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The Practical Stylist with Readings and Handbook
The Practical Stylist with Readings and Handbook has served for many years as a comprehensive guide to and model of solid, eloquent, and persuasive writing. This version of the text retains the finest features of the previous edition, while also including several exciting new readings from contemporary writers, expanded coverage of using electronic resources in research and writing, and an updated brief handbook of grammar, punctuation, and usage.
The Longman Practical Stylist
Based on the premise that all writing involves arguing a thesis, this classic, authoritative rhetoric presents the essential tools for writing graceful, persuasive essays. Emphasizing thesis and the structural integrity of the essay, The Practical Stylist provides a variety of organizational techniques to help students create sound essays, while the expository modes such as description, narration, and exposition are presented as strategies for supporting a thesis. Numerous essay models are provided to illustrate the principles of organization and explore the dynamics of language. A research paper chapter discusses online sources and the computerized library, and a brief handbook section provides help with grammar issues.
Hype
In the world of books and literature, “hype” is associated with bestsellerism - the books that sell the most, are read by vast numbers, and constantly talked about in media and staff rooms. Often, it is the success in itself that generates an interest because popularity begets popularity. Quite often though, a hyped bestseller is met with a skeptic criticism of poor language, a badly constructed plot, a predictable story line, or all three. The bestseller phenomenon is sometimes conceived as a threat against “real” literature. Research into the creation, reception, and meaning of bestsellers is utterly scarce and Hype: Bestsellers and Literary Culture is an important contribution to ...
The Beta Theta Pi
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Commencement
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National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
To Swear like a Sailor
This book explores American maritime world, including cursing, language, logbooks, storytelling, sailor songs, reading, and material culture.
