly extends the scope of literary history to the dynamic practices of publishing itself."—Craig Dworkin, author of Dictionary Poetics: Toward a Radical Lexicography "Foley excels in weaving a complicated web of editors, authors, and publishing houses, each with their own agenda in creating postwar American literary culture... [The Editor Function] fills an obvious gap in literature about literary publishing following World War II into the present."—College & Research LibrariesTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction: The Editor Function1. Editing and the Open Field: Charles Olson’s Letters to Editors2. Editing and the Institution: John O’Brien and Dalkey Archive Press3. Editing and the Ensemble: Nathaniel Mackey's Hambone4. Editing and Eros: Chris Kraus, Semiotext(e), and I Love DickCoda: Editing and EntropyAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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University of Minnesota Press The Editor Function: Literary Publishing in
Book SynopsisOffering the everyday tasks of literary editors as inspired sources of postwar literary history Michel Foucault famously theorized “the author function” in his 1969 essay “What Is an Author?” proposing that the existence of the author limits textual meaning. Abram Foley shows a similar critique at work in the labor of several postwar editors who sought to question and undo the corporate “editorial/industrial complex.” Marking an end to the powerful trope of the editor as gatekeeper, The Editor Function demonstrates how practices of editing and publishing constitute their own kinds of thought, calling on us to rethink what we read and how.The Editor Function follows avant-garde American literary editors and the publishing practices they developed to compete against the postwar corporate consolidation of the publishing industry. Foley studies editing and publishing through archival readings and small press and literary journal publishing lists as unique sites for literary inquiry. Pairing histories and analyses of well- and lesser-known figures and publishing formations, from Cid Corman’s Origin and Nathaniel Mackey’s Hambone to Dalkey Archive Press and Semiotext(e), Foley offers the first in-depth engagement with major publishing initiatives in the postwar United States.The Editor Function proposes that from the seemingly mundane tasks of these editors—routine editorial correspondence, line editing, list formation—emerge visions of new, better worlds and new textual and conceptual spaces for collective action.Trade Review"The Editor Function fills an enormous void in the literary history of the postwar era. Abram Foley’s meticulous archival scholarship reveals the centrality—and the elusiveness—of editors and their practices. This is a must-read book for scholars of contemporary U.S. fiction and poetry, as well as for those interested in small-press publishing and avant-garde communities."—Paul Stephens, author of absence of clutter: minimal writing as art and literature"If early modern Europe saw the ‘author function’ assume some of the social and legal roles traditionally played by publishers, Abram Foley shows us a more recent assumption of literary and artistic roles by editors. In the process, The Editor Function boldly extends the scope of literary history to the dynamic practices of publishing itself."—Craig Dworkin, author of Dictionary Poetics: Toward a Radical Lexicography "Foley excels in weaving a complicated web of editors, authors, and publishing houses, each with their own agenda in creating postwar American literary culture... [The Editor Function] fills an obvious gap in literature about literary publishing following World War II into the present."—College & Research LibrariesTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction: The Editor Function1. Editing and the Open Field: Charles Olson’s Letters to Editors2. Editing and the Institution: John O’Brien and Dalkey Archive Press3. Editing and the Ensemble: Nathaniel Mackey's Hambone4. Editing and Eros: Chris Kraus, Semiotext(e), and I Love DickCoda: Editing and EntropyAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
£19.79
