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Craft of Research, Fifth Edition
Av Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
213 kr
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A thoroughly updated edition of a beloved classic that has guided generations of researchers in conducting effective and meaningful research. With more than a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level—from high-school …
Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition
A Guide to Narrative Craft
Av Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
234 kr
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More than a quarter million copies sold!A creative writer’s shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Writing Fiction. Janet Burroway’s best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for more than three decades it has …
Design of Books
An Explainer for Authors, Editors, Agents, and Other Curious Readers
Av Debbie Berne
Häftad, 2024
232 kr
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Seasoned designer Debbie Berne presents an accessible introduction to book design for authors, editors, and other book people. Design is central to the appeal, messaging, and usefulness of books, but to most readers, it’s mysterious or even invisible. Through interiors as well as covers, designers …
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks, Second Edition
A Guide to Academic Publishing Success
Häftad, 2019
644 kr
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"Wow. No one ever told me this!" Wendy Laura Belcher has heard this countless times throughout her years of teaching and advising academics on how to write journal articles. Scholars know they must publish, but few have been told how to do so. So Belcher made it her mission to demystify the writing …
Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes, Second Edition
Av Robert M. Emerson, Rachel I. Fretz m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
303 kr
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In "Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes", Robert M. Emerson, Rachel I. Fretz, and Linda L. Shaw present a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings, demystifying a process that is often assumed to be intuitive and impossible to …
Tales of the Field
On Writing Ethnography, Second Edition
Häftad, 2011
186 kr
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For more than twenty years, John Van Maanen's "Tales of the Field" has been a definitive reference and guide for students, scholars, and practitioners of ethnography and beyond. Originally published in 1988, it was the one of the first works to detail and critically analyze the various styles and …
Developmental Editing, Second Edition
A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers
Av Scott Norton
Häftad, 2023
312 kr
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The only guide dedicated solely to developmental editing, now revised and updated with new exercises and a chapter on fiction.Developmental editing—transforming a manuscript into a book that edifies, inspires, and sells—is a special skill, and Scott Norton is one of the best at it. With more than …
On Revision
The Only Writing That Counts
Häftad, 2021
209 kr
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So you’ve just finished writing something? Congratulations! Now revise it. Because revision is about getting from good to better, and it’s only finished when you decide to stop. But where to begin? In On Revision, William Germano shows authors how to take on the most critical stage of writing …
Telling About Society
Häftad, 2007
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
178 kr
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One of French writer Georges Perec's most famous pieces, "I Remember", consists of 480 numbered paragraphs - each just a few short lines recalling a memory from his childhood. The work has neither a beginning nor an end, nor does it contain any analysis. But it nonetheless reveals profound truths …
Best Science Stories and How They Work
A Collection with Commentary
Häftad, 2026
198 kr
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An invitation to engage with some of today’s most respected science journalists as they take readers beneath the surface to reveal the making of eleven of the best science stories.With eleven deeply reported, artfully crafted stories and annotations by some of the most thoughtful and respected …
Economical Writing, Third Edition
Thirty-Five Rules for Clear and Persuasive Prose
Häftad, 2019
182 kr
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Economics is not a field that is known for good writing. Charts, yes. Sparkling prose, no. Except, that is, when it comes to Deirdre Nansen McCloskey. Her conversational and witty yet always clear style is a hallmark of her classic works of economic history, enlivening the dismal science and …
Craft of Research, Fifth Edition
Av Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
419 kr
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A thoroughly updated edition of a beloved classic that has guided generations of researchers in conducting effective and meaningful research. With more than a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level—from high-school …
Mapping It Out
Expository Cartography for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Häftad, 1993
203 kr
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Writers know only too well how long it can take—and how awkward it can be—to describe spatial relationships with words alone. And while a map might not always be worth a thousand words, a good one can help writers communicate an argument or explanation clearly, succinctly, and effectively. In his …
Writer's Diet
A Guide to Fit Prose
Av Helen Sword
Häftad, 2016
165 kr
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Do your sentences sag? Could your paragraphs use a pick-me-up? If so, The Writer’s Diet is for you! It’s a short, sharp introduction to great writing that will help you energize your prose and boost your verbal fitness.Helen Sword dispenses with excessive explanations and overwrought analysis. …
Writing Science in Plain English
Häftad, 2013
221 kr
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Bad writing is bad for science. Incomprehensible journal articles, wordy proposals, and jargon-filled theses make reading a chore for students, informed lay people, and even other scientists. As a result, years of research and hard work can be passed over or misunderstood. The problem is so …
Tricks of the Trade
How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It
Häftad, 1998
169 kr
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Designed to help students learn how to think about research projects, this guide offers suggestions which cover four broad areas of social science: the creation of the "imagery" to guide research; methods of "sampling" to generate maximum variety in the data; the development of "concepts" to …
Telling About Society
Inbunden, 2007
468 kr
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One of French writer Georges Perec's most famous pieces, "I Remember", consists of 480 numbered paragraphs - each just a few short lines recalling a memory from his childhood. The work has neither a beginning nor an end, nor does it contain any analysis. But it nonetheless reveals profound truths …
Permissions, A Survival Guide
Blunt Talk about Art as Intellectual Property
Häftad, 2006
148 kr
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it's a good bet that at least half of those words relate to the picture's copyright status. Art historians, artists, and anyone who wants to use the images of others will find themselves awash in byzantine legal terms, constantly evolving copyright law, …
Craft of Translation
Av John Biguenet, Rainer Schulte
Häftad, 1989
288 kr
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Written by some of the most distinguished literary translators working in English today, these essays offer new and uncommon insights into the understanding and craft of translation. The contributors not only describe the complexity of translating literature but also suggest the implications of the …
From Dissertation to Book, Second Edition
Häftad, 2013
183 kr
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When a dissertation crosses my desk, I usually want to grab it by its metaphorical lapels and give it a good shake. "You know something!" I would say if it could hear me. "Now tell it to us in language we can understand!" Since its publication in 2005, From Dissertation to Book has helped thousands …
Chicago Guide to Communicating Science
Second Edition
Häftad, 2017
561 kr
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For more than a decade, The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science has been the go-to reference for anyone who needs to write or speak about their research. Whether a student writing a thesis, a faculty member composing a grant proposal, or a public information officer crafting a press release, …
Digital Paper
A Manual for Research and Writing with Library and Internet Materials
Inbunden, 2014
828 kr
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Today's researchers have access to more information than ever before. Yet the new material is both overwhelming in quantity and variable in quality. How can scholars survive these twin problems and produce groundbreaking research using the physical and electronic resources available in the modern …
Digital Paper
A Manual for Research and Writing with Library and Internet Materials
Häftad, 2014
222 kr
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Today's researchers have access to more information than ever before. Yet the new material is both overwhelming in quantity and variable in quality. How can scholars survive these twin problems and produce groundbreaking research using the physical and electronic resources available in the modern …
Handbook for Science Public Information Officers
Häftad, 2015
255 kr
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Whether sharing a spectacular shot from a deep-space probe, announcing a development in genetic engineering, or crafting an easy-to-reference list of cancer risk factors, science public information officers, or PIOs, serve as scientific liaisons, connecting academic, nonprofit, government, and …
Art of Creative Research
A Field Guide for Writers
Häftad, 2017
200 kr
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All writers conduct research. For some this means poring over records and combing, archives but for many creative writers research happens in the everyday world when they scribble an observation on the subway, when they travel to get the feel for a city, or when they strike up a conversation with …
Architecture of Story
A Technical Guide for the Dramatic Writer
Av Will Dunne
Häftad, 2016
227 kr
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While successful plays tend to share certain storytelling elements, there is no single blueprint for how a play should be constructed. Instead, seasoned playwrights know how to select the right elements for their needs and organize them in a structure that best supports their particular …
Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers, Second Edition
Häftad, 2015
289 kr
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Earning praise from scientists, journalists, faculty, and students, The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers has helped thousands of writers communicate data clearly and effectively. Its publication offered a much - needed bridge between good quantitative analysis and clear expository writing, …
Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation
Inbunden, 2016
499 kr
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Few people can write with as much authority on the English language as Bryan A. Garner. The author of "The" "Chicago Manual of Style" s popular Grammar and Usage chapter, Garner is adept at explaining the vagaries of English with absolute precision and utmost clarity. With "The Chicago Guide to …
Subversive Copy Editor, Second Edition
Advice from Chicago
Häftad, 2016
165 kr
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Longtime manuscript editor and Chicago Manual of Style guru Carol Fisher Saller has negotiated many a standoff between a writer and editor refusing to compromise on the “rights” and “wrongs” of prose styling. Saller realized that when these sides squared off, it was often the reader who lost. In …
From Notes to Narrative
Writing Ethnographies That Everyone Can Read
Inbunden, 2016
971 kr
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Ethnography centers on the culture of everyday life. So it is ironic that most scholars who do research on the intimate experiences of ordinary people write their books in a style that those people cannot understand. In recent years, the ethnographic method has spread from its original home in …
