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20 produkter
The Sound on the Page: Great Writers Talk about Style and Voice in Writing
Av Ben Yagoda
Häftad, 2005
265 kr
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Gobsmacked!
The British Invasion of American English
Av Ben Yagoda
Inbunden, 2024
227 kr
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A spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishisms—for good or illThe British love to complain that words and phrases imported from America—from French fries to Awesome, man!—are destroying the English language. But what about the influence going the other way? …
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The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song
Av Ben Yagoda
E-bok, 2015
142 kr
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From an acclaimed cultural critic, a narrative and social history of the Great American Songwriting era. Everybody knows and loves the American Songbook. But it’s a bit less widely understood that in about 1950, this stream of great songs more or less dried up. All of a sudden, what came over the …
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The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song
Av Ben Yagoda
Inbunden, 2015
315 kr
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Sound on the Page
Great Writers Talk about Style and Voice in Writing
Av Ben Yagoda
E-bok, 2009
91 kr
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The acclaimed author examines the importance of a writer''s voice—including interviews with Susan Orlean, Michel Chabon, Junot Díaz and others.In writing, style matters. Our favorite writers often entertain, move, and inspire us less by what they say than by how they say it. In The Sound on the …
The Value of Family
A Blueprint for the 21st Century
Av Ben Yagoda, Ruth Westheimer
Inbunden, 1996
324 kr
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The challenge is great. Despite all the talk about "family values", the family is besieged. The percentage of children living below the poverty line rose 49 percent from 1973 to 1992; American children are less likely to be immunized than those of any other developed nation; and many corporations …
The Value of Family
A Blueprint for the 21st Century
Av Ben Yagoda, Ruth Westheimer
Häftad, 1998
175 kr
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A guide that presents a blueprint for the survival of the family. The authors investigate the reasons why so many elements of modern culture appear counter-productive to family life. They also offer advice on such topics as personal communication, responsibilities, and entertainment alternatives.
Isn’t It Ironic.
The Amazing Saga of a Not-Bad Figure of Speech
Av Ben Yagoda
Inbunden, 2027
262 kr
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From the ancient Greeks to the “irony-poisoned” Generation Z, an enlightening, entertaining, and surprising history of an essential idea and rhetorical tool that people love, hate, and love to debateFor 2,500 years, irony has been a subject of fascination—and vexation. In Isn’t It Ironic, acclaimed …
Gobsmacked!
The British Invasion of American English
Av Ben Yagoda
E-bok, 2024
206 kr
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A spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishisms—for good or ill The British love to complain that words and phrases imported from America—from French fries to Awesome, man! —are destroying the English language. But what about the influence going the other way? …
Gobsmacked!
The British Invasion of American English
Av Ben Yagoda
Häftad, 2026
157 kr
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A spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishisms—for good or illThe British love to complain that words and phrases imported from America—from French fries to Awesome, man!—are destroying the English language. But what about the influence going the other way? …
When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It: The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse
Av Ben Yagoda
Häftad, 2007
280 kr
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When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It
The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse
Av Ben Yagoda
E-bok, 2008
82 kr
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What do you get when you mix nine parts of speech, one great writer, and generous dashes of insight, humor, and irreverence? One phenomenally entertaining language book . In his waggish yet authoritative book, Ben Yagoda has managed to undo the dark work of legions of English teachers and libraries …
Memoir
A History
Av Ben Yagoda
E-bok, 2009
98 kr
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From a critically acclaimed cultural and literary critic, a definitive history and analysis of the memoir. From Saint Augustine?s Confessions to Augusten Burroughs?s Running with Scissors , from Julius Caesar to Ulysses Grant, from Mark Twain to David Sedaris, the art of memoir has had a …
How to Not Write Bad
The Most Common Writing Problems and the Best Ways to Avoid Them
Av Ben Yagoda
E-bok, 2013
193 kr
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Ben Yagoda''s How to Not Write Bad illustrates how we can all write better, more clearly, and for a wider readership. He offers advice on what he calls "not-writing-badly," which consists of the ability, first, to craft sentences that are correct in terms of spelling, diction (word choice), …
How to Not Write Bad
The Most Common Writing Problems and the Best Ways to Avoid Them
Av Ben Yagoda
Häftad, 2013
316 kr
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