Adios, Strunk and White


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Adios, Strunk and White


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The Brief Cengage Handbook


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THE BRIEF CENGAGE HANDBOOK, 8th Edition, provides students with extensive coverage of rhetorical concerns, the writing and research process, composing in digital environments and in various genres, and other topics essential for 21st century student writers. This versatile and proven text is a uniquely effective guide to help students develop the critical thinking, reading, and writing skills they need to become successful communicators in college and beyond. Experienced teachers and collaborative writing partners throughout their careers, Kirszner and Mandell bring an in-the-trenches pragmatic understanding of instructor and student needs to every page of this edition. Each student text is packaged with a free Cengage Essential Reference Card to the MLA HANDBOOK, Eighth Edition. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.




Emerging


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Emerging focuses on the skills necessary for academic writing in any discipline—and offers concrete strategies for improving those skills. Author Barclay Barrios uses an inquiry-based approach to help students understand and write about a variety of texts, while innovative assignment sequences explore the important but unsettled issues that shape our lives, such as How is technology changing us?, How can you make a difference in the world?, and a central question of our time, How can we get along? Thought-provoking, contemporary readings help students address those questions in meaningful ways. Fifteen new readings and updated writing assignments keep Emerging in tune with current ideas that will challenge students to think beyond their own experiences—and beyond the classroom.




The Facts on File Guide to Good Writing


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Provides exercises and examples on style, usage, grammar, and punctuation for becoming a better writer.




Write Your Novel Step by Step


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About the book: If you are looking for a method to get your novel written, this book will take you step by step from concept to completion. Simply follow the instructions and by the time you are finished, you will have written your book. At the end of the process, you'll have a fully developed story filled with memorable characters, a riveting plot, powerful theme, and a new spin on your genre. Each step asks you to consider or perform just one task that moves your novel a step closer toward being a finished book. In this way, no step is ever confusing or too complex and yet your story is ever growing and evolving as you go. About the author: Melanie Anne Phillips is the creator of StoryWeaver Step By Step Story Development software, co-creator of the Dramatica Theory of Story Structure and the Dramatica software, and owner of Storymind.com, a resource web site for writers. In her quarter century as a teacher of creative writing, she has authored numerous books, videos, audio programs and software tools for all aspects of story structure, storytelling and inspiration.







Pomegranate Gospel


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An agenda-less, witty, heartfelt, fresh analysis of the Old and New Testament, each chapter written in a different style fitting to the Bible's book being analyzed.




Essentials of Understanding Psychology


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Guides students through introductory psychology concepts. This book integrates a variety of elements that foster students' understanding of psychology and its impact on their everyday lives, including a fresh Neuroscience and Life feature.




A Writer's Reference


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