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Help! for Writers: 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces
Help! for Writers: 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces
by Roy Peter Clark
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The craft of writing offers countless potential problems: The story is too long; the story's too short; revising presents a huge hurdle; writer's block is rearing its ugly head. In HELP FOR WRITERS, Roy Peter Clark presents an owner's manual for writers,... (read more)

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Naked, Drunk, and Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay
Naked, Drunk, and Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay
by Adair Lara
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The material is right there in front of you. You’ve known yourself for, well, a lifetime—and you finally feel ready to share your story with the world. Yet when it actually comes time to put pen to paper, you find that you’re stumped. &#... (read more)

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Bartlett's Words to Live by: Advice and Inspiration for Everyday Life
Bartlett's Words to Live by: Advice and Inspiration for Everyday Life
by John Bartlett
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For 150 years people have looked to Bartlett's Familiar Quotations for wisdom, inspiration, and pure fun. Here now is an elegant new collection of the best advice ever given, inspiring words from the world's wisest men and women. There is no cure for... (read more)

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Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading
by Nina Sankovitch
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Caught up in grief after the death of her sister, Nina Sankovitch decided to stop running and start reading. For once in her life she would put all other obligations on hold and devote herself to reading a book a day: one year of magical reading in which... (read more)

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The Book of the Dead: Lives of the Justly Famous and the Undeservedly Obscure
The Book of the Dead: Lives of the Justly Famous and the Undeservedly Obscure
by John Lloyd
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The team behind the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance turns conventional biography on its head—and shakes out the good stuff.   Following their Herculean—or is it Sisyphean?—efforts to save the living from... (read more)

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The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English
The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English
by Roy Peter Clark
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Early in the history of English, the words grammar and glamour meant the same thing: the power to charm. Roy Peter Clark, author of Writing Tools and the forthcoming Help For Writers, aims to put the glamour back in grammar with this fun, engaging... (read more)

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Firefly's World of Facts (Firefly's World of Facts)
Firefly's World of Facts (Firefly's World of Facts)
by Russell Ash
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Thoroughly revised and updated for 2010 Here are thousands of the most up-to-date facts on a world of topics -- answers that address almost every subject on earth. Every page is illustrated with photographs, illustrations, maps or charts, and every... (read more)

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Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
by Terence Dickinson
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Why people write Thoroughly revised, updated and expanded. How writing began in different parts of the world How climate and available materials affected the forms of writing The first three editions of NightWatch sold more than 600,000 copies, making it... (read more)

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Nobel: A Century of Prize Winners
Nobel: A Century of Prize Winners
by Michael Worek
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The story of the winners of the world's most prestigious prize. The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award one can receive. The Prize is administered by the Nobel Foundation, and the award ceremonies receive extensive media coverage.... (read more)

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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading between the Lines
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading between the Lines
by Thomas C. Foster
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What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey? Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface — a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or... (read more)

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Defining Moments in Books: The Greatest Books, Writers, Characters, Passages and Events That Shook the Literary World
Defining Moments in Books: The Greatest Books, Writers, Characters, Passages and Events That Shook the Literary World
by Lucy Daniel
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Written and selected by a range of international writers, academics, and critics, heres an instantly accessible and intelligent look at literary history and criticism over the past century. From key novels to memorable protagonists, admired authors to... (read more)

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Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
by Websters
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New edition! Created especially for crossword puzzle lovers. 350,000 answer words, including 50,000 new entries. Organized alphabetically and by number of letters. Newly formatted for greater legibility and ease of use, with comprehensive coverage of... (read more)

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Schott's Miscellany 2008: An Almanac (Schott's Almanac)
Schott's Miscellany 2008: An Almanac (Schott's Almanac)
by Ben Schott
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In the modern age, where information is plentiful but selection and analysis elusive, "Schotts Almanac" presents a unique biography of the year and distills information and opinions critically, giving readers an accurate biography of the year past.... (read more)

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It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences: A Writer's Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences
It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences: A Writer's Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences
by June Casagrande
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Great writing isn’t born, it’s built—sentence by sentence. But too many writers—and writing guides—overlook this most important unit. The result? Manuscripts that will never be published and writing careers that will never... (read more)

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Five Lessons: Modern Fundamentals of Golf
Five Lessons: Modern Fundamentals of Golf
by Ben Hogan
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Beautifully redesigned for the twenty-first century golfer, this groundbreaking classic reveals the building blocks of winning golf—from one of the legends of the game. Ben Hogan, one of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport... (read more)

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The American Century Thesaurus
The American Century Thesaurus
by American Century
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Created by the Oxford University Press, this thesaurus contains over 250,000 synonyms and a guide to precise synonym choice.... (read more)

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Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America (Kenn Kaufman Focus Guides)
Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America (Kenn Kaufman Focus Guides)
by Kenn Kaufman
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In 2000 Houghton Mifflin first published the Kaufman Focus Guide to the Birds of North America. Critically acclaimed for its innovative design, the Kaufman guide began introducing a new generation to birding. In 2005, this new Kaufman Field Guide to... (read more)

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Gotham Writers' Workshop Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
Gotham Writers' Workshop Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
by Gotham Writers Work
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Gotham Writers' Workshop has mastered the art of teaching the craft of writing in a way that is practical, accessible, and entertaining. Now the techniques of this renowned school are available in this book. Here you'll find: - The fundamental elements... (read more)

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Nitty-Gritty Grammar: A Not-So-Serious Guide to Clear Communication
Nitty-Gritty Grammar: A Not-So-Serious Guide to Clear Communication
by Edith Fine
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With clear text, appealing cartoons, and a focus on common errors and how to correct them, this little volume is a real gem that should find a permanent place with companies, universities, and anyone seeking a user-friendly guide to style and usage.... (read more)

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The Anti-War Quote Book
The Anti-War Quote Book
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For more than four thousand years, the world’s most influential philosophers, educators, politicians, scientists, artists, clergy, and soldiers have argued against war.        •  There never was a good war or a... (read more)

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