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Great Writers Talk about Style and Voice in Writing
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 t...
A History
From a critically acclaimed cultural and literary critic, a definitive history and analysis of the memoir. From Saint Augustine?s Confessions to Augus...
The Most Common Writing Problems and the Best Ways to Avoid Them
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...
The New Yorker and the World it Made
Illuminated by interviews with more than fifty people, including the late Joseph Mitchell, William Steig, Roger Angell, Calvin Trillin, Pauline Kael, ...
The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song
From an acclaimed cultural critic, a narrative and social history of the Great American Songwriting era. Everybody knows and loves the American Songbo...
The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse
What do you get when you mix nine parts of speech, one great writer, and generous dashes of insight, humor, and irreverence? One phenomenally entertai...
The British Invasion of American English
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 phras...
A Biography
Biography of American humorist and entertainer Will Rogers discussing his career and personal life....
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An Autobiography
A Blueprint for the 21st Century
Dr Ruth Westheimer opened the doors of communication about sexuality in America. Now, along with personal reflection on love and loss in her own famil...
The First 75 Years