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Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty Holt Paperbacks

Online sensation Grammar Girl makes grammar fun and easy in this New York Times bestseller Are you stumped by split infinitives? Terrified of using “who” when...

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The Copywriter's Handbook, Third Edition

A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells

Robert W. Bly Holt Paperbacks

The classic guide to copywriting, now in an entirely updated third edition This is a book for everyone who writes or approves copy: copywriters, account...

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Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day

A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis

Joan Bolker Holt Paperbacks

Expert writing advice from the editor of the Boston Globe best-seller, The Writer's Home Companion Dissertation writers need strong, practical advice, as...

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Online sensation Grammar Girl makes grammar fun and easy in this New York Times bestseller Are you stumped by split infinitives? Terrified of using “who” when...

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The Historical Atlas of New York City, Second Edition

A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History

Eric Homberger; Alice Hudson, Cartographic Consultant Holt Paperbacks

A New York Public Library Outstanding Reference Book The rich and eminently browsable visual guide to the history of New York, in an all-new second...

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The Grammar Devotional

Daily Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl (TM)

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Millions of fans around the globe punctuate properly and communicate clearly thanks to Mignon Fogarty's practical and easy-to-remember advice about writing...

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The Language Wars

A History of Proper English

Henry Hitchings Farrar, Straus and Giroux

The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been bitter, and have always really been about...

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The Grammar Bible

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Grammar but Didn't Know Whom to Ask

Michael Strumpf and Auriel Douglas Holt Paperbacks

A comprehensive, practical reference guide to the idiosyncrasies of the English language No one knows grammar like Michael Strumpf. For over a quarter of...

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The Copywriter's Handbook, Third Edition

A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells

Robert W. Bly Holt Paperbacks

The classic guide to copywriting, now in an entirely updated third edition This is a book for everyone who writes or approves copy: copywriters, account...

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Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day

A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis

Joan Bolker Holt Paperbacks

Expert writing advice from the editor of the Boston Globe best-seller, The Writer's Home Companion Dissertation writers need strong, practical advice, as...

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Trade Paperback : $18.99 Buy	A Sea of Words, 2nd Edition, Revised A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian Dean King; with John B. Hattendorf; and J. Worth Estes Holt Paperbacks This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and...

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The Historical Atlas of New York City, Second Edition

A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History

Eric Homberger; Alice Hudson, Cartographic Consultant Holt Paperbacks

A New York Public Library Outstanding Reference Book The rich and eminently browsable visual guide to the history of New York, in an all-new second...

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Trade Paperback : $17.99 Buy	Writing Treatments That Sell, Second Edition How to Create and Market Your Story Ideas to the Motion Picture and TV Industry Kenneth Atchity and Chi-li Wong Holt Paperbacks A fully revised guide to turning your movie idea into a treatment that can persuade even the most jaded movie producers As Hollywood insiders know, the...

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The Grammar Devotional

Daily Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl (TM)

Mignon Fogarty Holt Paperbacks

Millions of fans around the globe punctuate properly and communicate clearly thanks to Mignon Fogarty's practical and easy-to-remember advice about writing...

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Trade Paperback : $15.99 Buy	The Courage to Write How Writers Transcend Fear Ralph Keyes Holt Paperbacks Katherine Anne Porter called courage "the first essential" for a writer. "I have to talk myself into bravery with every sentence," agreed Cynthia Ozick,...

Trade Paperback : $22.99 Buy	Harbors and High Seas An Atlas and Georgraphical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian, Third Edition Dean King with John B. Hattendorf Holt Paperbacks This indispensable guide to navigating the well-loved Aubrey-Maturin novels has been updated, with new chapters devoted to the final books in the series....

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The Grammar Bible

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Grammar but Didn't Know Whom to Ask

Michael Strumpf and Auriel Douglas Holt Paperbacks

A comprehensive, practical reference guide to the idiosyncrasies of the English language No one knows grammar like Michael Strumpf. For over a quarter of...

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Crafty TV Writing

Thinking Inside the Box

Alex Epstein Holt Paperbacks

A professional TV writer’s real-world guide to getting paid to write great television "No need for me to ever write a book on TV writing. Alex Epstein has...

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Trade Paperback : $18.00 Buy	The Unfolding of Language An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention Guy Deutscher A Metropolitan/Holt Paperbacks Book Blending the spirit of Eats, Shoots & Leaves with the science of The Language Instinct, an original inquiry into the development of that most essential-and...

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Creating Unforgettable Characters

Linda Seger Holt Paperbacks

In this book, Linda Seger shows how to create strong, multidimensional characters in fiction, covering everything from research to character block. Interviews...

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Trade Paperback : $17.00 Buy	Getting What You Came For The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D. Robert Peters Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks Is graduate school right for you? Should you get a master’s or a Ph.D.? How can you choose the best possible school? This classic guide helps...

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How Fiction Works

James Wood Picador

In the tradition of E. M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's The Art of the Novel, How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic...

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Trade Paperback : $18.99 Buy	A Sea of Words, 2nd Edition, Revised A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian Dean King; with John B. Hattendorf; and J. Worth Estes Holt Paperbacks This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and...

Trade Paperback : $17.99 Buy	Writing Treatments That Sell, Second Edition How to Create and Market Your Story Ideas to the Motion Picture and TV Industry Kenneth Atchity and Chi-li Wong Holt Paperbacks A fully revised guide to turning your movie idea into a treatment that can persuade even the most jaded movie producers As Hollywood insiders know, the...

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