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Publication Manual Of the American Psychological Association
by American Psychological Association
Presents a style manual that covers manuscript structure and content, writing style, grammar, quotations, tables, footnotes, results display, and source citation for psychological and social sciences literature. Includes bibliographical references and index.
A Writer's Reference
by Diana Hacker
Having helped nearly 3 million students at 1600 colleges and universities to write well, A Writer’s Reference succeeds because it has always been grounded in classroom experience. Nearly twenty years ago, Diana Hacker reinvented the college handbook by looking at her own students’ needs. She crafted a first-of-its-kind reference that offered practical solutions to college writing problems in a language students could understand and in a format that was easy for them to use. Her many innovations —...
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Personal History
by Katharine Graham
Personal History is the autobiography of Katharine Graham. It was published in 1997 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1998. The book received widespread critical acclaim for its candour in dealing with her husband's mental illness, and the challenges she faced in a male-dominated working environment.
They Say/I Say
by Gerald; Birkenstein, Cathy Graff
The New York Times best-selling book on academic writing―in use at more than 1,500 schools.“They Say / I Say” identifies the key rhetorical moves in academic writing, showing students how to frame their arguments in the larger context of what others have said and providing templates to help them make those moves. And, because these moves are central across all disciplines, the book includes chapters on writing in the sciences, writing in the social sciences, and―new to this edition―writing...
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Screenplay
by Syd Field
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. A play for television is known as a teleplay.
The Elements Of Style
by William, Jr ; White, E B Strunk
The Elements of Style (1918) (aka Strunk & White), by William Strunk, Jr. , and E. B. White, is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known and most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes.
Writing Books & Ephemera
How to Write: Advice and Reflections
by Richard Rhodes
Paperback / softback. New.
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CA$34.94
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
by American Psychological Association
Spiral bound. New. With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, this is the style manual of choice for writers, researchers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and other fields.
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CA$81.99
The Art of Screen-writing
by Packard, William
Paragon House, 1987. hardcover. near fine: clean, tight, square, appears unread/near fine: slightest sign of shelf wear/corner wear, else fine. NOT clipped. 8vo 188pp. from front flap: "Most books on writing for film emphasize script mechanics only, excluding lessons in the all-important aspects of plotting and narrative. In The Art of Screenwriting, both elements--technique and story--receive their proper due, resulting in one of the most intelligent and useful how-to books on writing for the screen...
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CA$45.75
Characters Make Your Story
by Elwood, Maren
Boston: The Writer, Inc, 1979. hardcover. very good-: clean, square, and tight, touch of shelf wear. ex libris and owners stickers on FFEP. a few spots of neat underlining in text block, otherwise clean./DJ very good: touch of shelf wear, NOT clipped ($10.95). 8vo 303pp. reprint from 1979. from front flap: "This is a book on how to write. Its object is to help you write stories that will sell. It succeeds by intensive analysis of the primary source of all good writing. This primary source is...
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CA$38.82
Veil: Las guerras secretas de la CIA. 1981-1987
by WOODWARD, Bob:
.- Barcelona . 1988. Ediciones B, S.A.. 4º menor. 474 pgs- 2 h. Con fotografías fuera de texto. Rústica editorial. Muy buen estado. . . ISBN 10: 8477356114. Historia
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CA$8.91
Writing : A Guide for College and Beyond
by Lester Faigley
Pearson Education, 2014. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$8.82
The Screenwriter's Bible: a Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script
by David Trottier
Silman James. Used; Very Good. Silman-James Pr 1998 Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers have light wear. Spine is tight. Book Condition; Very Good . 1998. TRADE PAPERBACK.
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CA$27.66
Zuikens's Sayings: Nembutsu and Zen
by Zuiken S. Inagaki
Horai Association, 1995. Hard cover. Very good/Good. The jacket is shelf worn and slightly rubbed with a few scratches on the front cover. The book is in great condition with no visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.
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CA$90.11
Story
by Robert McKee
Regan Books/Harper Collins. Very Good. 1997. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket shows minor surface wear. Edges and corners show some denting and minor wear. Cover surface shows normal wear, with some rubbing. Edges and corners show just minor, normal wear. Cover is clean and free of marks. Binding is a bit loose, but pages are secure. Pages are clean and appear to be free of marks or tears. Used
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CA$20.78
The Story of Writing
by Robinson, Andrew
Thames & Hudson, 1999. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$9.22
Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wicked Good Prose
by Constance Hale
New York: Broadway, 1999. Softcover. Fine.
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CA$34.66
Discovering the Writer Within: 40 Days to More Imaginative Writing
by BALLENGER, Bruce and Barry Lane
Cincinnati: Writer's Digest, 1997. Softcover. Near Fine. Second printing. 179pp. Light wear, near fine in glossy wrappers.
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CA$27.73
Writing With A Purpose
by McCrimmon, James M
New York, NY: Houghton & Mifflin Co.. Good with no dust jacket;. 1972. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 446 pages; Black and red binding, lightly scuffed edges and spine ends. Text clean. .
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CA$21.49
(Woman) Writer: Occasions and Opportunities
by OATES, Joyce Carol
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper.
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CA$48.52
The Everyday Writer : With 2003 MLA Update
by Andrea A. Lunsford
Bedford/Saint Martin's, 2003. Plastic Comb. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$9.54
Dear Dad Letters from New Guinea with Illustrations
by Ben S. Boyce
W. D. Boyce Company, 1928. Hard cover. Very good/Very good. First edition. Jacket is worn and chipped along edges. Half-inch tear from top edge of jacket back cover along back cover hinge. Jacked is rubbed and smudged, but text is bright. Cover corners and spine edges are lightly worn and bumped. Binding is secure. Pages are lightly tanned along edges, but text is clean and unmarked.
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CA$30.50
If You Want to Write : A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit
by Brenda Ueland
Meirovich, Igal, 2008. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$8.30
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987
by WOODWARD, Bob
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book club edition. Octavo. 543pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Remainder mark, very good in a very good dustwrapper with light stains on edges.
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CA$27.73
A Pocket Guide to Writing in History
by Mary Lynn Rampolla
Bedford/Saint Martin's, 2012. Paperback. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$8.30
Five Women I Love
by Hope, Bob
Doubleday & Co. Inc., 1966. First edition, first printing. VG / VG. Book is square with tight binding and text is clean with no markings of any kind. Shows some wear at head and foot of spine and the front flyleaf is clipped at top corner. The price-clipped dust jacket shows some wear at corners but is clean and bright with none of the usual spine fading. Protected in mylar. Bob Hope chronicles his many USO tours of Vietnam. From the dustjacket flap: "What he brings to the GI's in Vietnam, Thailand and...
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The Cruel Radiance: Notes of a Prosewriter in a Visual Age
by POWERS, Ron
London: Middlebury College Press, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Spine slightly cocked, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper with spine lightly sunned.
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CA$27.73